复旦大学新视野系列研究生课程.ppt

How to be a good graduate student? Li Jin Fudan University/CAS-MPG Institute of Computational Biology What should be the goals? To receive higher education and to be more knowledgeable To achieve higher social status To make your family proud To find a better job To be wealthy To make more contribution to the society To save the world To do something you really really really really really like What does a graduate student should achieve? Learn to be a good scientist Independent thinking Independent research capability Effective communication/presentation Reasonable writing skills Laboratory skills Grantsmanship: Planning, design, and budget preparation People skills Organizing skills What does a university/institute want? Tuition Resources from government/agency Labors Future scholars! What does a professor want? Teaching is required ‘Cheap’ labors Young and active brains Future helpers/followers Future colleagues What do I want? Independent researchers Big brains with some hands Better scholars Mature/Well-rounded Vision and paying attention to BBQ Good common sense Excellent logic Effective communicators What is science? Falsifiable Hypothesis driven Identify/develop testable hypothesis Know the field/know the history A Good Scientist Brains versus hands Profession versus occupation Maturity Importance of collaboration Resourceful Grantsmanship My student career 81-85 Fudan undergraduate 85-87 Fudan graduate 88-90 University of Texas – CDPG 90-94 University of Texas – Houston 94-96 Stanford U 97- Faculty GSBS, UT Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Founded in 1972 2 dozen interdisciplinary programs 400 faculties/<400 students Allow switch program freely Four core courses: quantitative, system, cell biology, biochemistry/mol biol. Train top researchers who can survive fierce competition What are the lessons at UT? Positive A lot of readings/discussions/seminars Excellent program: Breadth and depth Training for faculty career Negative Not enough op