IGERT: Collaborative Research and Education in Agricultural Technologies and Engineering (CREATE)

一个多机构的综合研究生培训（IGERT）计划，题为农业技术和工程（CREATE）的合作研究和教育联系在一起的加州大学戴维斯分校与塔斯基吉大学的培训计划与利用植物的首要主题生产工业非食品产品和生物制药。 该计划汇集了来自植物科学，分子生物学和工程的教师和研究生的多元化群体，在跨学科团队中共同努力，将在以下领域应用解决关键的社会挑战：1）快速疫苗生产和具有成本效益的治疗，2）生物燃料和生物精炼，3）植物修复。 IGERT培训计划旨在培养推动复杂的跨学科技术的特定技能。 CREATE计划的新组成部分包括（1）建立硕士到博士的桥梁计划，（2）开发和实施新的研究生讲座课程和两个夏季实验室短期课程“植物转化方法”和“植物衍生产品的回收和纯化，“和（3）在美国的工业研究实习机会以及在爱尔兰大学在爱尔兰的国际研究实习机会，梅努斯和Teagasc橡树园研究中心。 CREATE计划的更广泛的影响是创建一个多元化的研究和教育领导者群体，他们将了解植物科学，生物技术和生物工艺工程的基本原理和应用，以及对该领域更广泛问题（环境影响，公众/社会观点和全球影响）的理解。 CREATE计划强调植物科学，分子生物学和工程的综合培训，以培养未来的研究，教育，商业，监管和政策领导者，他们将帮助解决与健康，能源可持续性和环境管理有关的社会最紧迫的问题。 IGERT是一个NSF范围内的计划，旨在满足教育美国博士的挑战。具有跨学科背景的科学家和工程师，在所选学科的深厚知识，以及未来职业需求所需的技术，专业和个人技能。该计划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促进研究生教育的文化变革。

A multi-institutional Integrative Graduate Traineeship (IGERT) program, entitled Collaborative Research and Education in Agricultural Technologies and Engineering (CREATE) links the University of California at Davis with Tuskegee University in a training program with the overarching theme of the utilization of plants for the production of industrial non-food products and biopharmaceuticals. This program brings together a diverse group of faculty and graduate students from plant sciences, molecular biology and engineering to work together in interdisciplinary teams that will tackle critical societal challenges with applications in the following areas: 1) rapid vaccine production and cost-effective therapeutics, 2) biofuels and biorefineries, and 3) phytoremediation. The IGERT training program is aimed at developing specific skills that advance complex, interdisciplinary technologies. Novel components of the CREATE program include (1) the establishment of a Masters-to-PhD bridging program, (2) the development and implementation of a new graduate lecture course and two summer laboratory short courses on "Plant Transformation Methods" and "Recovery and Purification of Plant-Derived Products," and (3) industrial research internship opportunities in the United States as well as international research internship opportunities in Ireland at the University of Ireland, Maynooth and Teagasc Oak Park Research Centre. The broader impact of the CREATE program is the creation of a diverse group of research and educational leaders who will have knowledge of the fundamental principles and applications of plant science, biotechnology and bioprocess engineering as well as an understanding of the broader issues (environmental impact, public/societal views and global impact) of the field. The CREATE program emphasizes integrated training in plant sciences, molecular biology and engineering, to train the research, educational, business, regulatory, and policy leaders of the future who will help solve society's most pressing problems related to health, energy sustainability, and environmental stewardship. 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.