IGERT Formal Proposal:Education and Research Training in Structure & Function of Complex Biological Systems

这个综合研究生教育和研究培训（IGERT）奖支持建立一个多学科的研究生培训计划，研究复杂生物系统的结构和功能。该计划将专注于整合知识和开发跨组织水平和多个时空尺度的生物系统模型。研究的系统范围从大分子复合物到相互作用的神经细胞网络。培训将强调理解复杂生物系统的结构及其组成部分的相互作用，并将先进的计算和数学方法与各种各样的实验和分析技术相结合。主要的教育方面是：面向所有学生的两门新的、为期一年的多学科课程；以培训为重点的实验室轮转、专业发展和科学道德实践研讨会、双导师、学生参与合作、多学科研究项目、专门的研究研讨会系列，以及由其他大学和行业的研究人员领导的密集夏季讲习班。一个富有成效的教师小组将参加，共同跨越蒙大拿州立大学博兹曼分校的八个部门和三个学院。结合现有的，成功的密歇根州立大学项目，计划特别努力增加攻读生物科学博士学位的美洲原住民学生的数量。IGERT是一项nsf范围内的计划，旨在促进建立创新的，以研究为基础的研究生课程，培养多样化的科学家和工程师群体，为充分利用广泛的职业选择做好准备。IGERT为博士机构提供了一个开发新的、重点突出的多学科研究生课程的机会，这些课程超越了组织界限，并将来自几个部门或机构的教师联合起来，为培训和研究建立一个高度互动、协作的环境。在该计划的第二年，奖项将颁发给21个机构，这些机构的项目涵盖了NSF支持的所有科学和工程领域。该奖项由生物科学部、计算机与信息科学与工程部、教育与人力资源部提供资金支持。

This Integrative Graduate Education and Research Training (IGERT) award supports the establishment of a multidisciplinary graduate training program of education and research on the structure and function of complex biological systems. The program will focus on integrating knowledge and developing models of biological systems across organization levels and at multiple spatial and temporal scales. Systems to studied range from macromolecular complexes to networks of interacting nerve cells. Training will emphasize understanding complex biological systems in terms of the structures and interaction of their components, and will integrate advanced computational and mathematical approaches with a wide variety of experimental and analytical techniques. Key educational aspects are: two new, year-long, multidisciplinary courses for all students; lab rotations with a training focus, seminars in professional development and ethical practices of science, dual advisors, student involvement in collaborative, multidisciplinary research projects, a dedicated research seminar series, and intensive summer workshops led by investigators from other universities and industry. A highly productive group of faculty will participate, collectively spanning eight departments and three colleges of Montana State University-Bozeman. In conjunction with existing, successful MSU programs, special efforts are planned to increase the number of Native American students pursuing doctoral degrees in the biological sciences.IGERT is an NSF-wide program intended to facilitate the establishment of innovative, research-based graduate programs that will train a diverse group of scientists and engineers to be well-prepared to take advantage of a broad spectrum of career options. IGERT provides doctoral institutions with an opportunity to develop new, well-focussed multidisciplinary graduate programs that transcend organizational boundaries and unite faculty from several departments or institutions to establish a highly interactive, collaborative environment for both training and research. In this second year of the program, awards are being made to twenty-one institutions for programs that collectively span all areas of science and engineering supported by NSF. This specific award is supported by funds from the Directorates for Biological Sciences, for Computer and Information Science and Engineering, and for Education and Human Resources.