Graduate Program in Biophysical Sciences at the University of Chicago - Renewal 0

简介(由申请者提供)：2007年，芝加哥启动了生物物理学博士研究生计划(BPHYS)，以提供物理和生物科学之间的培训，并促进跨学科研究。芝加哥大学获得了HHMI和NIBIB的资助，开发了一种新型的双重导师制研究生课程，随后在2009年获得了NIBIB资助的8个名额的资助。我们的培训师来自物理和生物科学系(包括临床教员)和新成立的分子工程研究所。该计划直接招收和培训一批精选的具有物理科学背景的学生，作为新一代年轻科学家的核心，他们熟练地使用定量物理方法解决局部生物学问题。该方案得到了该大学各级的相当大的智力和财政支持。具体目标和成就包括：-建立一个国家认可的研究生项目，拥有一批优秀的学生，提高芝加哥大学进行的跨学科研究的质量。-引入并测试本质上跨学科和协作性的创新培训计划。-通过为希望探索物理和生物科学之间的接口的学生提供一个项目来填补招生空白。-将科学家培养成未来通过跨学科探索而发展的领域的领导者。-改变教授科学的方式和确定学科的方式，首先是地方的，然后是全国科学培训的典范。--履行国家卫生研究院“加强生物医学研究队伍”的任务。BPHYS项目建立了一个成功的循环，使其成为加州大学芝加哥分校著名的研究生项目。到2013年入学时，该项目将有26名学生，5名学生毕业。该计划旨在满足生物学背景有限的自然科学学生。在入学前一个月，学员参加为期4周的实验室课程。在这一年里，学生们继续学习实验室课程，同时参加物理和生物科学的常规研究生课程。每个学生都得到共同指导，通常是由来自物理和生物科学的教职员工共同指导。课程特定，通常由学生组织的活动一直持续到毕业。几乎所有的申请者都表示，他们申请加州大学芝加哥分校只是因为BPHYS项目，证明了该项目的必要性和影响。我们吸引了优秀的学生，许多人后来获得了享有盛誉的奖学金。目前分配的8个培训补助金名额每年只支持4名学生。因此，招生委员会限制录取的数量，即使非常合适的申请者在我们的申请者池中。因此，我们为下一个授予周期请求10个时隙。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): In 2007, Chicago started the PhD granting Graduate Program in Biophysical Sciences (BPHYS) to provide training at the interface between the physical and biological sciences and promote interdisciplinary research. UChicago was awarded funding to develop a novel type of graduate program with dual mentorship by HHMI and the NIBIB, followed by an 8 slot NIBIB funded grant in 2009. Our trainers are drawn from the Physical and Biological Sciences Divisions (including clinical faculty) and the new Institute for Molecular Engineering. The Program directly admits and trains a select cadre of students with physical science backgrounds to act as the nucleus for a new generation of young scientists skilled in addressing topical biological problems using quantitative physical approaches. The Program has received considerable intellectual and financial support from all levels of the University. Specific Goals and Accomplishments include: -Establish a nationally recognized graduate program with a pool of superb students that enhances the quality of interdisciplinary research conducted at UChicago. -Introduce and test an innovative training program that is inherently interdisciplinary and collaborative. -Fill a student-recruiting gap by providing a program for students that want to explore the interfaces between the physical and biological sciences. -Train the scientists to be leaders of the future fields that evolve through interdisciplinary exploration. -Transform the way science is taught and disciplines are defined, first locally, and then as a national model of science training. -Fulfill the NIH's mandate of "Strengthening the Biomedical Research Workforce". The BPHYS program has established a cycle of success that has made it a prominent graduate program at UChicago. With the 2013 entering class, the Program will have 26 students and graduated 5 students. The program is designed to accommodate physical science students with limited backgrounds in biology. In the month prior to matriculation, trainees participate in a 4 week lab course. During the year, students continue with the lab course while taking regular graduate courses in physical and biological sciences. Each student is co-mentored, typically by faculty members from both the physical and biological sciences. Program specific and often student-run activities continue until graduation. Nearly all applicants state that they applied to UChicago only because of the BPHYS program, demonstrating the need and impact of the program. We have attracted outstanding students and many go on to garner prestigious fellowships. The current allotment of 8 training grant slots supports only 4 students per year. As a result, the admissions committee limits the number of offers even though highly suitable applicants are in our applicant pool. Consequently, we request 10 slots for the next grant cycle.