Training Program in Molecular and Cellular Biology

描述（由申请人提供）：分子和细胞生物学（MCB）培训计划的目标是为分子和细胞生物学领域的个人提供无与伦比的跨学科科学和学术培训，这些个人将成为未来生物医学科学的领导者。MCB T32名博士生是BCMB的组成部分，BCMB是生物化学与结构生物学（BSB）、细胞与发育生物学（CBG）、分子生物学（MB）和研究生课程的结合，是康奈尔大学威尔医学研究生院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-凯特林研究所联合管理。MCB培训计划包括78名教师，他们是BCMB，免疫学，神经科学和药理学项目的成员，并拥有丰富的研究生导师集体经验。MCB教师的研究兴趣按主题分为六个特定领域，每个领域都由该领域的几位世界领导者代表：组织生物学与发育，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，分子生物化学与生物物理学。在第一年，MCB学员将学习5门必修课和3个实验室轮岗的核心课程。第一年的学生将由他们的第一年指导老师密切监督，他将在第一年结束时帮助学生选择论文导师。在第二年，学生必须通过ACE（入学候选人考试）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展。除了进行实验室研究外，二年级及以上的学生还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学生由培训项目主任指导，参加专门的培训项目活动，并优先选择研究生课程助教奖学金。BCMB项目主任、课程委员会、一年级研究生顾问与培训基金项目主任共同组成了MCB培训项目的管理、培训和咨询机构。目前，BCMB项目每年平均招收20名学生，资金由威尔-康奈尔和斯隆-凯特琳部门平均提供，再加上培训补助金提供的资金。由于新教师的招聘以及在校学生和应届毕业生的成功，该项目的规模和受欢迎程度都在持续增长，并吸引了越来越多有资格成为MCB学员的优秀候选人。因此，我们要求继续拨款，资助1-3年级共8名博士预科生和4-5年级共10名博士预科生。

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.