Summer Research Internship in Tissue Engineering

组织工程暑期研究实习

• 批准号: 7057403
• 负责人: Robert T. Rubin
• 金额: $ 8.42万
• 依托单位: PITTSBURGH TISSUE ENGINEERING INITIATIVE
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-05-01 至 2007-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7057403
• 关键词: career; clinical research; education; health science research potential; health science research support; mentoring /mentor; tissue engineering; training; university student

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Pittsburgh Tissue Engineering Initiative (PTEI) is the applicant for this R25 Award to support a Summer Internship Program for undergraduate college and university students in Tissue Engineering (TE) research. PTEI is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to foster TE research and education regionally, nationally, and internationally. Six major regional academic institutions are members of PTEI and provide the venues for TE research and development. PTEI supports these organizations through seed research grants and educational programs, including its college undergraduate Summer Internship Program (SIP). The PTEI SIP began in 1997. It is 10 weeks long. The number of interns in each of the past five years has been 11, 18, 21, 18, and 17, respectively, determined by available funding. For the first four years, alI stipends and other program costs were supported by regional southwestern Pennsylvania foundations. For 2001 and the upcoming 2002 program, six positions are supported by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education, Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education. Students are PTEI employees during their internships. Mentors are chosen from the six-member academic institutions, based on the correspondence between the student's area of interest and the mentor's expertise. The SIP culminates in a Graduation Day, during which the interns give both oral and poster presentations of their work and receive certificates of completion. Attendees include the interns, their immediate families, their research mentors, PTEI Board members and administrative staff, and other interested researchers. In 2001, a U.S. Senator attended, and an award was presented in his name to an intern for outstanding scholarship and community service as an undergraduate. Also included are required instruction in the responsible conduct of research, networking with interns in other summer programs, and opportunities to attend cultural and sports events. The SIP has been quite successful in encouraging participants to pursue postgraduate education; e.g., 11 former interns are attending medical school, 8 in Pittsburgh, and 5 more have been accepted to medical school. On average, 29% of past interns have been quantitative/physical science majors--an R25 Award will allow PTEI to double this percentage and increase class size by specifically targeting quantitative/physical science majors. Based on the track record of the SIP, many of these students will be attracted to biomedicine, biotechnology, and TE for further training and career choices.

描述(由申请人提供)：匹兹堡组织工程倡议(PTEI)是R25奖的申请者，该奖项旨在支持组织工程(TE)研究的本科生和大学生的暑期实习计划。PTEI是一个非营利性组织，其使命是在区域、国家和国际范围内促进教育研究和教育。六个主要的地区性学术机构是PTEI的成员，为TE的研究和发展提供场所。PTEI通过种子研究资助和教育项目支持这些组织，包括其大学本科生暑期实习计划(SIP)。 PTEI SIP始于1997年。它是10周长的。过去五年每年的实习生人数分别为11人、18人、21人、18人和17人，这取决于可用的资金。在前四年，ALI的津贴和其他项目成本由宾夕法尼亚州西南部的地区基金会提供支持。在2001年和即将到来的2002年计划中，6个职位由美国教育部改善高等教育基金提供资助。学生在实习期间是PTEI的员工。 导师是根据学生的兴趣领域和导师的专业知识之间的对应关系，从六个成员的学术机构中挑选出来的。在结业日，实习生以口头和海报形式介绍自己的工作，并收到结业证书。与会者包括实习生、他们的直系亲属、他们的研究导师、PTEI董事会成员和管理人员，以及其他感兴趣的研究人员。2001年，一位美国参议员出席了颁奖典礼，并以他的名义向一名实习生颁发了奖项，以表彰他在本科期间获得的杰出奖学金和社区服务。 还包括负责任的研究指导，与其他暑期项目的实习生建立联系，以及参加文化和体育活动的机会。在鼓励参与者接受研究生教育方面，该计划相当成功；例如，11名前实习生在医学院就读，8名在匹兹堡，还有5名已被医学院录取。平均而言，29%的过去实习生是定量/物理专业的学生--R25奖项将使PTEI将这一比例翻一番，并通过专门针对定量/物理专业的学生增加班级规模。根据学校改善计划的记录，这些学生中的许多人将被生物医学、生物技术和TE所吸引，以进行进一步的培训和职业选择。