Career Training in Reproductive Biology

描述(申请人提供)：生殖健康是通向整体健康的窗口，为高质量的跨学科研究和职业提供了巨大的机遇和挑战。生殖生物学职业培训(CTRB)计划的目标是为生殖科学的不同科学职业培养杰出的博士前学生。 要求提供资金，每年在由两个主要部分组成的双重计划中培训五名博士前学生。首先，为了为研究生涯做准备，学生们将从事严格的、基于假设的生殖生物学科学实验室工作。其次，为了让学生为不同的职业道路做好准备，他们将完成密歇根大学赞助的证书课程，以磨练教学、翻译研究、公共政策或创业方面的技能。这些证书课程是专门为配合研究生工作而设计的，以使学生具备在特定学科就业所需的定性和定量技能。这一创新项目以密歇根大学其他项目所不具备的方式满足了生殖生物学实习生的需求。13名精选的教师导师是公认的科学家，他们对博士前教育充满热情，并具有丰富的综合经验，他们热情地组成了CTRB计划的教师。受训者来自生物医学科学、生物医学工程和环境健康科学方面特别强大的研究生课程。具体的培训活动包括哺乳动物生殖生理学、科学交流和负责任的研究行为的正式课程，每月指导学员的研究报告，实验室管理小组讨论，工作面试实践，两次生殖科学年度专题讨论会和一年两次的指导会议。学员的意见将积极影响培训计划。学员和导师提交正式的竞争性申请，这些申请将经过审查并被任命为CTRB计划的成员。CTRB计划由几个内部机制进行监测，并将建立外部顾问，以确保其对不断发展的研究环境和不断变化的学员需求的需求做出反应。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Reproductive health is the window to overall health and offers enormous opportunities and challenges for high- quality interdisciplinary research and careers. The goal of the Career Training in Reproductive Biology (CTRB) Program is to train exceptional predoctoral students for diverse scientific careers in the reproductive sciences. Funds are requested to train five predoctoral students per year in a dual program consisting two main parts. First, to prepare for a research career, students will engage in rigorous, hypothesis-based scientific laboratory work in reproductive biology. Second, to prepare students for varied career paths, they will complete a University of Michigan-sponsored Certificate program to hone skills in teaching, translational research, public policy, or entrepreneurship. These Certificate programs were specifically designed to dovetail with graduate work to prepare students with the qualitative and quantitative skills needed for careers in specific disciplines. This innovative program addresses the needs of reproductive biology trainees in a way that no other program at the University of Michigan does. Thirteen select faculty mentors, who are highly recognized scientists with a passion for and extensive combined experience in predoctoral education, enthusiastically comprise the CTRB Program faculty. Trainees are drawn from exceptionally strong graduate programs in biomedical sciences, biomedical engineering and environmental health sciences. Specific training activities include formal courses in Mammalian Reproductive Physiology, Scientific Communication and Responsible Conduct of Research, monthly mentored trainee research presentations, group discussions of laboratory management, job interview practice, two annual symposia in reproductive sciences and twice-yearly mentoring meeting. Trainee input will actively shape the training program. Trainees and mentors submit formal competitive applications that are reviewed and required for appointment to the CTRB Program. The CTRB Program is monitored by several internal mechanisms and external advisors will be established to ensure its responsiveness to demands of a continuously evolving research environment and changing trainee needs.