Cell and Molecular Biology of Reproduction

描述（由申请人提供）：该培训项目主要在伍斯特的马萨诸塞大学医学院（UMMS）进行，另外还有马萨诸塞大学阿默斯特分校（UMass Amherst）的导师，提供生殖细胞和分子生物学方面的博士后培训。每年资助博士后研修生3人；每位学员进入该项目时通常没有相关的博士后经验，并获得两年的支持，有可能获得第三年的支持。该项目是跨学科的，并吸引了来自UMMS生物化学和分子药理学，细胞生物学，分子医学，儿科和生理学以及UMass Amherst兽医和动物科学系的教师。18名培训教员均为杰出的科学家，在生殖生物学的一个或多个领域进行研究。UMMS和UMass Amherst拥有最先进的研究设施，并为博士后培训提供了极好的环境。培训的目标有两个方面：1)培养年轻科学家认识和确定问题的能力，这些问题将阐明生殖生物学的基本问题；2)提供所需的环境和指导，以获得必要的背景，知识的严谨性，以及分析和技术技能来回答这些问题。受训者还接受道德规范和负责任的研究行为方面的指导。在此项目的支持下，学员不承担教学职责。培训结束后，学员应做好在学术界或工业界进行生殖生物学独立研究的准备。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This training program, which is located primarily at the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) in Worcester with additional mentors at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst (UMass Amherst), provides postdoctoral training in the cell and molecular biology of reproduction. A total of 3 postdoctoral trainees will be supported each year; each trainee generally enters the program with no relevant postdoctoral experience and is supported for two years, with the possibility of a third year of support. The program is interdisciplinary and draws upon faculty from the Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Cell Biology, Molecular Medicine, Pediatrics, and Physiology at UMMS and the Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences at UMass Amherst. The 18 training faculty members are all outstanding scientists carrying out research in one or more areas of reproductive biology. UMMS and UMass Amherst have state-of-the-art research facilities and provide superb environments for 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 analytical and technical skills to answer these questions. Trainees also are instructed in ethics and responsible conduct of research. Trainees do not have teaching duties while supported by this program. Upon completion of training, trainees should be well prepared to carry out independent research in reproductive biology in academia or industry.