Predoctoral Training Program in Genetics

描述(由申请人提供)：拟议的研究培训计划将在威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校对遗传学学科的博士前学生进行广泛的培训。威斯康星州遗传学研究生项目录取的学生将获得两年研究生学习的资助：完成所有必需的课程和资格考试后的第一年和第二年。遗传学研究生课程目前由代表20个不同生物科学系的79名教员和53名学生组成，他们与28名不同的教员一起学习。项目教师和学生的集体研究兴趣几乎涵盖了当代遗传学的整个广度和深度。受训者是根据以前的学术成就、研究经验和在接受该项目之前进行的个人面试来挑选的。被录取的学生将遗传学确定为他们的主要学术追求，并根据他们个人的研究兴趣选择论文导师。遗传学博士项目是一个由遗传学实验室管理的校园培训项目，该实验室设在一个现代化的最先进的研究设施中。被资助的学生完成严格的学术课程，包括正规的课程和个性化的遗传学指导。正式课程包括必修遗传学课程的核心课程，学生与论文咨询委员会共同确定的专业选修课，负责任的研究行为(RCR)课程，以及在整个研究生职业生涯中持续接触与RCR相关的问题。学生通过担任本科生遗传学课程的助教一学期，并在正式的环境中向该项目的教职员工和学生展示他们的研究，获得教学和交流经验。学生的表现是通过两个部分的资格考试来评估的，该考试测试对广泛的遗传学原理的理解，以及提出、执行和辩护论文研究项目的能力。每个学生的进步每年都由论文咨询委员会监督。遗传学培训补助金通过提供严格而广泛的遗传学科学教育，将年轻的研究人员培养成独立的科学家。我们的毕业生将基因分析的方法和逻辑应用于当代研究问题。我们的长期目标是培养新一代的专业遗传学家，他们将使用基因途径和方法推动生物研究科学的发展。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The proposed Research Training Program will train predoctoral students broadly in the discipline of genetics at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. Students admitted to the Genetics graduate program at Wisconsin will be supported for two years of graduate studies: the first year and a subsequent year after completing all required coursework and qualifying examinations. The Genetics graduate program presently consists of 79 faculty representing 20 different departments in the biological sciences and 53 students studying with 28 different faculty trainers. The collective research interests of program faculty and students encompass virtually the entire breadth and depth of contemporary genetics. Trainees are selected based on prior academic achievements, research experience, and personal interviews conducted before acceptance into the program. Accepted students identify Genetics as their primary academic pursuit and choose thesis advisors based on their individual research interests The Genetics doctoral program is a campus-wide training program administered by the Laboratory of Genetics, which is housed in a modern state-of-the-art research facility. Supported students complete a rigorous academic program consisting of both formal coursework and individualized mentoring in genetics. Formal coursework includes a core curriculum of required genetics courses, specialized electives identified by students together with their Thesis Advisory Committee, a course in the responsible conduct of research (RCR), and continuing exposure to RCR-related issues throughout the graduate career. Students gain teaching and communication experience by serving for one semester as a Teaching Assistant for an undergraduate Genetics course and by presenting their research in formal settings before faculty and students of the program. Student performance is evaluated by a two-part qualifying examination that tests understanding of broad genetic principles and an ability to propose, execute, and defend a thesis research project. Each student's progress is monitored annually by a Thesis Advisory Committee. The Genetics Training Grant develops young investigators as independent scientists by providing a rigorous and broad education in the science of genetics. Our graduates bring the methods and logic of genetic analysis to bear on contemporary research problems. Our long range goal is to educate new generations of professional geneticists who will advance the biological research sciences using genetic approaches and methodologies.