Graduate Training in Neuroscience

该神经科学培训计划的目标是培养具有高度创造力和生产力的神经科学家 他们在神经科学方面受过广泛的培训，在他们的研究专业方面接受过良好的培训，并有能力解决 未来在广泛的神经科学相关职业中的重要神经科学问题。这所大学 罗切斯特大学最近将神经科学作为其战略计划的首要任务，允许 神经科学研究资源，以及扩大培训机会。这个应用程序利用了 利用这个机会扩大和加强神经科学方面的研究生培训，创造一个催化和多样化的 一群实习生。每5年为6名博士前学生提供培训支持。这一支持将 专门用于为研究生头两年的学生提供广泛和基本的支持。一个多样化的 由致力于卓越教学的基础研究人员和翻译研究人员组成的互动教师 和协作研究，并致力于神经科学培训，促进了一个养成的培训环境。 这些经验丰富的培训人员，有良好的校外资助记录，提供研究培训 在广泛的神经科学学科中的机会。我们培训计划的核心内容包括：1. 核心课程和选修课程，以及在必备的周刊俱乐部和 研讨会；2.口头和书面交流培训；3.研究道德行为培训；4.培训 实验设计和统计分析；5.高度重视论文顾问、委员会、 以及其他教职员工和学生；6.利用该项目的职业发展拓宽经验 在科学培训(UR BEST)和专业发展中心为学生提供 有机会走自己的职业道路。我们建议进一步加强培训，开发一种新的 允许学生通过为期一周的必修数据课程来发展量化技能的课程 使用MatLab作为平台的分析和计算，以及解决问题的单独的年度研讨会 在严谨、可重复性和道德方面，以一种不断动手的方式。我们将继续加强我们已经存在的 成功的战略，以招募和培养少数群体和女学生，并向所有受训人员提供 成为独立科学家的基本技能，并对研究的道德行为有所了解。 这些训练有素的科学家将提供下一代神经科学家，他们将在基础研究领域取得进一步进展 科学和翻译研究，教育后代，制定科学政策，改变 神经科学通过许多不同的途径。

The goal of this Neuroscience Training Program is to generate highly creative and productive neuroscientists who are broadly trained in neuroscience, well trained in their research specialty and equipped to address tomorrow’s important neuroscience questions in a broad range of neuroscience-related careers. The University of Rochester has recently made neuroscience the number one priority in its strategic plan, allowing growth in neuroscience research resources, and an expansion of training opportunities. This application takes advantage of this opportunity to expand and enhance graduate training in neuroscience, creating a catalytic and diverse cohort of trainees. Training support is requested for 6 predoctoral students in each of 5 years. This support will be used exclusively for broad and basic support of students in their first two years of graduate study. A diverse and interactive faculty composed of both basic and translational researchers dedicated to excellence in teaching and collaborative research, and committed to neuroscience training fosters a nurturing training environment. These experienced training faculty, with strong records of extramural funding, offer research training opportunities in a wide variety of neuroscience disciplines. Core elements of our training program include: 1. Core and elective coursework as well as discussion of current literature in required weekly journal clubs and seminars; 2. Training in oral and written communication; 3. Training in ethical conduct of research; 4. Training in experimental design and statistical analysis; 5. A strong focus on mentoring from thesis advisors, committees, as well as other faculty and students; 6. Career development leveraging the program Broadening Experiences in Scientific Training (UR BEST) and the Center for Professional Development to provide students with opportunities to follow their own career path. We propose to further enhance training by developing a new curriculum that allows students to develop quantitative skills through a required summer-long course on data analysis and computation using MATLAB as a platform, and a separate annual workshop that addresses issues in rigor, reproducibility and ethics in an on-going hands-on fashion. We will continue to strengthen our already successful strategies to recruit and nurture minority and women students and to provide all of the trainees with the essential skills to become independent scientists with an appreciation for the ethical conduct of research. These trained scientists will provide the next generation of neuroscientists who will further advances in basic science and translational studies, teach future generations, set science policy and alter the landscape of neuroscience through many different paths.