Minnesota Training Program in Virology

描述（由申请人提供）：这是明尼苏达大学病毒学博士前培训项目的修订申请。对病毒学领域培训补助金的特殊需求是由明尼苏达大学一群精力充沛、充满活力的教师的努力引起的，他们都是分子病毒学研究所（IMV）的成员。这项培训基金申请的主要目标是吸引和教育有兴趣从事独立研究事业的博士生。参与该培训计划的12位导师代表了高度热情的高级和初级教员的混合体，他们坚定地致力于培养病毒学博士预科学生。所有参与的导师都培养并毕业了至少一名博士生，并且他们的研究项目都获得了联邦政府的资助。一些导师在他们的研究领域是有成就的领导者，而另一些则是冉冉升起的新星。培训计划的主要研究主题是病毒与宿主细胞的相互作用，包括1)病毒复制和限制机制和2)分子发病机制。寻求病毒学培训的博士预科学生参加微生物学，免疫学和癌症生物学（MlCaB）研究生课程或分子，细胞和结构生物学（MCSB）研究生课程。学生将学习细胞和分子生物学的研究生课程，并获得严格而密集的病毒学课程。通过竞争选拔程序，将从MICaB和MCSB学生中挑选博士预科学生参加这个培训项目，通常是在他们第二年或第三年的培训中。学生将获得长达3年的资助。得到培训计划支持的学生将参加IMV研究进展会议、IMV小组会议、病毒学期刊俱乐部、IMV系列讲座和年度IMV专题讨论会。学员需在4-5年内完成论文研究，在知名病毒学期刊上发表论文，并在知名研究机构进行博士后培训。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This is a revised application for support of a predoctoral training program in Virology at the University of Minnesota. The specific need for a training grant in the area of Virology has arisen from the efforts of an energetic and dynamic group of University of Minnesota faculty, who are all members of the Institute for Molecular Virology (IMV). The primary goal of this training grant application is to attract and educate predoctoral students with an interest in pursuing an independent research career. The 12 preceptors involved in this training program represent a highly enthusiastic mixture of senior and more junior faculty members that are strongly committed to the training of predoctoral students in Virology. All of the participating preceptors have trained and graduated at least 1 Ph.D. student and all have current federal grant support for their research programs. Several of the preceptors are accomplished leaders in their research areas, while others are rising stars. The overarching research theme of the training program is virus-host cell interactions, which encompasses 1) mechanisms of viral replication and restriction and 2) molecular pathogenesis. Predoctoral students who seek training in Virology enroll in the Microbiology, Immunology and Cancer Biology (MlCaB) Graduate Program or the Molecular, Cellular and Structural Biology (MCSB) Graduate Program. Students will take graduate level courses in cell and molecular biology and obtain rigorous and intensive coursework in Virology. Predoctoral students will be chosen for this training program from a pool of MICaB and MCSB students, typically in their second or third year of training, by a competitive selection process. Students will be supported for up to 3 years. Students supported by the training program will participate in IMV research-in-progress meetings, IMV subgroup meetings, a virology journal club, an IMV lecture series, and the annual IMV Symposium. Trainees are expected to complete their dissertation research in 4-5 years, publish their work in high-profile virology journals, and pursue postdoctoral training at leading research institutions. RELEVANCE: This training program is relevant to public health as it supports career development of young scientists who will help develop new antiviral drugs and vaccines for viral diseases.