UAB Research Training Program in Neurobiology of Cognition and Cognitive Disorders

14年多来，UAB海尔辛格医学院(HSOM)的神经科学家不断提炼我们的 T32认知与认知障碍(C&CD)培训计划，以加强对儿童的培训 来自15个系的55名≥43学院的学生。在第三次竞争更新中，我们修订了& 通过新产品重振我们的计划，同时保持我们最成功的计划元素。 随着认知障碍负担的扩大，UAB HSOM继续发展神经科学教师 在认知和认知障碍方面，加强代表不足的少数群体(URM)流水线计划 未来的神经科学博士，并扩大我们的URM神经科学博士学员的数量。因此，需要 对于我们的认知和认知障碍，T32培训计划比以往任何时候都要强大。 我们的C&CD T32计划将我们的T32支持的学员置于现代神经科学的前沿。每个人 从第三年开始，我们的六名T32支持的学员将获得长达两年的支持，其中T32 在研究生培训期间补充教育。夏末以凝聚力的建立开始， 为期3周，在阿拉巴马州的Dauphin Island海洋实验室进行为期3周的神经科学实践介绍 墨西哥湾沿岸，发展基础。包含4门课程的生物化学、遗传学、细胞生物学和 研究中的核心概念：批判性思维和错误分析在秋季与所有一年级博士一起学习。 学生们。紧随其后的是春季的四门神经科学必修课。研究伦理与疾病 的神经系统课程是夏季的必修课。在他们的第二年，T32学员还参加了 必修T32选修课，包括记忆机制和认知障碍的临床评估。 学员还需要参加生物统计学(使用R编程)，神经生物学系列研讨会，2 杂志俱乐部/年，包括C&CD或神经成像，赠款写作课程，可复制科学的艺术， 和神经科学学生暑期研讨会。我们的新工作正在进行中，提供“电梯演讲”和 长达一小时的演讲机会和反复接触量化方法的重要性 神经科学、统计学、负责任的研究行为，以及其他职业道路。实验室研究是 整合到整个计划中。 我们的目标是培养下一代有才华的、多样化的、独立的学者和领导者 认知和认知障碍的神经生物学。我们计划的目标包括：(1)提供强大的 C&CD分子、细胞和系统神经科学基础，(2)伦理学、统计学方面的全面培训 严谨和量化素养，(3)将基础研究转化为未来认知治疗方法的培训 (4)准备采用多学科研究方法，使用下一代工具和 技术，(5)在STEM中为不同的职业道路做准备，(6)提供接触临床现实的机会 受认知障碍挑战的患者及其家属，以及(7)科学沟通培训 为不同的受众进行演讲和写作。

For 14+ years, UAB Heersink School of Medicine’s (HSOM) Neuroscientists have continuously refined our T32 Training Program in Cognition & Cognitive Disorders (C&CD) to strengthen the program’s training of the 55 students under ≥ 43 Faculty from 15 departments. In this 3rd competitive renewal, we have revised & revitalized our program with new offerings while maintaining our most successful program elements. As the burden of cognitive disorders expands, UAB HSOM continues to grow neuroscience faculty in Cognition & Cognitive Disorders, to fortify under-represented minority (URM) pipeline programs for future neuroscience Ph.D.s, and to expand our numbers of URM Neuroscience Ph.D. trainees. Thus, the need for our Cognition and Cognitive Disorders T32 Training Program is greater than ever. Our C&CD T32 Program places our T32-supported Trainees at the forefront of modern neuroscience. Each of our six T32-supported Trainees is supported for up to two years beginning in the 3rd yr, with the T32 supplementing education throughout their graduate training. Late summer begins with a cohesion-building, 3-week, hands-on, residential Introduction to Neuroscience at Alabama’s Dauphin Island Sea Lab on the Gulf coast, developing a foundation. A 4-course core curriculum of Biochemistry, Genetics, Cell Biology, and Core Concepts in Research: Critical Thinking & Error Analysis is taken in the Fall with all 1st year Ph.D. students. This is followed by four required Neuroscience Courses in Spring. Research Ethics and Diseases of the Nervous System Courses are required in the Summer. During their 2nd year, T32 Trainees also take required T32 electives including Mechanisms of Memory and Clinical Evaluation of Cognitive Disorders. Trainees are also required to take Biostatistics (using R programming), Neurobiology Seminar Series, 2 journal clubs/yr including C&CD or Neuroimaging, a Grant-writing Course, Art of Reproducible Science, and Neuroscience Student Summer Seminars. Our new Works-in-Progress provides “elevator speech” and hour-long speaking opportunities and repeated exposure to importance of quantitative approaches in neuroscience, statistics, responsible conduct of research, and alternate career pathways. Lab research is integrated throughout the program. Our goal is to foster the next generation of talented, diverse, independent scholars and leaders in the Neurobiology of Cognition and Cognitive Disorders. Objectives of our Program include: (1) Provide a strong foundation in molecular, cellular, and systems neuroscience of C&CD, (2) Thorough training in ethics, statistical rigor, and quantitative literacy, (3) Training in translating fundamental research into future treatments for cognitive disorders, (4) Preparation to employ multidisciplinary research approaches using next-gen tools and technologies, (5) Preparation for diverse career pathways in STEM, (6) Provide exposure to clinical realities of patients and their families challenged by cognitive disorders, and (7) Training in scientific communication in speaking and writing for diverse audiences.