Predoctoral Training in Genetics and Development

项目总结 本申请寻求对康奈尔大学博士前培训专家的持续支持- 遗传学和发育专业的格拉姆。本培训项目由研究生管理 遗传学、基因组学和发展领域。这是一个稳定且非常成功的项目 这是建立在数十年培养数十名优秀博士生的经验基础上的，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。我们请求资助7名学生，这与我们的学生人数相匹配 和培训能力。学员平均每个完成博士学位的论文发文量为4.1篇。 在过去的10年里，培训人员目前的资金非常充足，平均 每年约35.9万美元的研究资金。项目培训人员来自13个不同的部门 和整个大学的单位，这有助于提供非凡的体验范围 以及培训者和受训者之间高度协作的互动网络。在过去的几年里 五年来，12名新的培训员加入了该方案，总共有46名培训员。其他专业 计划的变化包括大幅加强课程作业和统计、生物和医学方面的培训。 信息学、拨款建议书撰写和负责任的研究(RCR)；内容广泛 为学生提供提高学业以外职业选择意识的机会 搜索；新的和增强的机制，供学生设置和接收反馈并评估- 关于明确的学习目标；以及提高我们在以下方面的有效性的重大新举措 招收来自代表不足的少数族裔(URM)群体的学生。这些和其他最近的 将使用完善和有效的程序每年对变化进行评估。此外, 我们为拟议的培训计划提出的新举措包括更频繁的课外活动- 对该计划进行NAL审查，让学生明确讨论以下过程中的数据重复性问题： 参加他们的年度研究研讨会，并努力提高我们对前景的可见度- 好学的残疾学生。

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.