IGERT- Nanomedical Science and Technology

纳米医学是一种新的跨学科范式，它来自两个平行的最新发展的及时融合--人类基因组的解码使人们更好地理解了医学和生物学的分子基础，而纳米技术提供了控制分子相互作用的手段。IGERT纳米医学科学与技术是一个新的综合性博士教育项目，强调不同领域的跨学科研究培训，包括纳米结构材料、纳米磁性、细胞生物学和运输、光学显微镜和成像、传感器和诊断系统、药物和基因靶向和传递、纳米结构的合成和表面功能化和表征以及理论计算建模。在细胞生物传感器、磁性生物控制、药物输送、线粒体基因治疗、生物纳米机器和纳米制造方面有望取得重大研究突破。跨学科的教学课程通过在生物技术、制药和医疗器械公司以及研究医院的研究生实习，在工业和医学研究科学家的共同指导下，与实际世界的经验相结合。一个主要特点是具有很强的多样性，包括妇女和少数群体在学生群体以及该项目的教学、指导和管理方面的大量参与。该计划旨在培养拥有必要技能的下一代科学家和技术专家，以应对科学和工程挑战，以及在将纳米技术应用于人类健康这一迅速崛起的领域中所需的必要的商业、伦理和全球视角。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。

Nanomedicine is a new interdisciplinary paradigm emerging from the timely convergence of two parallel recent developments - the decoding of the human genome that has led to greater understanding of the molecular basis of medicine and biology, and nanotechnology, which offers the means to control molecular interactions. IGERT Nanomedical Science and Technology is a new integrated doctoral education program that emphasizes interdisciplinary research training in diverse areas including nanostructured materials, nanomagnetism, cell biology and trafficking, optical microscopy and imaging, sensors and diagnostic systems, drug and gene targeting and delivery, and synthesis and surface functionalization and characterization of nanostructures, and theoretical computational modeling. Significant research breakthroughs are anticipated in cellular biosensors, magnetic bio-control, drug delivery, mitochondrial gene therapy, bio-nano machines and nanomanufacturing. Interdisciplinary pedagogical coursework is integrated with practical real-world experience through graduate internships in biotechnology, pharmaceutical and medical device companies and research hospitals, with co-mentoring by industrial and medical research scientists. A key feature is a strong diversity component, incorporating significant involvement of women and minorities in the student body and the teaching, mentoring, and administrative aspects of the project. The program aims to educate the next generation of scientists and technologists with the requisite skill sets to address scientific and engineering challenges, with the necessary business, ethical and global perspectives that will be needed, in the rapidly emerging area of applying nanotechnology to human health. 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.