Training in Cellular, Biochemical and Molecular Sciences

描述（由申请人提供）：我们描述了细胞，生物化学和分子生物学的博士前培训计划，该计划基于我们在RNA，DNA和蛋白质生物化学领域的互动调查人员的强大核心社区。 拟议的培训计划利用（一）一项重大举措，继续扩大研究和教育在罗切斯特医学中心（URMC）的大学，和（ii）增强教育的选择和机会，从最近重组的研究生教育在生物医学科学（GEBS）在罗切斯特大学。该提案的主要方面包括：1）改善对学生进行跨学科研究的支持; 2）学生与来访的研讨会演讲者和讲师之间直接互动的新机会，包括新的基于图书馆的课程; 3）场外学生旅行参加会议，参加课程和在罗切斯特大学以外的实验室工作的新机会; 4）加强对女性和少数民族学生的咨询，旨在帮助他们实现长期的职业目标; 5）通过一套共同的课程要求和每年的务虚会，增加研究人员和学生在RNA，DNA和蛋白质生物化学领域的互动;以及6）通过这些培训补助金教育福利，更有效地招募学生。 该大学现在受益于URMC八年前发起的一项重大承诺，即扩大基础和应用医学研究。 有（i）两个新的研究设施，共400，000平方米。英尺以及（ii）为生物化学、结构生物学、遗传学、病毒学、信号转导、免疫学和神经生物学领域的新项目提供启动资金，旨在将PI数量从150个增加到~250个。 在过去的三年里，研究生课程在URMC已经完全重组，以适应研究的扩展，并增加对学生的培训广度。学生被接受到组成GEBS的多学科“集群”。 他们在第一年通过课程，教师研究报告和实验室轮换接触到不同的研究领域。 然后，学生从URMC和艺术与科学学院的各种可能性中选择研究顾问和学位课程。 该计划极大地促进了实验室之间的科学互动，增加了选择研究导师的灵活性，并改善了研究生招聘。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): We describe a pre-doctoral training program in Cellular, Biochemical and Molecular Biology that is based on our strong core community of interactive investigators in the fields of RNA, DNA, and protein biochemistry. The proposed training program capitalizes on (i) a major initiative that continues to expand research and education at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC), and (ii) enhanced educational choices and opportunities resulting from recent reorganization of Graduate Education in Biomedical Sciences (GEBS) at the University of Rochester. Key aspects of the proposal include: 1) improved support for students performing interdisciplinary research; 2) new opportunities for direct interactions between students and visiting seminar speakers and lecturers, including a new seminar-based course; 3) new opportunities for offsite student travel to attend meetings, take courses, and work in labs outside the University of Rochester; 4) enhanced counseling for female and minority students aimed at helping them achieve long-term career goals; 5) increased interactions among investigators and students in the areas of RNA, DNA, and protein biochemistry through a common set of course requirements and a yearly retreat; and 6) more effective student recruiting made possible by these training grant educational benefits. The University is now benefiting from a major commitment initiated by the URMC eight years ago to expand basic and applied medical research. There are (i) two new research facilities totaling 400,000 sq. ft. and (ii) start-up funding for new programs in Biochemistry, Structural Biology, Genetics, Virology, Signal Transduction, Immunology, and Neurobiology that aims to increase the number of PIs from 150 to ~250. In the past three years, graduate programs at the URMC have been completely restructured to accommodate the expansion in research and to increase the breadth of training for students. Students are accepted into multidisciplinary "Clusters" that constitute GEBS. They are exposed to diverse research areas in the first year through courses, faculty research presentations, and lab rotations. Students then choose a research advisor and degree program from a wide range of possibilities at the URMC and the College of Arts and Sciences. This program has greatly promoted scientific interactions among laboratories, increased flexibility in the choice of research mentors, and improved graduate recruiting.