Reproductive Biology: Early Pregnancy and Development

超出所提供的空间。该计划的目标是培养博士后学员在早期妊娠和胚胎发育领域建立独立的研究事业。培训方案将包括三个要素；独立的实验室研究、与生殖科学中心联合举办的小组讨论会和其他活动、研究伦理方面的正式课程以及将提高受训者研究专门知识的科目。这项独立研究将在一个实验室进行，由受训者从一组10名在生殖和发育生物学各方面具有领导地位的科学家中选择。这个培训小组的成员有完善的，美国国立卫生研究院资助的项目，并培养了70多名博士后。研究领域包括受精、着床期发育、滋养细胞-子宫相互作用、早期妊娠的垂体调节、着床和早期妊娠的免疫生物学以及发育过程中基因表达的调节。这个小组的力量是通过成员之间的合作而增强的，这可以从联合出版物、资助和学生的记录中得到证明。该方案将利用现有的生殖科学中心，该中心由19名主要研究人员和58名额外的工作人员和受训人员组成，以提供更好的培训环境。生殖科学中心赞助了一个积极的研讨会方案，并主办了一个生殖生物学区域会议，为受训者提供了更多的机会来介绍他们的工作。培训生的征聘、选拔和指导将通过一个内部咨询委员会进行协调，所有参加的教员都将提供投入，并与外部顾问协商，外部顾问将每年与该小组会晤一次。在生物科学领域获得博士学位的申请人，或在生殖生物学领域取得博士学位或医学博士学位的申请人，将被考虑进入该项目。重点将放在招募未被充分代表的少数民族加入该项目上。在第一个供资期间选出的七名受训人员的记录令人印象深刻。其中6人成功地获得了外部资金（美国国家自然资源协会、Lalor和美国心脏协会奖学金），完成培训的所有3名受训人员都担任了学术教职。该计划的整体成功最终将由这些学员建立独立研究项目后的贡献来衡量。网站性能 ======================================== 节结束 ===========================================

EXCEED THE SPACE PROVIDED. The objective of this program is to prepare post-doctoral trainees to establish independent research careers in the areas of early pregnancy and embryonic development. The training program will consist of three elements; independent laboratory research, group seminars and other functions held jointly with the Center for Reproductive Sciences, and formal coursework in research ethics as well as subjects that will enhance the trainee's research expertise. The independent research will occur in a laboratory selected by the trainee from a group of ten scientists who are leaders in various aspects of reproductive and developmental biology. The members of this training group have well- established, NIH-funded programs and have trained more than 70 postdoctoral fellows. Areas of study include fertilization, peri-implantation development, trophoblast-uterine interactions, pituitary regulation of early pregnancy, the immunobiology of implantation and early pregnancy as well as regulationof gene expression duting development. The strength of this group is enhanced by collaboration among the members as evidenced by the record of jointpublications, grants, and students. This program will take advantage of an existing Center for Reproductive Sciences comprising 19 principal investigators and 58 additional staff and trainees to provide an enhanced training environment.The Center for Reproductive Sciences sponsors an active seminar program and hosts a regional conference in reproductive biology, which provide additional opportunities for trainees to present their work. The recruitment, selection and guidance of trainees will be coordinated through an Internal Advisory Committee, with input from all participating faculty and in consultation with an External Advisor, who will meet with the group once each year. Applicants who have been awarded a Ph.D. in one of the biological sciences, or a D.V.M. or M.D. and who demonstrate a commitment to research in reproductive biology will be considered for entry into the program. An emphasis will be placed on recruiting underrepresented minorities into the program. The records of the seven trainees selected during the first funding period are impressive. Six competed successfully for external funds (NRSA, Lalor and American Heart Association fellowships) and all three of the trainees who have completed their training have assumed academic faculty positions. The overall success of the program will ultimately be measured by the contributions of these trainees after they have established independent research programs. PERFORMANCE SITE ========================================Section End===========================================