Science Master's Program: Creation of a New Master's Program in Medical and Industrial Biotechnology

该奖项由2009年《美国复苏和再投资法案》(Public Law 111-5)资助。理科硕士项目：创建新的医学和工业生物技术硕士项目(PI：DeLisa；牵头机构：康奈尔大学)生物技术被广泛认为是21世纪的关键使能技术之一，具有在许多不同行业的潜在应用，包括健康和医药(诊断、治疗和预防疾病)、农业(动植物基因工程用于食品和纤维)、能源(生物燃料和生物产品)以及制造业(食品加工和化学工程)。从经济发展的角度来看，生物技术是一个令人向往的行业，因为生物技术公司有潜力创造高薪、高技能的工作岗位。然而，作为一个以知识为基础的行业，生物技术在很大程度上依赖于是否有受过专门培训的专业人员，特别是研究科学家、工程师和技术人员。因此，这项建议旨在培养下一代训练有素的美国研究生，他们满足生物技术雇主日益增长的需求，并为在就业大幅增长的领域就业做好准备。为了实现这一目标，康奈尔大学将设立一个新的硕士学位--医学与工业生物技术专业的S。该项目是专门设计的，通过将现代生物学、生物工程和商业课程与深入的实践生物技术研究培训相结合，向毕业生实习生介绍生物技术行业广泛的、跨学科的性质。该计划将通过与康奈尔？S工程多样性计划的无缝合作，积极和积极地扩大对科学和工程的参与。在康奈尔大学一个由15名成员组成的工业咨询委员会和来自19个学术部门的40多名教职员工的协助下，将尽一切努力从从工程到物理和生命科学的不同学科招聘最有才华的美国公民。

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).Science Master's Program: Creation of a New Master's Program in Medical and Industrial Biotechnology (PI: DeLisa; Lead Institution: Cornell University)Biotechnology is widely recognized as one of the key enabling technologies of the 21st century with potential applications in numerous diverse industries including health and medicine (diagnosing, treating and preventing disease), agriculture (genetic engineering of plants and animals for food and fiber), energy (biofuels and bio-based products), and manufacturing (food processing and chemical engineering). From an economic development perspective, biotechnology is a desirable industry because biotechnology firms have the potential to generate high-paying, high-skill jobs. However, as a knowledge-based industry, biotechnology is largely dependent on the availability of specially trained professionals, particularly research scientists, engineers and technicians. Thus, this proposal seeks to cultivate the next generation of highly trained US graduate students who meet the growing needs of biotechnology employers and are prepared for careers in an area of significant employment growth. To accomplish this goal, a new master?s degree in Medical and Industrial Biotechnology will be created at Cornell University. This program has been specifically designed to introduce graduate trainees to the broad, interdisciplinary nature of the biotechnology industry by integrating a curriculum of modern biology, bioengineering and business courses with in-depth, hands-on biotechnology research training. This program will actively and aggressively broaden participation in science and engineering by working seamlessly with Cornell?s Diversity Programs in Engineering. With assistance from a 15-member industrial advisory board and over 40 faculty from 19 academic departments at Cornell, every effort will be made to recruit the most talented US citizens from diverse disciplines ranging from engineering to the physical and life sciences.