Biotechnology Training in Biomedical Sciences and Engineering

生物医学科学与工程生物技术培训

• 批准号: 8852867
• 负责人: Yi Tang
• 金额: $ 22.29万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2005
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2005-07-01 至 2020-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8852867
• 关键词: Biotechnology; Engineering; Science; Training

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goal of the UCLA Biotechnology Training in Biomedical Science and Engineering (BTBSE) Program is to educate and to train the next generation of highly skilled scientists and engineers who will assume leadership roles in multidisciplinary biotechnology research. This goal is achieved through a cohesive 2-year training program entailing multidisciplinary research, a common curriculum composed of formal coursework in life science and engineering and of a cross-disciplinary laboratory rotation, and an industrial internship. The required coursework is comprised of a course in macromolecular synthesis and structure, a course on molecular biotechnology from an engineer's perspective, the "Biotechnology Forum" course, and a class in research ethics. Life science trainees must work in the research laboratory of an engineering mentor for at least three months; likewise the engineers spend time in the laboratory of their life science mentor. A biotechnology community is fostered principally through the monthly trainee lunch seminar series and the Annual Biotechnology Symposium, which brings together ~50 students, faculty and industry representatives. Trainees who complete this program will be equipped to function productively in the multidisciplinary teams of bioengineers and life scientists prevalent in the industry. The interface between the life/health sciences and engineering is extraordinarily rich in its diversity and this biotechnology program focuses broadly on molecular and cellular research. Faculty participants in the proposed BTBSE Program all mentor Ph.D. students who conduct research focused at the molecular and cellular level, and most have established cross-disciplinary collaborations. Three interconnected theme areas have been identified and are i) synthetic biology and metabolic engineering; ii) bionanotechnology and tissue engineering; and iii) Molecular, Cellular and Systems Biology. Such an array of research activities conducted by collaborating researchers provides an exciting menu of multidisciplinary research opportunities to trainees. Faculty participants in the proposed training program have had the opportunity to recruit from a pool of over 100 eligible Ph.D. students this academic year. The Director and faculty mentors are very active and successful in underrepresented minority student development and recruitment, especially from the very diverse, populous greater Los Angeles area. Several major changes are noted for this renewal application, including change of the program director to Prof. Yi Tang, turnover of ~20% of training faculty to increase collaboration and training participation, and reconstitution of the training committee members.

 描述(由申请人提供)：加州大学洛杉矶分校生物医学科学与工程(BTBSE)生物技术培训计划的目标是教育和培训下一代高技能的科学家和工程师，他们将在多学科生物技术研究中担任领导角色。这一目标是通过一个包括多学科研究的连贯的两年期培训计划、由生命科学和工程方面的正式课程和跨学科实验室轮换组成的共同课程以及工业实习来实现的。所要求的课程包括一门关于大分子合成和结构的课程，一门从工程师的角度看分子生物技术的课程，一门“生物技术论坛”课程，以及一门研究伦理学的课程。生命科学实习生必须在工程导师的研究实验室工作至少三个月；同样，工程师必须在他们的生命科学导师的实验室工作。生物技术社区主要是通过每月的实习生午餐研讨会系列和每年一度的生物技术研讨会来培养的，这些研讨会聚集了大约50名学生、教师和行业代表。完成这一项目的受训人员将具备在该行业普遍存在的生物工程师和生命科学家组成的多学科团队中发挥作用的能力。生命/健康科学和工程学之间的接口是极其丰富的多样性，这个生物技术计划广泛地专注于分子和细胞研究。建议的BTBSE项目的教师参与者都是从事分子和细胞层面研究的导师博士生，而且大多数人都建立了跨学科的合作。已经确定了三个相互关联的主题领域，即i)合成生物学和代谢工程；ii)生物纳米技术和组织工程；以及iii)分子、细胞和系统生物学。这样一系列由合作研究人员开展的研究活动为学员提供了一系列令人兴奋的多学科研究机会。参加拟议培训计划的教职员工本学年有机会从100多名符合条件的博士生中招聘人才。主任和教师导师在少数族裔学生的发展和招生方面非常积极和成功，特别是来自非常多样化、人口稠密的大洛杉矶地区的学生。这次续签申请注意到了几个重大变化，包括将项目主任改为唐毅教授，更换约20%的培训教师以增加协作和培训参与度，以及重组培训委员会成员。