Texas Consortium Program in Behavioral Neuroscience

描述(由申请者提供)：这是一个地区性培训的建议 资助10名博士后和5名博士后实习生 接受过广泛和深入的培训，以进行跨学科研究 行为神经科学。目标是增加行为者的数量 来自代表性不足人群的神经科学家将接受培训 开展与NIMH、NIDA和NIMH任务相关的高质量研究 NINDS。该计划的方向得益于西班牙裔和非裔美国人 具备成功的神经科学培训知识的领导者 针对少数族裔的节目。教职员工由美国国立卫生研究院资助的24名皮埃尔？S组成，他们是从 由五所德克萨斯大学组成的联盟：德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校， 德克萨斯大学圣安东尼奥分校，德克萨斯大学健康科学中心 在圣安东尼奥，德克萨斯A&M大学和德克萨斯A&M大学系统健康 科学中心。这些机构被选中是为了补充它们的优势 以实现计划目标。培训教员已经在 行为神经科学研究，参与积极的博士后和博士后研究 神经科学计划，并致力于增加多样性。计划 该计划基于任职人数不足的教职员工的广泛经验 博士后和博士后学生作为国家和 国立卫生研究院资助的机构培训计划。拟议的培训将跨越 行为脑研究的最先进方法的广度，包括 行为功能的大脑代谢图，神经药理学， 电生理学和分子神经生物学。博士前实习生将被 需要完成涵盖大脑和行为的课程，科学 伦理学、实验设计和统计分析。博士后实习生 将在培训开始时选择一个项目。培训将会 重视专业发展，包括口语和书面能力的提高 沟通技巧。该计划提出了国家和地区战略，以 招收博士后和博士后少数民族学生，并寻求增加 他们成功地提供了成功的少数族裔教师作为榜样， 提供适当的支持和丰富活动，并通过创建一个响应的 为新生提供以导师为基础的学习环境。的主要优势 这项计划是：1)教员的广度和相关经验和 咨询委员会，2)实习生与讲师的有利比例，3) 个人提供的机会之外的丰富和网络机会 机构，4)所有机构之间的密切研究和智力互动 参与者，以及5)计划的规模和可管理性。

DESCRIPTION (PROVIDED BY APPLICANT): This is a proposal for a regional training grant to support ten predoctoral and five postdoctoral trainees who will be broadly and intensively trained to conduct interdisciplinary research in behavioral neuroscience. The goal is to increase the number of behavioral neuroscientists from underrepresented populations who will be trained to undertake high quality research relevant to the missions of NIMH, NIDA and NINDS. The program direction benefits from Hispanic and African American leaders with demonstrated knowledge of successful Neuroscience training programs for minorities. The faculty comprises 24 NIH-funded PI?s selected from a consortium of five Texas universities: University of Texas at Austin, University of Texas at San Antonio, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Texas A&M University, and Texas A&M University System Health Science Center. These institutions were selected to complement their strengths to achieve the program goal. The training faculty already collaborates in behavioral neuroscience research, participates in active pre- and postdoctoral neuroscience programs, and is committed to increasing diversity .The program plan is based on the broad experience of the faculty with underrepresented predoctoral and postdoctoral students as part of both national and institutional NIH-funded training programs. The proposed training will span the breadth of state-of-the-art approaches to behavioral brain research, including brain metabolic mapping of behavioral functions, neuropharmacology, electrophysiology and molecular neurobiology. Predoctoral trainees will be required to complete courses covering the brain and behavior, scientific ethics, experimental design and statistical analysis. Postdoctoral trainees will choose a project at the onset of their training. The training will emphasize professional development, including improvement of oral and written communication skills. The program proposes national and regional strategies to recruit predoctoral and postdoctoral minority students, and seeks to increase their success by providing successful minority faculty as role models, by offering proper support and enrichment activities, and by creating a responsive mentor-based learning environment for incoming students. Major strengths of this program are: 1) the breadth and relevant experience of the faculty and advisory committee, 2) the favorable ratio of trainees to preceptors, 3) the enrichment and networking opportunities beyond those provided by the individual institutions, 4) the close research and intellectual interaction among all participants, and 5) the size and manageability of the program.