Predoctoral Training Program in Genetics

描述（由申请人提供）：在学术界，政府和私营部门的遗传学和分子生物学领域的机会随着遗传信息的爆炸和利用这些信息开发新的医学疗法和诊断程序的潜力而增加。因此，有必要培养遗传学家和分子生物学家的基本和尖端的技能和知识。考虑到这一点，该培训计划的目标和理念是提供遗传学和分子生物学特定核心领域的最佳培训，同时提供生物化学，细胞生物学，统计学和生物信息学相关学科的广泛培训。学生的愿望最符合这一培训理念将被选为支持这个培训计划。该培训计划吸引了来自遗传学和分子生物学（GMB）跨部门研究生课程的教师和学生。该专线小巴计划是高度跨学科的41来自11基础科学和临床部门的行列院系.每年有11-12名新生加入该项目，2007年秋季将有65名学生接受培训。这些学生将有机会在六个核心领域进行遗传学研究，包括人类遗传学;基因表达调控，发育遗传学和分化;癌症遗传学;生物信息学和比较基因组学;和基因组结构，复制，复制和修复。在这些领域中使用了许多模式遗传生物。该计划提供了一个全面的课程，为古典和现代分子遗传学奠定了坚实的基础。学生进入实验室进行论文工作后，他们的轮换和从事尖端的科学探究。口头和书面陈述和教学培训是该计划的一个组成部分。职业发展系列，令人兴奋的研讨会系列，学生主持的演讲者计划，以及年度科学务虚会圆了学生的经验。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Opportunities in the fields of genetics and molecular biology in academia, government, and in the private sector have increased with the explosion of genetic information and the potential to use this information for developing novel medical therapies and diagnostic procedures. Thus, there is a need to train geneticists and molecular biologists with fundamental and cutting edge skills and knowledge. With this in mind, the goal and philosophy of this training program is to provide the best training in a particular core area of genetics and molecular biology while at the same time providing broad-based training in the related disciplines of biochemistry, cell biology, statistics, and bioinformatics. Students whose aspirations best match this training philosophy will be selected for support by this training program. This training program draws its faculty and students from the interdepartmental graduate program in Genetics and Molecular Biology (GMB). The GMB program is highly interdisciplinary with 41 faculties coming from the ranks of 11 basic science and clinical departments. With 11-12 new students joining the program each year, 65 students will be in training in fall 2007. These students will have opportunities to perform genetics research in six core areas, including Human Genetics; Regulation of Gene Expression, Developmental Genetics and Differentiation; Cancer Genetics; Bioinformatics and Comparative Genomics; and Genome Structure, Replication, Recombination and Repair. A host of model genetic organisms are used in these areas. The program offers a comprehensive curriculum that provides a solid foundation in classical and modern molecular genetics. Students enter laboratories for thesis work following their rotations and engage in cutting edge scientific inquiry. Training in oral and written presentation and teaching is an integral part of the program. A career development series, exciting seminar series, student hosted speaker program, and annual scientific retreats round out the student experience.