Cell and Molecular Biology of Reproduction

该培训项目位于伍斯特的马萨诸塞大学医学院(UMMS)，提供生殖细胞和分子生物学方面的博士后和博士后培训。博士前实习生是密歇根州立大学生物医学科学研究生院的学生，在他们选择学位论文导师后，将得到两年的支持。博士后实习生的资助期限为两年，可能为第三年。该项目是跨学科的，吸引了来自四个基础科学系的教师。14名培训教员都是在生殖生物学的一个或多个领域进行研究的杰出科学家。密歇根大学拥有最先进的研究设施，为博士后和博士后培训提供了一流的环境。培训的目标有两个：1)培养青年科学家认识和界定将阐明生殖生物学基本问题的问题的能力；2)提供必要的环境和指导，以获得回答这些问题所需的背景、智力严谨和技术技能。博士前实习生的另一个目标是确保他们在分子生物学、生物化学、细胞生物学和生理学等一个或多个基本学科中接受基础广泛的普通教育。学生还在研究中接受道德和负责任的行为方面的培训。在培训结束时，博士后应为在学术界或工业界开展生殖生物学的独立研究做好充分准备，博士后应具备下一阶段职业生涯所需的基础知识和专业技能的结合。该计划将有助于满足国家对高技能年轻研究人员的需求，他们能够利用现代细胞和分子生物学方法来解决生殖生物学中的重要问题。

This training program, which is located at the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) in Worcester, provides predoctoral and postdoctoral training in the cell and molecular biology of reproduction. Predoctoral trainees are students in the UMMS Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and are supported for two years following their selection of a dissertation advisor. Postdoctoral trainees are supported for two years, with the possibility of a third year. The program is interdisciplinary and draws upon faculty from four basic science departments. The 14 training faculty members are all outstanding scientists carrying out research in one or more areas of reproductive biology. The UMMS has state-of-the-art research facilities and provides a superb environment for predoctoral and postdoctoral training. The goal of the training is two-fold: 1) to develop in young scientists the ability to recognize and define questions that will illuminate fundamental issues in reproductive biology; and 2) to provide the environment and guidance needed to attain the necessary background, intellectual rigor, and technical skills to answer these questions. An additional goal for predoctoral trainees is to ensure that they receive a broad-based, general education in one or more of the basic disciplines of molecular biology, biochemistry, cell biology, and physiology. Students also are trained in ethics and responsible conduct in research. At the end of this training, postdoctorals should be well prepared to carry out independent research in reproductive biology in academia or industry, and predoctorals should have the combination of basic knowledge and specialized skills necessary for the next level of their careers. The program will help meet the national need for highly skilled young investigators who can bring modern cell and molecular biological approaches to bear on important problems in reproductive biology.