Predoctoral Training in Genetics and Development

项目摘要 此应用程序寻求继续支持康奈尔大学博士前培训临- 在遗传学和发展。本培训计划由毕业生管理 遗传学、基因组学和发展领域。这是一个稳定和非常成功的计划。 几十年来培养一流博士的经验学生，以及 适应性强的计划，不断修改其培训计划，以满足客户的需求， 临时学生。我们请求支持资助7名学生，这与我们的学生库相匹配 和培训能力。平均每完成一个博士学位就有4.1篇论文发表。 在过去的10年里，培训师目前资金充足，平均 每年约359，000美元的研究资金。项目培训师来自13个不同的部门 和整个大学的单位，这有助于经验的非凡广度 以及培训师和学员之间高度协作的互动网络。在过去 五年来，12名新的培训员加入了该计划，使培训员总数达到46名。其他主要 计划的变化包括大幅提高课程和统计，生物， 信息学，拨款建议书的写作，并负责进行研究（RCR）;广泛 为学生提供机会，提高对学术改革以外职业选择的认识， 搜索;新的和增强的机制，让学生设置和接收反馈和评估- 我们的目标，以及新的主要措施，以提高我们在 从代表性不足的少数民族（URM）群体中招收学生。这些和其他最近 每年将采用既定和有效的程序对变化进行评估。此外，本发明还提供了一种方法， 我们为拟议的培训计划提出的新举措包括更频繁的埃克斯特培训， 该计划的最终审查，让学生明确讨论数据再现性的问题， 他们的年度研究研讨会，并制定努力，以提高我们的知名度，展望- 残疾学生。

PROJECT SUMMARY This application seeks continued support for the Cornell University predoctoral Training Pro- gram in Genetics and Development. This Training Program is administered by the Graduate Field of Genetics, Genomics and Development. It is a stable and highly successful Program that builds on decades of experience in training scores of stellar Ph.D. students, as well as an adaptable program that has continually modified its Training Program to meet the needs of con- temporary students. We request support to fund 7 students, which matches our student pool and training capacity. Trainees have published an average of 4.1 papers per completed Ph.D. over the last 10 years, and Trainers are currently very well funded with an average of ~$359,000 in research funds per year. Program Trainers come from 13 different departments and units across the University, which contributes to the extraordinary breadth of experience and the highly collaborative network of interactions among Trainers and Trainees. Over the last five years, 12 new Trainers have joined the Program, for a total of 46 Trainers. Other major program changes include substantial enhancements to coursework and training in statistics, bio- informatics, grant proposal writing, and the responsible conduct of research (RCR); extensive opportunities for students to enhance awareness of career options outside of academic re- search; new and enhanced mechanisms for students to set and receive feedback and assess- ment on defined learning objectives; and major new initiatives to increase our effectiveness in recruiting students from under-represented minority (URM) groups. These and other recent changes will be assessed annually using well-established and effective procedures. In addition, new initiatives that we propose for the proposed Training Program include more frequent exter- nal review of the Program, having students explicitly discuss issues of data reproducibility dur- ing their annual research seminars, and developing efforts to increase our visibility to prospec- tive students with disabilities.