Ph.D in Neuroscience

描述（由申请人提供）：我们建议继续联合赞助的神经科学博士前培训计划，这是支持博士生的主要来源。哈佛大学神经科学专业。这个跨部门的博士学位的目标。该计划于1981年成立，其目标是：（1）将哈佛医学院、附属医院和哈佛学院的神经科学家组织在一个单一的培训学院内;（2）培养科研人员;教师谁拥有广泛的背景，在神经科学和谁有兴趣在心理健康和神经系统疾病进行原创性和严谨的研究，在重要领域，神经科学在前18个月，学员完成一系列核心课程，从细胞和分子神经生物学到系统神经科学，以及从细胞和分子生物学，免疫学，统计学和其他适合个人兴趣的学科中选择的辅助课程。学生轮流通过三个不同的实验室。全日制论文研究遵循课程工作，实验室轮换和资格考试。学生还参与其他培训活动，包括期刊俱乐部，研讨会和数据展示。目前有76名研究生在该计划。教师总数包括94名成员，其中61名目前最积极参与研究生教育的是目前赠款的培训导师。相当大的努力已经进入使这个程序一个高度互动的群体与学生和教师之间广泛的正式和非正式接触。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): We propose to continue a Jointly Sponsored Predoctoral Training Program in Neurosciences that is the major source of support for students in the Ph.D. Program in Neurosciences at Harvard University. The goals of this interdepartmental Ph.D. Program, which was established in 1981, are (1) to organize within a single training faculty the neuroscientists at Harvard Medical School, its affiliated hospitals, and Harvard College; in order to (2) to train research scientists/teachers who have a broad background in neuroscience and who are interested in mental health and diseases of the nervous system to carry out original and rigorous research in important areas of neuroscience. In the first 18 months trainees complete a sequence of core courses ranging from cell and molecular neurobiology to systems neuroscience, as well as collateral courses selected from cell and molecular biology, immunology, statistics, and other subjects appropriate to individual interests. Students rotate through three different laboratories. Full time thesis research follows the course work, laboratory rotations, and qualifying exams. Students are also involved in other training activities including journal clubs, seminars and data presentation. There are currently 76 graduate students in the Program. The total faculty includes 94 members, of whom 61 who are currently most actively involved in graduate education are Training Mentors on the present grant. Considerable effort has gone into making this program a highly interactive group with extensive formal and informal contacts between students and faculty.