Predoctoral Training Program in Genetics

描述（由申请人提供）：要求耶鲁大学继续支持 遗传学博士前培训计划。该计划涉及66名培训师， 总共有11个不同的部门。主要行政和培训 实体是分子，细胞和发育生物学部门 （MCDB）和耶鲁大学的生态学和进化生物学（EEB） 耶鲁大学文理学院和遗传学系 大学医学院。目前研究生人数 主要参与部门的入学人数为66人（MCDB），54人（遗传学） 第24条（EEB） MCDB和遗传学系的学生通过以下方式进入大学 跨部门的生物和生物医学联合项目 以理工科为重大多数新来的受训人员都有生物学学士学位或 生物化学研究生成绩考试合格者， 分数和平均绩点都很高。特别注意 研究成果和科学家的推荐信， 学员做过研究的人。 该计划提供现代遗传学各个方面的培训，包括 临床遗传学，基因组学和生物信息学，发育遗传学， 免疫遗传学、癌症遗传学、进化和群体遗传学。学生 有机会与各种模式生物合作，包括 果蝇C. elegans、酵母、拟南芥、玉米、E.大肠杆菌、病毒和小鼠。 第一年的培训包括正式课程和研究轮换。 在第二年，学生继续课程的工作和开始论文研究。作为 作为第二年资格考试的一部分，每个学生都应该 展示在一些广泛的主题领域的掌握，并准备和 为一项或多项研究提案辩护。晚年致力于论文 研究和准备论文。所有学生接受监督 教学经验。大多数毕业生继续做博士后 研究，其中许多人随后获得独立的职位， 学术和研究机构。此外，许多毕业生获得研究 生物技术和制药公司的职位。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Continuing support is requested for Yale's Predoctoral Training Program in Genetics. The program involves 66 trainers from a total of 11 different departments. The principal administrative and training entities are the Departments of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology (MCDB) and Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB) in the Yale University Faculty of Arts and Sciences, and the Department of Genetics in the Yale University School of Medicine. The numbers of graduate students currently enrolled in the primary participating departments are 66 (MCDB), 54 (Genetics) and 24 (EEB). Students in the Departments of MCDB and Genetics enter the university through the interdepartmental Combined Program in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences. Most incoming trainees have a Bachelor's degree in biology or biochemistry. Admission is granted to trainees whose graduate record exam scores and grade point averages are high. Particular attention is paid to research accomplishments and letters of recommendation from scientists with whom the trainee has done research. The program offers training in all aspects of modem genetics, including clinical genetics, genomics and bioinformatics, developmental genetics, immunogenetics, cancer genetics, evolutionary and population genetics. Students have the opportunity to work with a variety of model organisms, including Drosophila, C. elegans, yeast, Arabidopsis, maize, E. coli, viruses and mice. Training in the first year includes formal course work and research rotations. In the second year, students continue course work and begin thesis research. As part of the qualifying exam administered in year two, each student is expected to demonstrate mastery in a number of broad topic areas and to prepare and defend one or more research proposals. Later years are devoted to thesis research and preparation of a dissertation. All students receive supervised teaching experience. The majority of graduates go on to do postdoctoral research, and many of these subsequently obtain independent positions at academic and research institutions. In addition, many graduates obtain research positions in biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies.