Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program

描述(由申请人提供)：这项建议是为了继续支持国立卫生研究院在耶鲁大学跨部门神经科学计划(INP)内对研究生培训的支持。INP是耶鲁大学范围内的跨部门博士项目，目前已进入22年。INP联合赞助的国立卫生研究院博士前培训计划支持一年级和二年级各五名学生。这一级别的持续支持需要学费和津贴支持。INP的T32联合赞助的NIH博士前培训项目的教员由来自文理学院(FAS)和耶鲁医学院(YMS)各系的70名神经科学家组成。在2009-10学年，有39名博士前研究生，其中33人来自美国或是永久居民。INP有两个联席主任，黑格·凯希希安和查尔斯·格里尔，并由一个代表耶鲁神经科学领域的执行委员会监督。黑格·克什希安是INP T32培训项目的项目主任。INP得到了强有力的大学支持，包括一名受薪管理人员，办公空间，8个全额奖学金和学费，以及津贴补充。该博士项目将接受省级学术审查。学生通过神经科学招生委员会录取，该委员会是耶鲁大学生物和生物医学科学(BBS)项目的一部分。在加入INP后，学生在毕业期间一直留在跨部门计划中。在过去的资助周期中，平均每年有92名美国/永久居民学生申请入学，其中20人获得录取，入学人数为6.6人(2009级：5名美国学生)。INP积极参与教育来自代表性不足的族裔和/或种族群体的学生。自2005年以来，参加该项目的美国/永久居民神经科学学生中有14%来自这些群体。学生由联席董事、执行委员会和咨询委员会监督。所有INP学生都参加了四门神经科学和生物伦理学的核心研究生课程，三门高级选修课，以及两次一年级的研究轮换。他们参加受邀的研讨会、进行中的研究讲座、年度务虚会，并参加神经科学学会的会议，费用由该计划承担。在第二年，学生从参与的教职员工中选择一名博士生导师。他们还参加博士资格考试，包括辅导、笔试和口试。学生们在第三年为招股说明书辩护后，进入了博士候选人的行列。向所有学生提供旅费，让他们参加国家会议并在会上介绍他们的工作。INP授予毕业生神经科学博士学位。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposal is for continued NIH support for graduate student training within the Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program (INP) of Yale University. The INP is Yale's university-wide interdepartmental doctoral program, currently in its 22 year. Five students each in years 1 and 2 are supported by the INP Jointly Sponsored NIH Predoctoral Training Program. Tuition and stipend support is requested for continuing support at this level. The faculty of the INP's T32 Jointly Sponsored NIH Predoctoral Training Program consists of 70 neuroscientists from departments of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) and the Yale Medical School (YMS). For the 2009-10 academic year there are 39 predoctoral graduate students, of which 33 are from the US or are permanent residents. The INP has two co Directors, Haig Keshishian and Charles Greer, and is supervised by an executive committee representing a cross-section of the neurosciences at Yale. Haig Keshishian serves as program director for the INP's T32 Training Program. The INP receives strong university support, including a salaried administrator, office space, 8 full fellowships with tuition, and stipend supplementation. The doctoral program undergoes provostial-level academic reviews. Students are admitted through a neuroscience admissions committee that is part of the Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS) program of Yale. Upon affiliating with the INP the students remain within the interdepartmental program through their graduation. On average over the past funding cycle, 92 US/permanent resident students have applied annually, with 20 offered admission, for an entering class of 6.6 students (2009 class: 5 US students). The INP is actively involved in educating students from underrepresented ethnic and/or racial groups. Since 2005 14% of the US/permanent resident neuroscience students in the program were from these groups. Students are supervised by the co Directors, an executive committee, and advisory committees. All INP students take four core graduate classes in neuroscience and bioethics, three advanced course electives, and two 1st year research rotations. They attend invited seminars, research in progress talks, an annual retreat and attend the Society for Neuroscience meeting at the program's expense. In the 2nd year the students select a doctoral advisor from the pool of participating faculty. They also take the doctoral qualifier examination, which has tutorial, written, and oral components. The students advance to candidacy for the PhD upon defending a prospectus in the 3rd year. All students are provided travel funds to attend and present their work at national meetings. A PhD in Neuroscience is awarded to graduates by the INP.