Ph.D in Neuroscience

描述（由申请人提供）：我们提议继续一个联合赞助的神经科学博士前培训项目，这是哈佛大学神经科学博士项目学生的主要支持来源。这个跨部门博士项目成立于1981年，其目标是：(1)将哈佛医学院、附属医院和哈佛学院的神经科学家组织在一个单一的培训师资队伍中；(2)培养具有广泛的神经科学背景和对精神健康和神经系统疾病感兴趣的研究科学家/教师，在神经科学的重要领域开展原创性和严谨的研究。在前18个月，学员要完成一系列核心课程，从细胞和分子神经生物学到系统神经科学，以及从细胞和分子生物学、免疫学、统计学和其他适合个人兴趣的科目中选择的附属课程。学生们轮流在三个不同的实验室工作。全职论文研究遵循课程工作，实验室轮换和资格考试。学生还参与其他培训活动，包括期刊俱乐部、研讨会和数据展示。目前在读研究生76人。教师总数包括94名成员，其中61名目前最积极参与研究生教育的人是本赠款的培训导师。我们付出了相当大的努力，使这个项目成为一个高度互动的群体，学生和教师之间有广泛的正式和非正式的联系。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): We propose to continue a Jointly Sponsored Predoctoral Training Program in Neurosciences that is the major source of support for students in the Ph.D. Program in Neurosciences at Harvard University. The goals of this interdepartmental Ph.D. Program, which was established in 1981, are (1) to organize within a single training faculty the neuroscientists at Harvard Medical School, its affiliated hospitals, and Harvard College; in order to (2) to train research scientists/teachers who have a broad background in neuroscience and who are interested in mental health and diseases of the nervous system to carry out original and rigorous research in important areas of neuroscience. In the first 18 months trainees complete a sequence of core courses ranging from cell and molecular neurobiology to systems neuroscience, as well as collateral courses selected from cell and molecular biology, immunology, statistics, and other subjects appropriate to individual interests. Students rotate through three different laboratories. Full time thesis research follows the course work, laboratory rotations, and qualifying exams. Students are also involved in other training activities including journal clubs, seminars and data presentation. There are currently 76 graduate students in the Program. The total faculty includes 94 members, of whom 61 who are currently most actively involved in graduate education are Training Mentors on the present grant. Considerable effort has gone into making this program a highly interactive group with extensive formal and informal contacts between students and faculty.