Graduate Training in Molecular Biosciences

描述（由申请人提供）：威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校的分子生物科学培训补助金（MBTG）计划支持并加强对渴望成为细胞，生化和分子科学研究领导者的博士生的培训。MBTG计划从26个不同部门挑选了94名全国认可的培训师作为培训人员。每年，我们都会从500多名获得培训资助的申请者中挑选出优秀的博士生，攻读一流的校园博士课程，包括生物化学、细胞与分子生物学和微生物学综合课程。MBTG计划为受训者提供早期和密集的指导和建议，扩大实验室轮岗机会，并支持智力和专业发展。广泛的核心课程和每周系列讨论会促进了跨学科培训。MBTG项目还提供适当的科学行为、进度跟踪和职业建议方面的指导。在其35年的历史中，MBTG计划已经加强了500多名研究生的培训，其中许多人已成为学术界，工业界和政府实验室以及非营利组织的领导者。我们目前有62名学员，其中34名学员随时获得培训补助金。MBTG项目由一个专门的指导委员会指导，该委员会由六名培训师、两名学员和一名项目管理员组成。为MBTG项目提供学生的博士项目得到了学校的大量支持，包括为未被充分代表的少数民族候选人提供招聘基金和奖学金。西澳大学校园不断改进我们最先进的生物科学研究设施，这直接使MBTG的学员和培训师受益。这一努力保证了威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校在生物医学研究领域的持续卓越地位。为了充分利用不断扩大的研究基础设施和培训师队伍，我们要求到2015年将资助职位从目前的34个逐步增加到40个。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Molecular Biosciences Training Grant (MBTG) Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison supports and enhances the training of predoctoral students who aspire to become research leaders in the cellular, biochemical, and molecular sciences. The MBTG Program has selected a strong cadre of 94 nationally recognized trainers from 26 different departments to mentor trainees. Trainees are selected each year from an outstanding pool of over 500 training grant-eligible applicants to top-ranked campus Ph.D. programs, including the Integrated Program in Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology, and Microbiology. The MBTG Program provides trainees with early and intensive orientation and advising, expanded lab rotation opportunities, and support for intellectual and professional development. Interdisciplinary training is promoted by a broad core curriculum and a weekly seminar series. The MBTG Program also provides instruction in appropriate scientific conduct, progress tracking, and career advising. In its 35 year history, the MBTG Program has enhanced the training of well over 500 graduate students, many of whom have become leaders in academia, industry and government laboratories, and non-profit organizations. We currently have 62 trainees, 34 of whom are supported on training grant funds at any one time. The MBTG Program is directed by a dedicated Steering Committee consisting of six trainers, two trainees, and a program administrator. The Ph.D. programs that contribute students to the MBTG Program receive substantial support from the university in the form of recruiting funds and fellowships for underrepresented minority candidates. The UW campus continually improves our state-of-the-art facilities for biosciences research, which directly benefits MBTG trainees and trainers. This effort assures UW-Madison's continued eminence in biomedical research. To capitalize on the expanding research infrastructure and trainer pool, we request a gradual increase of funded positions from the current 34 to 40 by the year 2015.