IGERT: Neuroengineering-A Unified Educational Program for Systems Engineering and Neuroscience

IGERT：神经工程-系统工程和神经科学的统一教育计划

• 批准号: 0903622
• 负责人: Douglas Jones
• 金额: $ 299.24万
• 依托单位: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-08-01 至 2015-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0903622&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: IGERT; Neuroengineering; Unified; Educational; Program

This Integrative Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) project will educate a diverse cadre of neuroscientists and engineers at the University of Illinois with an advanced understanding of both neuroscience and engineering, enabling them to engage in both sophisticated collaboration and independent research across the traditional gap between these domains. Many of the most important and exciting scientific and technological challenges for the future are centered on neuroscience, the study of the brain. Many recent (and most future) advances in understanding the brain depend on engineering new technologies for sensing, imaging, and analyzing the brain and their innovative use by neuroscientists. Similarly, some of the greatest and most important technological challenges, such as creating neural prostheses for the disabled, require engineers with a profound understanding of neuroscience. IGERT students will thus carry out innovative interdisciplinary research on neuroscience areas of great scientific and engineering importance, such as speech and audition, brain and imaging, and neural implants that may lead to revolutionary advances in understanding the brain and in new technologies such as neural prostheses for the disabled. IGERT trainees will also receive training in leadership, communication skills, and the responsible conduct of research as well as preparation for academic or industrial careers. 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.

这项综合教育和研究实习生（IGERT）项目将在伊利诺伊大学教育各种各样的神经科学家和工程师干部，并对神经科学和工程学有了深入的了解，使他们能够在这些领域之间进行复杂的协作和独立的研究。对未来的许多最重要，最令人兴奋的科学和技术挑战都集中在神经科学（大脑的研究）上。 许多最近（也是大多数未来）理解大脑的进步取决于工程新技术，用于传感，成像和分析神经科学家的大脑及其创新使用。 同样，一些最伟大，最重要的技术挑战，例如为残疾人创建神经假体，需要对神经科学有深刻了解的工程师。 因此，IGERT学生将对具有巨大科学和工程重要性的神经科学领域进行创新的跨学科研究，例如言语和试听，大脑和成像，以及神经植入物，这些神经植入物可能会导致理解大脑以及新技术的革命性进步，例如对残疾人的神经假体。 伊格特学员还将接受领导力，沟通技巧和负责任的研究以及学术或工业职业的培训。 IGERT是一项旨在应对美国博士学位的挑战。具有跨学科背景的科学家和工程师，所选学科的深刻知识以及未来职业需求所需的技术，专业和个人技能。该计划旨在通过在肥沃的环境中建立创新的研究生教育和培训的新模型来促进研究生教育的文化变革，以超越传统学科界限的合作研究。