Predoctoral Biotechnology Leadership Training in Micro/Nanomedicine

微/纳米医学博士前生物技术领导力培训

• 批准号: 9064796
• 负责人: FRANCES H ARNOLD
• 金额: $ 23.05万
• 依托单位: CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-07-01 至 2020-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9064796
• 关键词: Biotechnology; Leadership; Training; nanomedicine; pre-doctoral

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Biotechnology Leadership training program (BLP) will supplement Caltech's exceptional academic research by teaching students how to conduct high-impact and relevant biotechnology research that can be further developed, commercialized, and used to promote human health. This training will focus on translating academic research into relevant medical technology and products and will expose students to a variety of biomedical career opportunities beyond academic research. The goals of the BLP are to train the next generation of biotechnology leaders by i) introducing students to different caree options, ii) introducing students specifically to industry-focused biomedical research, and iii) informing students about important nonscientific concerns that govern the translation of academic research projects into commercial products, including financial, regulatory, ethical, and legal issues that can accompany product or technology development and implementation. With 21 outstanding faculty from three Caltech Divisions, Caltech's interdisciplinary BLP will focus on micro- and nano-medicine due to Caltech's strength in this area, its importance for the future of health, and the huge opportunities for technology development. The BLP will support trainees for interdisciplinary research developing molecular sensors and controllers, (low cost) microscale/nanoscale medical diagnostics, and microscale/nanoscale therapeutic materials and prosthetics. Many of the training faculty and their students have developed products for human health and successfully translated their research to industry; this BLP will build upon this exceptional Caltech track record to train the next generation. The BLP will draw trainees from PhD programs in bioengineering, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, neurobiology, and medical engineering. Trainees will be required to take specific courses in mathematics, biochemistry or physiology, entrepreneurship, and responsible conduct of research. They will intern in industry during their training, and will participate in program activities that include visits to innovative companies, seminars from industrial leaders, and training in entrepreneurship. Collaborations with industry and among different research groups will be encouraged. The BLP will support 8 trainees per year (six with NIH funds, two from Caltech funds); students on other support (e.g. outside fellowships) will also participate in the program. We expect the BLP to provide new opportunities to recruit and train exceptional under-represented minority, disadvantaged and disabled students for leadership roles in micro/nanomedicine.

 生物技术领导力培训计划（BLP）将通过教授学生如何进行高影响力和相关的生物技术研究来补充加州理工学院的特殊学术研究，这些研究可以进一步开发，商业化并用于促进人类健康。该培训将侧重于将学术研究转化为相关的医疗技术和产品，并将使学生接触到学术研究之外的各种生物医学职业机会。BLP的目标是通过以下方式培养下一代生物技术领导者：i）向学生介绍不同的职业选择，ii）专门向学生介绍以行业为重点的生物医学研究，iii）告知学生有关将学术研究项目转化为商业产品的重要非科学问题，包括财务，监管，道德，以及可能伴随产品或技术开发和实施的法律的问题。来自加州理工学院三个部门的21名优秀教师，加州理工学院的跨学科BLP将专注于微型和纳米医学，因为加州理工学院在这一领域的实力，其对健康未来的重要性，以及技术发展的巨大机遇。BLP将支持学员进行跨学科研究，开发分子传感器和控制器，（低成本）微尺度/纳米尺度医疗诊断，以及微尺度/纳米尺度治疗材料和假肢。许多培训教师和他们的学生已经开发出用于人类健康的产品，并成功地将他们的研究转化为工业;这个BLP将建立在这个特殊的加州理工学院的跟踪记录，以培养下一代。BLP将吸引来自生物工程，化学工程，机械工程，计算机科学，电气工程，神经生物学和医学工程博士课程的学员。学员将被要求参加数学，生物化学或生理学，创业精神和负责任的研究行为的具体课程。他们将在培训期间在行业实习，并将参加项目活动，包括参观创新公司，工业领袖研讨会和创业培训。将鼓励与工业界和不同研究团体之间的合作。BLP每年将支持8名学员（6名来自NIH基金，2名来自加州理工学院基金）;其他支持（例如外部奖学金）的学生也将参加该计划。我们希望BLP提供新的机会，招募和培训特殊的代表性不足的少数民族，弱势群体和残疾学生在微/纳米医学的领导角色。