Enhancing Faculty Recruitment in Nanoscale Sciences for Biomedical Research

加强生物医学研究纳米科学领域的教师招聘

• 批准号: 7853428
• 负责人: Yogesh K. Vohra
• 金额: $ 26万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-09-30 至 2011-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7853428
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DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Center for Nanoscale Materials and Biointegration (CNMB) was formally approved by the University of Alabama System Board of Trustees in February 2006 as an interdisciplinary research and student-training center focusing (i) on the synthesis and characterization of nanoscale materials and structures that have potential biomedical applicability and (ii) on the integration of these nano-materlals and -structures into practical biomedical devices and technologies. By bringing together researchers and faculty from the basic sciences and materials departments with those from the biomedical and health professions, the Center is uniquely positioned to be at the forefront of biomaterials research and nanotechnology development for improving human health. We propose hiring two new tenure-track faculty members in Nanoscale Sciences for Biomedical Research. The first faculty hire will be in the area of "Nanoscale Therapeutics and Biomedical Imaging" and the second faculty hire will be recruited in the "Micro- and Nano-Electro Mechanical Systems for Biomedical Applications (BioMEMS/NEMS)" area. Both faculty hires would be associated with the CNMB and have their tenure-track academic appointments in departments within the UAB School of Natural Sciences & Mathematics. The new faculty hires will utilize the core facilities supported by CNMB in the School of Natural Sciences & Mathematics, the Institute of Oral Health Research in the School of Dentistry, and the Pulmonary Injury & Repair Center in the School of Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). Also these new faculty hires will strengthen our NIBIB-supported pre-doctoral training program entitled "Nanotechnology in Biosensors and Bioengineering". CNMB director and PD/PI Dr. Yogesh Vohra has a strong track record of minority recruitment in the NIBIB T32 program where 40% trainees are underrepresented minority participants while nearly 40% of the faculty hires in the School of Natural Sciences & Mathematics over the past five years have been either women or members of underrepresented groups in the sciences. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE (provided by applicant): This faculty recruitment program would increase a skilled workforce in nanotechnology tools that will lead to advances in biomedical implants, biosensors for early diagnostics of diseases, and regenerative medicine. The intellectual property generated by the nanotechnology research efforts of these new faculty hires will further lead to new startup companies and contribute to the economic development in the region.

描述（由申请人提供）：纳米材料和生物集成中心 (CNMB) 于 2006 年 2 月被阿拉巴马大学系统董事会正式批准为跨学科研究和学生培训中心，重点关注 (i) 具有潜在生物医学应用性的纳米材料和结构的合成和表征，以及 (ii) 这些纳米材料和结构的集成 转化为实用的生物医学设备和技术。通过汇集基础科学和材料系以及生物医学和健康专业的研究人员和教师，该中心处于独特的地位，处于生物材料研究和纳米技术开发的前沿，以改善人类健康。我们建议在纳米科学生物医学研究领域聘用两名新的终身教授。第一批教职员工将在“纳米治疗和生物医学”领域 成像”和第二名教员将在“生物医学应用微纳机电系统（BioMEMS/NEMS）”领域招聘。两名教员都将与 CNMB 相关，并在 UAB 自然科学与数学学院的各系获得终身教职。新聘的教员将利用由 CNMB 提供支持的核心设施。 阿拉巴马大学伯明翰分校 (UAB) 自然科学与数学学院的 CNMB、牙科学院的口腔健康研究所以及医学院的肺损伤与修复中心。此外，这些新聘用的教师将加强我们由 NIBIB 支持的博士前培训项目，题为“生物传感器和生物工程中的纳米技术”。 CNMB 主任兼 PD/PI 博士 Yogesh Vohra 博士在 NIBIB T32 项目中拥有良好的少数族裔招聘记录，其中 40% 的学员是代表性不足的少数族裔参与者，而过去五年自然科学与数学学院聘用的教员中有近 40% 是女性或科学领域代表性不足的群体成员。 公共健康相关性（由申请人提供）：该教师招聘计划将增加纳米技术工具方面的熟练劳动力，从而推动生物医学植入物、用于疾病早期诊断的生物传感器和再生医学的进步。这些新聘教师的纳米技术研究工作所产生的知识产权将进一步催生新的初创公司，并为该地区的经济发展做出贡献。