Common Themes in Reproductive Diversity

项目摘要 该提案要求第三次续签非常成功的T32机构国家研究服务奖 给印第安纳大学的，题为“生殖多样性的共同主题”(CTRD)。该奖项将支持 在性生殖和发育领域进行广泛的综合培训。培训的重点将是行为 并将在三个相关主题中解决关键问题：(1)发展 对生殖行为的贡献，(2)性别差异的来源和表现，以及(3) 性、健康和疾病之间的相互作用。印第安纳大学对研究及其在全球范围内的出色支持 在动物行为、内分泌学、人类性健康和发育意志进化方面的公认优势 确保高质量培训。21个培训学院和6个附属资源学院来自3所学校 (医学、公共卫生、文理学院，包括学院内授予博士学位的系(例如， 人类学、生物学、性别研究、心理学和脑科学)和3个额外学位授予 课程(医学科学、神经科学和认知科学)。它们还与1个或多个 在5个研究中心中，最重要的是动物行为综合研究中心(CISAB) 金赛性、性别和生殖研究所和基因组学与生殖研究中心 生物信息学。请求提供为期五年的支助，以培训4名博士后和2名博士后 每年从一大批有才华的申请者中挑选。除了基础课程作业外， 和密集的研究培训，学员将参加(1)以研究为基础的课程，重点是 生殖多样性，(2)跨学科的实践方法课程，生殖多样性技术， A 3)研究伦理课程，4)专业发展课程，全部由培训人员共同教授 并由受邀的杰出来访科学家加强。积极参与每月早餐研究 论坛和其他机会将使学员能够完成重要的专业培训，包括创造 个人发展计划(IDP)，为一个以上的职业结果做准备，并加强 他们的研究的可重复性和透明度。受训者还将在一个高度透明的会议上组织和展示研究 成功并广泛参加了CISAB会议。博士前实习生将从最高级别 培训学院学位授予项目的合格申请者。博士后实习生将被 在全国范围内招募，将根据他们的成就和CTRD培训的潜力进行选择 拓宽他们的技能和视角，并将促进消除种族歧视受训人员之间的研究合作 和实验室。将加紧努力，加强招聘和留住不同的受训人员，以提供 通过为代表不足的少数民族提供高效的本科课程提供指导机会，以及 招募和支持残疾人或来自弱势背景的个人。

Project Summary This proposal requests a third renewal of a highly successful T32 Institutional National Research Service Award to Indiana University, entitled “Common Themes in Reproductive Diversity” (CTRD). The award will support broadly integrative training in the areas of sexual reproduction and development. Training will focus on behavior in both humans and other animals and will address key questions in three related themes: (1) Developmental contributions to reproductive behavior, (2) Origins and expression of differences among the sexes, and (3) Interactions between sex, health, and disease. Indiana University's excellent support for research and its globally recognized strengths in animal behavior, endocrinology, human sexual health, and evolution of development will ensure high quality training. The 21 Training Faculty and 6 Affiliated Resource Faculty are drawn from 3 schools (Medical, Public Health, College of Arts and Sciences, including Ph.D. granting departments in the College (e.g., Anthropology, Biology, Gender Studies, Psychological and Brain Sciences) and 3 additional degree-granting programs (Medical Sciences, Neuroscience, and Cognitive Science). They are also associated with 1 or more of 5 research centers, most importantly the Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behavior (CISAB), the Kinsey Institute for Research on Sex, Gender and Reproduction, and the Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics. Support is requested for five years to enable training of 4 predoctoral and 2 postdoctoral students each year to be drawn from a deep pool of talented applicants. In addition to course work in the fundamentals and intensive research training, trainees will participate in (1) a research-based course focused on Concepts in Reproductive Diversity, (2) an interdisciplinary, hands-on methods course, Techniques in Reproductive Diversity, a 3) a Research Ethics course, and 4) a Professional development course all co-taught by the training faculty and enhanced by invited distinguished visiting scientists. Active participation in a monthly breakfast research forum and other opportunities will allow trainees to accomplish important professional training including creating individual development plans (IDPs), preparing for more than one career outcome, and enhancing the reproducibility and transparency of their research. Trainees will also organize and present research at a highly successful and broadly attended CISAB conference. Predoctoral trainees will be drawn from the most highly qualified applicants to the degree-granting programs of the Training Faculty. Postdoctoral trainees will be recruited nationally, will be chosen based on their accomplishments and the potential for CTRD training to broaden their skills and perspectives, and will be expected to foster research collaboration among CTRD trainees and laboratories. Intense effort will be made to enhance recruitment and retention of diverse trainees, to provide mentoring opportunities through a highly effective undergraduate program for underrepresented minorities, and to recruit and support individuals with disabilities or from disadvantaged backgrounds.