Biotechnology Training Grant

描述（由申请人提供）：我们建议建立一个跨学科的生物技术培训计划，结合两所机构的优势：匹兹堡大学（UOP）和卡内基梅隆大学（CMU）。这两个校区地理位置相邻，卡内基梅隆大学和匹兹堡大学都有针对工艺和产品开发的生物技术研究历史。关于如何利用各自优势的例子有很多。这些成功的合作包括解决蛋白质、代谢、设计和组织工程方面的问题。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): We propose to establish a cross-disciplinary biotechnology training program which combines the strengths of two institutions: The University of Pittsburgh (UOP) and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). The two campuses are physically located next to each other and there is a history of biotechnology research directed towards process and product development at both Carnegie Mellon University and University of Pittsburgh. Many examples of how the respective strengths have already been harnessed exist. These include successful collaborations on solving problems in protein, metabolic, design, and tissue engineering. The prior history plus the addition of new colleagues with additional skills has naturally flowed into the proposed assembly of Training Faculty. The campus environment is now ripe for expanding our capabilities and impact. Thus, this Training Grant will allow us to better utilize expertise for research and to train a cadre of students who are adept at modern biotechnology and bioprocess engineering Although the students will have the opportunity to choose from among many diverse research projects offered by the faculty of both institutions, we expect that the majority of the projects will focus in the following three broad areas: gene therapy and bioprocessing of viral vectors, biomaterial and tissue engineering, and metabolic engineering. The proposed training program is designed to: 1) substantially enhance engineering students' comprehension of biological sciences, and 2) to provide training to life science students in biotechnology & bioprocess engineering. The training program will provide a distinctive experience to the students in the area of biotechnology that is not currently available at either university. Apart from co-mentoring and access to courses at both institutions, other training program attributes include industrial internships of three-month duration, program symposia, participation in journal clubs and seminars in the area of biotechnology and a final seminar for students near the completion of their research.