Training Program in Molecular and Cellular Biology

描述（由申请人提供）：分子和细胞生物学（MCB）培训计划的目标，本申请正在寻求支持的更新，是提供分子和细胞生物学跨学科科学和学术培训的卓越机构，以个人谁将成为未来的领导者在生物医学科学。MCB T32博士前学生形成BCMB的一个组成部分，但独特的一部分，生物化学和结构生物学（BSB），细胞和发育生物学（CBG）和分子生物学（MB）和研究生课程的联合研究生培训奋进，康奈尔大学医学科学的威尔研究生院内的七个学位授予单位中的三个。研究生院由康奈尔大学威尔医学院和斯隆-凯特琳研究所共同管理。MCB培训计划包括78名教师，他们是BCMB，免疫学，神经科学和药理学课程的成员，并作为研究生导师拥有丰富的集体经验。MCB教师的研究兴趣在六个特定领域中有主题代表，每个领域都有该领域的几位世界领导者代表：组织生物学与发展，细胞结构与功能，病毒与微生物的分子与细胞生物学，癌症生物学和分子生物化学与生物物理学。在他们的第一年，MCB学员参加5门必修课程和3个实验室轮换的核心课程。一年级的学生由他们的第一年顾问密切监视，他们在第一年结束时协助他们选择论文导师。在第二年，学生必须通过ACE（入学考试）的书面和口头部分，并成立一个特别委员会来监督他们的论文进度。除了进行实验室研究，二年级及以后的学生参加选修课程和焦点小组，并在研究生研究研讨会系列中展示他们的研究。MCB学生由培训计划主任指导，参加专门的培训计划活动，并优先选择研究生课程教学助理。BCMB计划主任，课程委员会和第一年的研究生顾问，与培训补助金的计划主任共同组成MCB培训计划的管理，培训和咨询机构。目前，BCMB计划平均每年招收20名学生，由威尔-康奈尔和斯隆-凯特琳部门提供的资金加上培训补助金提供的资金。由于新教师的招聘以及我们现有学生和应届毕业生的成功，该计划在规模和受欢迎程度方面都继续增长，并吸引了越来越多有资格成为MCB学员的优秀候选人。因此，我们要求继续提供这笔赠款，资助1-3年级的8名博士前学员和4-5年级的10名博士前学员。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The objective of the Molecular and Cell Biology (MCB) Training Program, for which this application is seeking renewal of support, is to provide an unsurpassed body of interdisciplinary scientific and academic training in molecular and cell biology to individuals who will become future leaders in the biomedical sciences. MCB T32 predoctoral students form an integral, yet distinct part of BCMB, the combined graduate training endeavor of the Biochemistry and Structural Biology (BSB), Cell and Developmental Biology (CBG) and Molecular Biology (MB) and Graduate Programs, three of the seven degree granting units within the Weill Graduate School of Medical Sciences of Cornell University. The Graduate School is jointly run by the Weill Medical College of Cornell University and the Sloan-Kettering Institute. The MCB Training Program includes 78 faculty who are members of the BCMB, Immunology, Neuroscience and Pharmacology programs and have a strong collective experience as graduate mentors. The research interests of the MCB faculty are thematically represented in six specific areas, each of which is represented by several of the world leaders in the field: Tissue Biology & Development, Cell Structure & Function, Molecular & Cellular Biology of Viruses & Microorganisms, Cancer Biology, and Molecular Biochemistry & Biophysics. During their first year, MCB trainees take a Core Curriculum of 5 required courses and 3 laboratory rotations. First year students are closely monitored by their First Year Advisor, who assists them in choosing a thesis mentor at the end of Year 1. During their second year, students must pass the written and oral portions of the ACE (Admission to Candidacy Exam) and form a Special Committee to monitor their thesis progress. In addition to performing their laboratory research, second year and beyond students enroll in elective courses and Focus Groups, and present their research in the Graduate Student Research Seminar Series. MCB students are mentored by the Training Program Director, attend specialized Training Program events, and are preferentially selected for graduate course Teaching Assistantships. The BCMB Program Directors, the Curriculum Committee, and the First Year Graduate Student Advisors, jointly with the Program Director of the Training Grant, form the governing, training, and advisory bodies in the MCB Training Program. Currently, the BCMB Program admits an average of 20 students per year on funds provided equally by the Weill-Cornell and Sloan-Kettering divisions plus funds provided by this Training Grant. The Program has continued to grow both in size and popularity, due to new faculty recruitment and the success of our current students and recent graduates, and attracts an increasing number of outstanding candidates that are eligible as MCB trainees. We are therefore requesting continuation of this grant, with funding to support a total of 8 predoctoral trainees in Years 1-3 and 10 in Years 4-5.