IGERT: Computational Molecular Biology Training Group

IGERT：计算分子生物学培训小组

• 批准号: 0504304
• 负责人: Drena Dobbs
• 金额: $ 296.37万
• 依托单位: Iowa State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2005
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2005-07-01 至 2012-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0504304&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: IGERT; Computational; Molecular; Biology; Training

Computational biology is an interdisciplinary field designed to answer complex biological questions by accessing, manipulating and interpreting the rapidly accumulating body of genomic sequence and expression data. The challenge is to understand how genomic information is integrated to create complex biological pathways, processes and systems. Meeting this challenge requires a diverse and broadly trained group of professionals working at the interface of the biological and computational sciences (mathematics, statistics, computer science). The intellectual merit and goal of this continuing IGERT project is to lead the field of computational biology to the next era of discovery while educating a diverse group of professionals to spearhead this effort. This goal will be achieved through an integrated, inter-institutional training program partnering Iowa State University (ISU) - with its established PhD computational biology program - and New Mexico State University (NMSU) - a strong research institution with a rich tradition in minority student training. This partnership will foster collaborative research in areas of common interest to ISU and NMSU faculty: genome informatics, macromolecular dynamics and interactions, and metabolic and regulatory networks. ISU will share expertise in interdisciplinary graduate training as NMSU implements a graduate level computational biology program. Strategies to promote seamless integration of training efforts at the two institutions include joint coursework, student exchange, joint faculty mentorship, faculty exchange, and inter-institutional workshops and retreats. Should NMSU students choose to continue beyond the MS, these interactions and familiarity with ISU's faculty and research will facilitate their transition into ISU's PhD program or provide the foundation to pursue graduate studies elsewhere. A major broader impact of the program is broadening participation in this interdiscplinary field. IGERT is an NSF-wide program intended to meet the challenges of educating U.S. Ph.D. scientists and engineers with the interdisciplinary background, deep knowledge in a chosen discipline, 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 innovative new models for graduate education and training in a fertile environment for collaborative research that transcends traditional disciplinary boundaries.

计算生物学是一个跨学科的领域，旨在通过访问、操作和解释快速积累的基因组序列和表达数据来回答复杂的生物学问题。挑战是理解基因组信息是如何整合起来的，以创建复杂的生物途径、过程和系统。应对这一挑战需要一批在生物科学和计算科学(数学、统计学、计算机科学)之间工作的不同的、受过广泛培训的专业人员。这一持续的IGERT项目的学术价值和目标是将计算生物学领域引领到下一个发现时代，同时培养一批不同的专业人员来带头开展这项工作。这一目标将通过与爱荷华州立大学(ISU)和新墨西哥州州立大学(NMSU)合作的综合机构间培训计划来实现。爱荷华州立大学(ISU)拥有成熟的计算生物学博士项目，新墨西哥州立大学(NMSU)是一家强大的研究机构，在少数族裔学生培训方面拥有丰富的传统。这一伙伴关系将促进ISU和NMSU教职员工共同感兴趣的领域的合作研究：基因组信息学、大分子动力学和相互作用，以及代谢和调节网络。随着NMSU实施研究生水平的计算生物学计划，ISU将分享跨学科研究生培训方面的专业知识。促进两个机构培训工作无缝结合的战略包括联合课程、学生交换、联合教师指导、教师交流以及机构间研讨会和务虚会。如果NMSU的学生选择继续攻读硕士学位，这些互动和对ISU教职员工和研究的熟悉将有助于他们过渡到ISU的博士项目，或为在其他地方继续研究生学习奠定基础。该计划的一个重要的更广泛的影响是扩大了对这一跨学科领域的参与。IGERT是一个NSF范围内的项目，旨在应对培养具有跨学科背景、所选学科的深厚知识以及满足未来职业需求所需的技术、专业和个人技能的美国博士科学家和工程师的挑战。该项目旨在通过建立创新的研究生教育和培训新模式，在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。