Integrative Graduate Training in Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics--IGERT Full Proposal

9987555 Barbara Sherry-北卡罗来纳州立大学IGERT：生物信息学和功能基因组学综合研究生培训该综合研究生教育和研究培训(IGERT)奖支持建立生物信息学和功能基因组学教育和研究的多学科研究生培训计划。该计划建立在四个战略计划的基础上：(1)新的基因组科学研究生计划，从1999年秋季开始；(2)基因组研究实验室、森林生物技术实验室、生物信息学研究中心和兽医研究塔，将于1999年至2004年完成；(3)统计学、动物科学、植物遗传学和林业方面的研究人员之间的长期合作；以及(4)与邻近的研究三角园区和大学百年校区的工业伙伴结成联盟。作为新课程的一部分，34名IGERT学员将学习15学分的共同核心课程，然后是功能基因组学或生物信息学的专业课程。该学术项目强调了北卡罗来纳州立大学在农业、林业、统计学和兽医方面的独特优势。实习生还将获得行业实习机会、联合期刊俱乐部和一系列研讨会。目前还没有一个国家基因组学中心专注于农业、生物统计学、兽医和林业。北卡罗来纳州立大学是为数不多的能够在这些领域带来高素质智力资源的机构之一。该项目旨在创建一个由大学和私人调查人员组成的社区，在基因组科学研究的前沿共同工作。新药、农产品、微尺度技术以及统计建模和分析方法都在预期结果之列。IGERT是一个NSF范围的项目，旨在应对培养具有多学科背景的博士科学家和工程师的挑战，以及未来职业需求所需的技术、专业和个人技能。该项目旨在通过建立新的、创新的研究生教育和培训模式，在一个超越传统学科界限的合作研究的肥沃环境中，催化研究生教育的文化变革。在该计划的第三年，19个机构被授予奖项，这些项目共同涵盖了NSF支持的所有科学和工程领域。这一具体奖项的知识焦点位于生物科学、计算机和信息科学与工程、数学和物理科学以及教育和人力资源理事会。

9987555Barbara Sherry - North Carolina State UniversityIGERT: Integrative Graduate Training in Bioinformatics and Functional GenomicsThis Integrative Graduate Education and Research Training (IGERT) award supports the establishment of a multidisciplinary graduate training program of education and research in bioinformatics and functional genomics. The program builds on four strategic initiatives: (1) A new Genomic Sciences graduate program, beginning fall 1999; (2) Genome Research Laboratory, Forest Biotechnology Laboratory, Bioinformatics Research Center and Veterinary Medicine research tower, being completed 1999 through 2004; (3) Longstanding collaborations among researchers in statistics, animal sciences, plant genetics and forestry; and (4) Alliances with industrial partners in neighboring Research Triangle Park and on the University's Centennial Campus. As part of the new curriculum, 34 IGERT trainees will take a 15-credit common core of courses, followed by specialized offerings in functional genomics or bioinformatics. The academic program emphasizes NC State University's unique strengths in agriculture, forestry, statistics and veterinary medicine. Trainees also will have industry internships, a joint journal club and a seminar series. Currently no national genomics center focuses on agriculture, biostatistics, veterinary medicine and forestry. NC State University is one of a very few institutions that can bring high caliber intellectual resources to bear in these areas. The program is designed to create a community of university and private investigators working together at the frontiers of genomic sciences research. New medicines, agricultural products, micro-scale technologies and methods of statistical modeling and analysis are among the expected results.IGERT is an NSF-wide program intended to meet the challenges of educating Ph.D. scientists and engineers with the multidisciplinary backgrounds and the technical, professional, and personal skills needed for the career demands of the future. The program is intended to catalyze a cultural change in graduate education by establishing new, innovative models for graduate education and training in a fertile environment for collaborative research that transcends traditional disciplinary boundaries. In the third year of the program, awards are being made to nineteen institutions for programs that collectively span all areas of science and engineering supported by NSF. The intellectual foci of this specific award reside in the Directorates for Biological Sciences, Computer and Information Science and Engineering, Mathematical and Physical Sciences, and Education and Human Resources.