Biophys Stud of Proteins, Nucleic Acids, and Viruses

描述(由申请人提供)：这个分子生物物理学博士前培训项目涉及来自七个学位授予部门的22名导师，他们提供与蛋白质、核酸和病毒的结构和功能研究相关的研究培训。该计划强调这一领域的三个子学科的培训，X射线结晶学，电子显微镜和成像，以及核磁共振光谱学。由于生物物理学和结构生物学不是传统的本科学科，该课程包括为具有不同生物、化学、物理和数学知识的不同背景的学生提供切入点的课程，以及加深理论和实践理解的高级课程。该计划还提供重要的课外经验，确保知识的广度，并为受训人员成为科学家做好准备。其中包括一年一度的学生组织和学生陈述的生物物理学研讨会，以及一系列由导师组织的生物物理讨论，重点是关键研讨会的科学和技术背景。这些教师在合作研究和培训方面有着悠久而成功的历史，这些合作研究和培训丰富了项目内容，并使学员受益。同样，结晶学、核磁共振和电子显微镜等一流的主要研究设施已经建立并作为所有受训人员可用的共享设施进行维护。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This Molecular Biophysics pre-doctoral training program involves 22 mentors from seven degree-granting departments who provide research training linked to studies of the structure and function of proteins, nucleic acids, and viruses. The program emphasizes training in three sub-disciplines of this area, X-ray Crystallography, Electron Microscopy and Imaging, and NMR Spectroscopy. Inasmuch as biophysics and structural biology are not traditional undergraduate disciplines, the curriculum includes courses that offer entry points for students from diverse backgrounds with differing knowledge of biology, chemistry, physics, and mathematics as well as advanced courses that add deeper theoretical and practical understanding. The Program also delivers significant extracurricular experiences that insure breadth of knowledge and prepare the trainees for careers as scientists. Among these are an annual student-organized and student-presented Biophysics Symposium, and a series of mentor-organized Biophysical Discussions that focus on the scientific and technical context of key seminars. The faculty have a long and successful history in collaborative research and training that enriches the program and benefits the trainees. Similarly, superb major research facilities for crystallography, NMR, and electron microscopy have been established and maintained as shared facilities available to all trainees.