Ph.D in Neuroscience

描述(由申请人提供)：我们建议继续一个共同赞助的神经科学博士前培训项目，该项目是哈佛大学神经科学博士项目学生的主要支持来源。这一跨部门的博士项目成立于1981年，其目标是(1)在单一的培训教师中组织哈佛医学院、附属医院和哈佛学院的神经科学家；(2)培养具有广泛神经科学背景并对精神健康和神经系统疾病感兴趣的研究科学家/教师，在神经科学的重要领域开展原创性和严谨的研究。在最初的18个月中，学员完成一系列的核心课程，从细胞和分子神经生物学到系统神经科学，以及从细胞和分子生物学、免疫学、统计学和其他适合个人兴趣的学科中挑选的辅助课程。学生们在三个不同的实验室轮流学习。全日制论文研究遵循课程作业、实验室轮换和资格考试。学生还参加其他培训活动，包括期刊俱乐部、研讨会和数据演示。该项目目前有76名研究生。教师总数包括94名成员，其中61名目前最积极地参与研究生教育，他们正在就目前的赠款培训导师。为了使这个项目成为一个高度互动的小组，学生和教职员工之间有广泛的正式和非正式接触，已经做出了相当大的努力。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): We propose to continue a Jointly Sponsored Predoctoral Training Program in Neurosciences that is the major source of support for students in the Ph.D. Program in Neurosciences at Harvard University. The goals of this interdepartmental Ph.D. Program, which was established in 1981, are (1) to organize within a single training faculty the neuroscientists at Harvard Medical School, its affiliated hospitals, and Harvard College; in order to (2) to train research scientists/teachers who have a broad background in neuroscience and who are interested in mental health and diseases of the nervous system to carry out original and rigorous research in important areas of neuroscience. In the first 18 months trainees complete a sequence of core courses ranging from cell and molecular neurobiology to systems neuroscience, as well as collateral courses selected from cell and molecular biology, immunology, statistics, and other subjects appropriate to individual interests. Students rotate through three different laboratories. Full time thesis research follows the course work, laboratory rotations, and qualifying exams. Students are also involved in other training activities including journal clubs, seminars and data presentation. There are currently 76 graduate students in the Program. The total faculty includes 94 members, of whom 61 who are currently most actively involved in graduate education are Training Mentors on the present grant. Considerable effort has gone into making this program a highly interactive group with extensive formal and informal contacts between students and faculty.