Training Program in Neuronal Signaling

简介（申请人自备）：本博士后项目旨在培养博士和医学博士在神经科学研究领域的职业生涯。该计划高度关注神经元信号，包括许多现代神经科学中最令人兴奋的领域，这些领域依赖于细胞和分子神经科学技术。对神经元信号传导途径的研究为理解亨廷顿氏症、阿尔茨海默氏症、帕金森氏症、癫痫和中风等神经系统疾病带来了新的见解。这些疾病的一个共同主题往往是信号通路的缺陷。选择这个项目的重点是因为它对正常生理和病理疾病的影响以及培训教师的专业知识。培训教员的16名成员被选中是因为他们的科学专业知识和他们成功培养博士后的大量记录。所有的导师要么是Vollum研究所（VI）的成员，要么是俄勒冈健康与科学大学密切附属中心的成员。优秀的教师集中在一个强大的协作环境中，为博士后培训提供了一个高度集中和互动的环境。除了实验室研究训练外，博士后学员还将参加许多旨在促进其职业发展的其他活动。其中包括疾病的神经生物学课程，Vollum研讨会系列（外部演讲者），Vollum午间研讨会系列（博士后简短讲座），科学写作课程，以及一系列职业发展研讨会，其中包括诸如拨款写作，建立实验室，工作面试等主题。每个受训者将有一个由三名成员组成的职业发展委员会，该委员会将为受训者提供两年的建议，并在受训者开始找工作时与他/她一起工作。受训者将以小组形式每两个月与导师见面，并介绍他们的研究进展。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The purpose of this postdoctoral program is to train Ph.D.'s and M.D.'s for careers in neuroscience research. The program is highly focused in neuronal signaling, encompassing many of the most exciting areas of modern neuroscience, which rely on techniques of cellular and molecular neuroscience. Studies on neuronal signaling pathways have lead to new insights in understanding neurological diseases such as Huntington's, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, epilepsy and stroke. A common theme in these diseases is often defects in signaling pathways. The focus of this program was chosen because of its impact in normal physiology and pathological diseases and the expertise of the training faculty. The sixteen members of the training faculty were selected because of their scientific expertise and their substantial records of successful training of postdoctoral fellows. All of the mentors are either members of the Vollum Institute (VI) or closely affiliated centers at Oregon Health and Science University. The concentration of outstanding faculty in a strongly collaborative environment offers a highly focused and interactive environment for postdoctoral training. In addition to laboratory research training, postdoctoral trainees will participate in numerous other activities designed to enhance their career development. Included among these are a course on The Neurobiology of Disease, the Vollum Seminar series (outside speakers), Vollum noon seminar series (short talks by postdoctoral fellows), scientific writing course, and a series of career development workshops which include such topics as grant writing, setting up a laboratory, job interviewing, etc. Each trainee will have a three member career development committee that will advise the trainee for two years and also work with the trainee when he/she initiates a job search. Trainees will meet bimonthly as a group with mentors and present updates on their research.