Biotechnology Training Grant

生物技术培训补助金

• 批准号: 6749542
• 负责人: MOHAMMAD M ATAAI
• 金额: $ 16.13万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-07-01 至 2008-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6749542
• 关键词: Biotechnology; Training; Grant

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): We propose to establish a cross-disciplinary biotechnology training program which combines the strengths of two institutions: The University of Pittsburgh (UOP) and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). The two campuses are physically located next to each other and there is a history of biotechnology research directed towards process and product development at both Carnegie Mellon University and University of Pittsburgh. Many examples of how the respective strengths have already been harnessed exist. These include successful collaborations on solving problems in protein, metabolic, design, and tissue engineering. The prior history plus the addition of new colleagues with additional skills has naturally flowed into the proposed assembly of Training Faculty. The campus environment is now ripe for expanding our capabilities and impact. Thus, this Training Grant will allow us to better utilize expertise for research and to train a cadre of students who are adept at modern biotechnology and bioprocess engineering Although the students will have the opportunity to choose from among many diverse research projects offered by the faculty of both institutions, we expect that the majority of the projects will focus in the following three broad areas: gene therapy and bioprocessing of viral vectors, biomaterial and tissue engineering, and metabolic engineering. The proposed training program is designed to: 1) substantially enhance engineering students' comprehension of biological sciences, and 2) to provide training to life science students in biotechnology & bioprocess engineering. The training program will provide a distinctive experience to the students in the area of biotechnology that is not currently available at either university. Apart from co-mentoring and access to courses at both institutions, other training program attributes include industrial internships of three-month duration, program symposia, participation in journal clubs and seminars in the area of biotechnology and a final seminar for students near the completion of their research.

描述(由申请人提供)：我们建议建立一个跨学科的生物技术培训计划，结合两个机构的优势：匹兹堡大学(UOP)和卡内基梅隆大学(CMU)。这两个校区在物理上毗邻而立，卡内基梅隆大学和匹兹堡大学都有针对工艺和产品开发的生物技术研究历史。两国各自的优势如何被利用的例子有很多。其中包括成功合作解决蛋白质、新陈代谢、设计和组织工程方面的问题。 以前的历史，加上增加了具有额外技能的新同事，自然地流入了拟议的培训系集合。校园环境现在已经成熟，可以扩大我们的能力和影响力。因此，这笔培训补助金将使我们能够更好地利用专业知识进行研究，并培训一批精通现代生物技术和生物过程工程的学生。虽然学生将有机会从两所学院提供的众多不同的研究项目中进行选择，但我们预计大部分项目将集中在以下三个广泛的领域：病毒载体的基因治疗和生物处理、生物材料和组织工程以及代谢工程。 拟议的培训计划旨在：1)大幅提高工科学生对生物科学的理解；2)为生命科学学生提供生物技术和生物过程工程方面的培训。该培训计划将为学生提供生物技术领域的独特体验，这是目前这两所大学都不具备的。除了共同指导和获得两所学院的课程外，其他培训计划还包括为期三个月的工业实习、项目研讨会、参加生物技术领域的期刊俱乐部和研讨会，以及为即将完成研究的学生举办最后一次研讨会。