Cell and Molecular Biology of Reproduction

描述(由申请人提供)：该培训项目主要设在伍斯特的马萨诸塞大学医学院(UMMS)，在马萨诸塞大学阿默斯特分校(UMassAmherst)有额外的导师，提供生殖细胞和分子生物学的博士后培训。每年共资助3名博士后研修生；每名研修生一般在没有相关博士后工作经验的情况下进入项目，资助两年，有可能再资助第三年。该计划是跨学科的，吸引了来自密歇根大学生物化学和分子药理学、细胞生物学、分子医学、儿科和生理学系以及华盛顿大学阿默斯特大学兽医和动物科学系的教职员工。18名培训教员都是在生殖生物学的一个或多个领域进行研究的杰出科学家。密歇根州立大学和阿默斯特大学拥有最先进的研究设施，为博士后培训提供了一流的环境。培训的目标有两个：1)培养青年科学家认识和界定将阐明生殖生物学基本问题的问题的能力；2)提供必要的环境和指导，以获得回答这些问题所需的背景知识、严谨的智力以及分析和技术技能。受训者还接受道德和负责任的研究行为方面的指导。在该计划的支持下，受训人员不承担教学职责。培训结束后，学员应做好充分准备，以便在学术界或工业界开展生殖生物学的独立研究。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This training program, which is located primarily at the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) in Worcester with additional mentors at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst (UMass Amherst), provides postdoctoral training in the cell and molecular biology of reproduction. A total of 3 postdoctoral trainees will be supported each year; each trainee generally enters the program with no relevant postdoctoral experience and is supported for two years, with the possibility of a third year of support. The program is interdisciplinary and draws upon faculty from the Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Cell Biology, Molecular Medicine, Pediatrics, and Physiology at UMMS and the Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences at UMass Amherst. The 18 training faculty members are all outstanding scientists carrying out research in one or more areas of reproductive biology. UMMS and UMass Amherst have state-of-the-art research facilities and provide superb environments for postdoctoral training. The goal of the training is two-fold: 1) to develop in young scientists the ability to recognize and define questions that will illuminate fundamental issues in reproductive biology; and 2) to provide the environment and guidance needed to attain the necessary background, intellectual rigor, and analytical and technical skills to answer these questions. Trainees also are instructed in ethics and responsible conduct of research. Trainees do not have teaching duties while supported by this program. Upon completion of training, trainees should be well prepared to carry out independent research in reproductive biology in academia or industry.