This proposal seeks renewal for UCLA's predoctoral Cellular and Molecular Biology Training Program. Now in its 35th year, the program has trained 474 Ph.D. candidates for careers in biomedical research and education. These students have gone on to make discoveries that have improved human health and we expect that future trainees will also follow in their footsteps with the training received here. The program is interdepartmental and includes faculty and students in the both the UCLA College and the School of Medicine, including the Departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry;Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology;Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics;Biological Chemistry;and Neurobiology, as well as, the Interdepartmental Program in Molecular Biology. There are currently 32 training faculty with primary appointments in nine departments, including those listed above and Medicine, Pediatrics, Human Genetics and Molecular and Medical Pharmacology. Major research areas include biochemistry, cell biology, developmental biology, gene expression, macromolecular structure, molecular and cellular immunology, neurobiology, virology and microbial pathology. Trainees are self-nominated from each of the six Ph.D. programs involved. Students are selected on a highly competitive basis using the criteria of their academic and research achievements. Appointments are made for a maximum period of three years. In addition to meeting the University and Departmental or Program requirements for their degrees, trainees participate in a research ethics course, as well as in seminars and conferences organized by the Training Program. This proposal requests stipends for 45 trainees. The facilities are those of a major undergraduate and graduate campus of approximately 35,000 students that includes a medical school faculty. All of the departments involved in this program are in close proximity to each other and to the interdepartmental Molecular Biology Institute, which facilitates interactions of both students and faculty.

Public Health Relevance

This training program strives to produce the next generation of cell and molecular biologists who reflect our diversity and ethical standards and who are poised to take full advantage of the developing new fields such as proteomics, systems biology, and bioinformatics. The foundation of our program is the research training provided by our faculty, complemented by course work, seminars, and programs designed specifically for our trainees.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
Type
Institutional National Research Service Award (T32)
Project #
5T32GM007185-40
Application #
8689055
Study Section
National Institute of General Medical Sciences Initial Review Group (BRT)
Program Officer
Gindhart, Joseph G
Project Start
1975-07-01
Project End
2016-06-30
Budget Start
2014-07-01
Budget End
2015-06-30
Support Year
40
Fiscal Year
2014
Total Cost
$1,123,533
Indirect Cost
$66,898
Name
University of California Los Angeles
Department
Chemistry
Type
Schools of Arts and Sciences
DUNS #
092530369
City
Los Angeles
State
CA
Country
United States
Zip Code
90095
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