Predoctoral Training in Developmental Biology

参见说明）： 本建议的目的是培养发育生物学的博士前学生。35名教师 建议继续进行广泛的跨学科培训计划。这些教授使用分子，细胞生物学 和遗传学方法来解决发育生物学中的基本问题。参与的教师有 大学内共有14个基础科学和临床部门的任命。都有着极其 积极的研究计划。通过每年一次的 务虚会，研讨会/期刊俱乐部系列，联合研究会议，共同监督，以及各种合作。 该计划是在生物科学计划的更广泛背景下进行的，该计划由八个 加州大学旧金山分校的研究生课程，有100多名教师参与。它吸引了特别高的学生 口径的我们的培训计划的特点，特别是吸引未来的学生是 以下：（1）广泛的实验室选择论文研究，（2）实验室轮换制度，（3）优秀的 一套课程，（4）如何介绍研讨会的教程，（5）高度合作的精神，（6）意识到， 研究生培训对加州大学旧金山分校的教师很重要。我们致力于促进知识的增长和科学的发展， 每个受训者的技能，使每个毕业生作为一个独立的科学家谁将能够作出贡献的领域 在未来几十年里。 相关性（参见说明）： 培养下一代发育生物学家对于了解 胚胎发育的基本机制，这是最快捷的途径之一， 发现了许多人类疾病的治疗方法

See instructions): The objective of this proposal is to train predoctoral students in Developmental Biology. Thirty-five faculty propose continuation of a broad, interdisciplinarytraining program. These faculty use molecular, cellbiological and genetic approaches to address fundamental problems in developmental biology. Participating faculty have appointments in a total of 14 basic science and clinical departments within the university. All have extremely active research programs. Productive interactions between laboratories and trainees are promoted by an annual retreat, symposium/journal club series, joint research meetings, shared supervision, and a variety of collaborations. The program is conducted within the broader context of the Program in Biological Sciences, a consortium of eight UCSF graduate programs with more than 100 participatingfaculty. It attracts students of exceptionally high caliber. The features of our training program that are especially attractive to prospective students are the following: (1) a wide choice of laboratories for thesis research, (2) a laboratory rotation system, (3) an excellent set of courses, (4) a tutorial in how to present a seminar, (5) a highly cooperative spirit, and (6) an awareness that graduate training is important to the faculty at UCSF. We strive to facilitate the intellectual growth and scientific skills of each trainee so that each graduates as an independentscientist who will be able to contribute to the field for many decades to come. RELEVANCE (See instructions): Training the next generation of developmental biologists is essential for gaining an understanding of the fundamental mechanisms of embryonic development, which is one of the most expeditious routes to discovering therapies for many human diseases.