REU site: Research at the interface between engineering and medicine (ENGMED)

REU 网站：工程与医学之间的交叉研究 (ENGMED)

• 批准号: 2349731
• 负责人: Marcia O'Malley
• 金额: $ 46万
• 依托单位: William Marsh Rice University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2024-07-01 至 2027-06-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2349731&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; site; Research; interface; between

The three-year REU Site project: Research at the interface between engineering and medicine (ENGMED) is hosted by Rice University. Recent decades have seen a dramatic transformation in our quality of life because of disruptive new technologies that are changing the way we study, diagnose, and treat human diseases. These technologies include the engineering of cells to create living therapies; the use of new biologically compatible materials to regenerate tissue lost to disease; the creation of robotics and patient-device interfaces to automate therapy and enhance human performance; and the application of artificial intelligence to diagnose and treat disease. The overarching goal of ENGMED is to foster participation in quality collaborative research, sparking participants’ interest in pursuing careers that support research at the interface between engineering and scientific or translational research. ENGMED will provide ten participants each year with a comprehensive picture of the activities, culture, and expectations associated with biomedical research settings by offering talks, tours, workshops, and access to both Rice University and related facilities. Leadership and professional development components of the program will equip students with skills that reach beyond the lens of biomedical engineering research, including scientific communication and time management. Follow-on academic year activities will be part of developing a multi-scale network of peer support and mentorship that will engage and sustain REU students well beyond their specific REU summer experiences. The three-year REU Site project: Research at the interface between engineering and medicine (ENGMED) is hosted by Rice University. The overarching goal of ENGMED is to foster participation in quality collaborative research, sparking participants’ interest in pursuing careers that support research at the interface between engineering and scientific or translational research. To achieve this, the REU program mentors will instruct participants on how areas of engineering can impact other disciplines through collaborative faculty-mentored research experiences. These areas include: i) cellular and molecular engineering; ii) biomaterials and tissue engineering; iii) robotics and therapeutic devices, and iv) machine learning and bioinformatics. Another focus of the REU is working in team-based collaborative research projects, which will equip students with a skill set that emphasizes the importance of communication and interdisciplinary training. Additionally, ENGMED will provide participants with a comprehensive picture of the activities, culture, and expectations associated with biomedical research settings by offering talks, tours, workshops, and access to both Rice and related facilities. Leadership and professional development components of the program will equip students with skills that reach beyond the lens of biomedical engineering research, including scientific communication and time management. Follow-on academic year activities will be part of developing a multi-scale network of peer support and mentorship that will engage and sustain students well beyond their specific REU summer experiences.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

赖斯大学主持了三年的REU站点项目：工程与医学之间的界面研究（ENGMED）。近几十年来，由于新技术的破坏性变化，我们的生活质量发生了巨大的转变，这些技术正在改变我们研究，诊断和治疗人类疾病的方式。这些技术包括细胞的工程以创建生活疗法；使用新的生物学兼容材料来再生对疾病的组织；创建机器人技术和患者设备界面以自动化治疗并增强人类绩效；以及人工智能诊断和治疗疾病的应用。 Engmed的总体目标是促进参与质量合作研究，这引发了参与者从事支持工程与科学或翻译研究之间界面研究的职业的兴趣。 ENGMED每年将通过提供谈判，旅游，讲习班以及与莱斯大学及相关设施的访问，每年为十名参与者提供与生物医学研究环境相关的活动，文化和期望的全面图景。该计划的领导力和专业发展组成部分将使学生拥有超越生物医学工程研究的镜头的技能，包括科学沟通和时间管理。随后的学年活动将成为建立多尺度的同伴支持和心理网络的一部分，该网络将超越其特定的REU夏季经验，从而吸引和维持REU学生。赖斯大学主持了三年的REU站点项目：工程与医学之间的界面研究（ENGMED）。 Engmed的总体目标是促进参与质量合作研究，这引发了参与者从事支持工程与科学或翻译研究之间界面研究的职业的兴趣。为了实现这一目标，REU计划导师将通过协作教师管理的研究经验来指导参与者工程领域如何影响其他学科。这些领域包括：i）细胞和分子工程； ii）生物材料和组织工程； iii）机器人技术和治疗设备，以及iv）机器学习和生物信息学。 REU的另一个重点是在基于团队的协作研究项目中工作，该项目将使学生拥有强调沟通和跨学科培训的重要性的技能。此外，Engmed将通过提供谈判，旅游，研讨会以及与大米和相关设施的访问，为参与者提供有关与生物医学研究环境相关的活动，文化和期望的全面了解。该计划的领导力和专业发展组成部分将使学生拥有超越生物医学工程研究的镜头的技能，包括科学沟通和时间管理。随后的学年活动将成为建立多尺度的同伴支持和心态网络的一部分，该网络将超越其特定的REU夏季经验，这将使学生与众不同。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是通过基金会的智力优点和更广泛的影响审查标准通过评估来评估的。