Training Program in Molecular and Cellular Biology

描述(申请人提供)：分子和细胞生物学(MCB)培训计划的目标是为未来成为生物医学科学领导者的个人提供无与伦比的分子和细胞生物学方面的科学和学术培训。分子生物学(MB)、细胞生物学和遗传学(CBG)以及生物化学和结构生物学(BSB)研究生项目是BCMB的一个组成部分，但又是其中一个独特的组成部分。分子生物学(MB)、细胞生物学和遗传学(CBG)以及生物化学和结构生物学(BSB)研究生项目是康奈尔大学威尔医学院七个学位授予单元中的三个。研究生院由康奈尔大学威尔医学院和斯隆-凯特琳研究所联合运营。MCB研究生计划包括62名教职员工，他们作为研究生导师具有丰富的集体经验。教员对MCB培训计划的研究兴趣体现在六个特定领域，每个领域都由该领域的几位世界领先者代表：遗传学和基因组完整性、细胞结构和功能、组织生物学和发育、细胞调节和信号、生物学和疾病以及分子生物化学和生物物理学。在头两年，MCB培训计划包括一门核心课程和选修课，3次实验室轮换，以及出席和参加研究生研究研讨会。MCB学生由培训计划主任指导，参加专门的培训计划活动，并优先被选为研究生课程助教奖学金。BCMB项目主任、课程委员会和一年级研究生顾问与培训补助金的项目主任共同组成MCB培训计划的管理、培训和咨询机构。目前，BCMB计划每年招收约23名学生，资金由威尔-康奈尔和斯隆-凯特琳分部平均提供，外加该培训补助金提供的资金。由于新教师的招聘以及我们现有学生和应届毕业生的成功，该计划的规模和受欢迎程度都在继续增长，并吸引了越来越多符合MCB实习生资格的优秀候选人。因此，我们要求延续这项资助，资助总额为8名一年级和二年级研究生。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The objective of the Molecular and Cell Biology (MCB) Training Program, for which this application is seeking renewal of support, is to provide an unsurpassed body of scientific and academic training in molecular and cell biology to individuals who will become future leaders in the biomedical sciences. MCB students form an integral, yet distinct part of BCMB, the combined graduate training endeavor of the Molecular Biology (MB), Cell Biology and Genetics (CBG), and Biochemistry and Structural Biology (BSB) Graduate Programs, three of the seven degree granting units within the Weill Graduate School of Medical Sciences of Cornell University. The Graduate School is jointly run by the Weill Medical College of Cornell University and the Sloan-Kettering Institute. The MCB Graduate Program includes 62 faculty members with a strong collective experience as graduate mentors. The research interests of the faculty in the MCB Training program are thematically represented in six specific areas, each of which is represented by several of the world leaders in the field: Genetics and Genomic Integrity, Cell Structure & Function, Tissue Biology & Development, Cell Regulation & Signaling, Biology & Disease, and Molecular Biochemistry & Biophysics. During the first two years, the MCB Training Program includes a core curriculum of courses and choice of electives, 3 laboratory rotations, as well as attendance and participation in Graduate Student Research Seminars. MCB students are mentored by the Training Program Director, attend specialized Training Program events, and are preferentially selected for graduate course Teaching Assistantships. The BCMB Program Directors, the Curriculum Committee, and the First Year Graduate Student Advisors, jointly with the Program Director of the Training Grant, form the governing, training, and advisory bodies in the MCB Training Program. Currently, the BCMB Program admits approximately 23 students per year on funds provided equally by the Weill-Cornell and Sloan-Kettering divisions plus funds provided by this Training Grant. The Program has continued to grow both in size and popularity, due to new faculty recruitment and the success of our current students and recent graduates, and attracts an increasing number of outstanding candidates that are eligible as MCB trainees. We are therefore requesting continuation of this grant, with a level of funding to support a total of 8 first and second year graduate students.