NC STATE MOLECULAR BIOTECHNOLOGY TRAINING PROGRAM (MBTP)

北卡罗来纳州立大学分子生物技术培训计划 (MBTP)

• 批准号: 10393140
• 负责人: Jason M. Haugh
• 金额: $ 8.6万
• 依托单位: NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY RALEIGH
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2020-07-01 至 2025-06-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10393140
• 关键词: Biotechnology; Molecular; Training Programs

Training in molecular biotechnology is essential for an expanding list of disciplines that have found modern biology-based skills of critical importance in pursuing research goals in areas ranging from biochemistry to chemical engineering to plant biology. NC State University uses a Molecular Biotechnology Training Program (MBTP) to foster graduate level training program in modern biology that will involve students from at least 4 colleges and 13 university departments/programs. While the MBTP has excelled in training students to develop the technical skills of molecular biology, the social aspects of biotechnology continue to present a challenge to realizing the transformational opportunities of modern biology. In the shadow of historical controversies over GM food, new technologies of CRISPR-based gene editing and gene drives have raised important questions that reach well beyond our laboratories and into society. Our students need to be prepared for these complexities, and they continue to demonstrate significant interest in gaining communication and conceptual skills that will help them navigate the intersection of biotechnology and society in their future careers. Our faculty trainers share these interests, but lack the background to provide mentoring in this realm. Faculty from the Genetic Engineering and Society (GES) Center (https://research.ncsu.edu/ges/), an interdisciplinary initiative at NC State that focuses on education, research, and outreach, have been addressing the intersection of biotechnology and society for over a decade. MBTP will partner with GES faculty to build on the initial activities and facilitate a workshop series for the 40 active faculty mentors in our MBTP. GES faculty represent a balance between natural and social scientists, thereby providing a holistic perspective on the biotechnology:society nexus and responsible innovation. GES faculty pairs (1 natural scientist; 1 social scientist) will lead eight workshops for MBTP trainers. Workshop themes will address intersections of biotechnology and society, considering how mentors can understand and incorporate social, ethical, and policy issues into their formal and informal interactions with MBTP trainees. The funding requested will be used to develop a framework that can be sustained through the collaboration of the GES and MBTP. Furthermore, we hope to create enthusiasm among the mentors for their trainees to consider completing a minor in Genetic Engineering and Society. NC State now houses several NIH-sponsored training programs and we envision this initiative to be adopted by those programs in future years.

分子生物技术方面的培训对于越来越多的学科来说是必不可少的，这些学科已经发现 以现代生物学为基础的技能在追求以下领域的研究目标方面至关重要 从生物化学到化学工程再到植物生物学。北卡罗来纳州州立大学使用一种分子 生物技术培训计划(MBTP)，以培养现代研究生水平的培训计划 生物学，将包括来自至少4个学院和13个大学系/专业的学生。 而MBTP在培养学生发展分子技术技能方面表现出色 生物学，生物技术的社会方面继续对实现 现代生物学的转型机遇。在历史争议的阴影下 转基因食品、基于CRISPR的基因编辑和基因驱动的新技术提出了重要的 这些问题远远超出了我们的实验室，进入了社会。我们的学生需要成为 为这些复杂性做好了准备，他们继续表现出对获得 沟通和概念技能，将帮助他们驾驭生物技术的交叉点 和社会在他们未来的职业生涯中。我们的教员培训师也有这些兴趣，但缺乏 在这个领域提供指导的背景。 遗传工程与社会中心(https://research.ncsu.edu/ges/)，)的教员 北卡罗来纳州一项专注于教育、研究和推广的跨学科倡议已经 十多年来一直致力于解决生物技术和社会的交叉问题。MBTP将 与GES教职员工合作，在最初活动的基础上，为40名 在我们的MBTP中，积极的教师导师。GE教师代表了自然和社会之间的平衡 科学家，从而提供了生物技术的整体视角：社会联系和 负责任的创新。GES教员对(1名自然科学家，1名社会科学家)将领导8名 为MBTP培训人员举办的讲习班。研讨会的主题将涉及生物技术和 社会，考虑导师如何理解和融入社会、伦理和政策 关于他们与MBTP学员的正式和非正式互动的问题。所要求的资金将 用来制定一个框架，该框架可以通过全球经济系统和全球经济系统的协作来维持 MBTP。此外，我们希望在导师中创造热情，让他们的学员 考虑辅修完基因工程与社会。北卡罗来纳州现在有几个 NIH赞助的培训计划，我们设想这些计划将采用这一倡议 在未来几年。