UNC-Chapel Hill Integrated Biomedical Research Training Program

描述(由申请人提供)：这项建议的目的有两个：开发一个研究生课程，有效地培训来自不同学术背景的学生，使用广泛的技术和方法，解决生物医学研究中的基本问题；以及，将一批精选的本科优等生纳入这种跨学科的研究体验。拟议的“综合生物医学研究培训计划”(IBRTP)将加强北卡罗来纳大学教堂山分校已经强大的跨学科研究环境，建立在我们医学院和艺术与科学学院之间广泛的合作研究互动的基础上。该计划将招聘和培训来自物理、数学和工程科学的科学家，以及来自生物医学学科的学生。IBRTP项目将从一开始就将这些学生纳入新的综合课程和跨学科研究团队。与此同时，每个学生都将以传统专业为基础，在他们选择的学科中攻读学士学位或博士学位。参与考试的部门承诺为学生提供灵活的合格考试时间安排，并扩大选修课程的选择范围。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The aim of this proposal is two-fold: to develop a graduate program to effectively train students from diverse academic backgrounds, in the use of a broad variety of technologies and approaches, to attack the fundamental problems in biomedical research; and, to integrate a select group of undergraduate honors students into this interdisciplinary research experience. The proposed "Integrated Biomedical Research Training Program" (IBRTP) will enhance the already strong interdisciplinary research environment at UNC- Chapel Hill, building on our extensive collaborative research interactions between the School of Medicine and the College of Arts and Sciences. The program will recruit and train scientists from the physical, mathematical and engineering sciences together with students from biomedical disciplines. The IBRTP program will integrate these students from the outset, both in new comprehensive courses and in interdisciplinary research teams. At the same time, every student will be grounded in a traditional specialty, pursuing a B.S. or PhD in their chosen discipline. Participating departments have committed to accommodate students with flexible timelines for qualifying exams, and an expanded selection of elective courses.