Training in Cellular, Biochemical and Molecular Sciences

描述(由申请人提供)：我们描述了一个细胞、生化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研究人员的强大核心社区。拟议的培训计划利用了(I)继续扩大罗切斯特大学医学中心(URMC)研究和教育的一项重大举措，以及(Ii)由于最近罗切斯特大学生物医学研究生教育(GEBS)的重组而增加了教育选择和机会。该建议的主要方面包括：1)改善了对学生进行跨学科研究的支持；2)学生与来访研讨会演讲者和讲师之间直接互动的新机会，包括一个新的以研讨会为基础的课程；3)为学生提供参加会议、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)加强对女性和少数族裔学生的咨询，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年度务虚会，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；6)通过这些培训补助教育福利，可以更有效地招收学生。 香港大学现正受惠于市建局在八年前提出的扩展基础及应用医学研究的重大承诺。有(I)两个新的研究设施，总面积为40万平方英尺。英国《金融时报》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的新项目提供启动资金，旨在将PI的数量从150人增加到~250人。在过去的三年里，城市发展中心的研究生课程进行了彻底的重组，以适应研究的扩大和学生培训的广度。学生被接纳为组成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，学生们从市建中心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，并改善了毕业生招聘。

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.