Chemistry-Biology Interface Training Program

描述（由申请人提供）：化学生物学界面培训计划（CBIT）为威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校的研究生提供培训经验，旨在使他们能够应用跨学科的方法和思想来取得重大突破。这个项目有两个相互关联的目标。第一是培养研究生解决超越化学和生物学传统界限的合成和机械问题。这样，受训者将为今后从事通过创新方法阐明人类健康关键问题的职业做好准备。二是提供职业建议和帮助，使受训者能够利用他们的培训和技能，最大限度地发挥他们的影响。这些目标是通过为研究生学员提供独特的培训计划来实现的。这项续订要求每年为12名博士预科生提供支持；每位受训人员将被任命参加该计划长达三年。CBIT学员参加三门课程，包括化学生物学领域的教学课程，向研究生介绍化学和生物学交叉领域的研究和概念，化学生物学高级文献研讨会课程，学生介绍和讨论该领域最近的重要出版物，以及研究研讨会，学员介绍他们的个人研究成果。通过这个项目，CBIT学员获得了文献分析、拨款写作和同行评议的经验。他们也会透过不同类型的演讲及听取广泛的意见，以提高演讲的成效，从而发展他们的口头沟通技巧。CBIT的另一个关键要素是为所有受训者提供职业建议和发展，这是通过制定个人发展计划和参加新实施的中西部化学生物学界面职业发展会议来实现的。最后，CBIT学员将有机会参加为期10-12周的实习。这个功能的目标是让他们沉浸在一个环境中，提供与研究型大学不同的相关设置的直接体验。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Chemistry Biology Interface Training Program (CBIT) provides graduate students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a training experience designed to allow them to apply interdisciplinary approaches and ideas to make major breakthroughs. This project has two inter-related objectives. The first is to train graduate students to address synthetic and mechanistic problems that transcend the traditional boundaries of chemistry and biology. In this way, trainees will be prepared for careers in which they illuminate key issues in human health through innovative approaches. The second is to provide career advice and assistance so that trainees can use their training and skills to maximize their impact. These objectives are achieved through the unique training plan offered graduate student trainees. This renewal requests support for twelve predoctoral trainees per year; each trainee will be appointed to the program for up to three years. CBIT trainees enroll in three courses including a didactic course in the field of chemical biology that introduces graduate students to research and concepts at the intersection of chemistry and biology, an advanced literature seminar course in chemical biology where students present and discuss recent key publications in the field, and a research seminar in which trainees present their personal research results. Through this program, CBIT trainees receive experience in analysis of the literature, grant writing, and peer review. They also develop their oral communication skills through giving different types of presentations and receiving extensive feedback on how to enhance the effectiveness of their presentations. Another key element of the CBIT is career advising and development for all trainees, which occurs through the creation of individual development plans and participation in a newly implemented Midwest Chemistry Biology Interface Career Development Conference. Finally, CBIT trainees benefit from the opportunity to participate in a 10-12-week internship. The goal of this feature is to immerse them in an environment that provides direct experience in a relevant setting distinct from a research university.