Integrated, Interdisciplinary, Inter-university PHD Program Computational Biology

综合、跨学科、跨大学博士课程计算生物学

• 批准号: 8264373
• 负责人: Felisa Annamarie Smith
• 金额: $ 20.18万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-03-01 至 2014-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8264373
• 关键词: Computational Biology; Universities; programs

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The greatest scientific challenges for the 21st Century are inherently interdisciplinary. Research to address these challenges in biology requires the input of new ideas, methodologies, and investigative strategies from the multiple disciplines, including the physical sciences, engineering, mathematics, and the social sciences. Yet very few students are encouraged to think boldly and broadly, or are trained to go beyond existing disciplinary frameworks. We aim to prepare Ph.D students for sustained careers doing cutting edge interdisciplinary research by: i) developing a common baseline of mathematical, computational and biological knowledge and skills, ii) exposing trainees to the disparate ways that various scientific disciplines tackle and solve scientific problems, and ii) exposing trainees to the disparate ways that various scientific disciplines tackle and solve scientific problems, and ii) helping them acquire the communication, scientific and social skills necessary to work effectively in small interdisciplinary research teams. The Program in Interdisciplinary Biological and Biomedical Science (PiBBs) unites faculty and students from 6 departments ( Biology, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mathematics and Statistics, Physics and Astronomy and Anthropology), 2 colleges ( College of Arts and Science and the College of Engineering at UNM) and 3 prestigious institutions ( University of New Mexico, Santa Fe Institute and Los Alamos National Laboratory) with research interests in biological theory, modeling and bioinformatics into a comprehensive program leading to a Ph.D concentration in Integrative Biology. A standing crop of 12 trainees (some supported by UNM) will receive several years of support to engage in didactic and hands-on training in the conduct of interdisplinary research. Our program involves a series of 5 specialized courses that include a repertoire of pedagogical strategies all with proven effectiveness in interdisciplinary training, a summer training program at SFI that broadens scientific horizons and networks, and hands on training in the conduct of research within a collaborative research team. A common facility, visiting scholars and a series of other professional and social activities help foster and maintain a vibrant and exciting community of interdisciplinary scholars. RELEVANCE: PiBBs addresses the goals of the NIH roadmap and the HHMI-NiBIB Interfaces Initiative by integrating across disciplines, providing innovative training in collaborative interdisicplinary science, and addressing fundamental problems in the biological science. Our training will prepare Ph.D. students for sustained careers doing cutting edge interdisciplinary biological research that will likely lead to important research discoveries.

描述（由申请人提供）：21 世纪最大的科学挑战本质上是跨学科的。应对生物学挑战的研究需要输入来自多个学科的新思想、方法论和研究策略，包括物理科学、工程学、数学和社会科学。然而，很少有学生被鼓励大胆而广泛地思考，或者接受培训以超越现有的学科框架。我们的目标是通过以下方式让博士生为从事前沿跨学科研究的持续职业做好准备：i) 建立数学、计算和生物学知识和技能的共同基线，ii) 让受训者了解各种科学学科处理和解决科学问题的不同方式，ii) 让受训者了解各种科学学科处理和解决科学问题的不同方式，以及 ii) 帮助他们获得必要的沟通、科学和社交技能 在小型跨学科研究团队中有效地工作。 跨学科生物和生物医学科学项目 (PiBBs) 联合了来自 6 个系（生物学、计算机科学、电气和计算机工程、数学和统计学、物理、天文学和人类学）、2 个学院（新墨西哥大学文理学院和工程学院）和 3 个著名机构（新墨西哥大学、圣菲研究所和洛斯阿拉莫斯国家实验室）的教师和学生。 对生物理论、建模和生物信息学的研究兴趣进入一个综合项目，获得综合生物学博士学位。 12 名常备学员（其中一些由新墨西哥大学资助）将获得数年的支持，参与跨学科研究的教学和实践培训。我们的项目包括一系列 5 门专业课程，其中包括一系列在跨学科培训中已被证明有效的教学策略、在 SFI 扩大科学视野和网络的夏季培训项目，以及在合作研究团队中开展研究的实践培训。公共设施、访问学者和一系列其他专业和社会活动有助于培养和维持一个充满活力和令人兴奋的跨学科学者社区。 相关性：PiBB 通过跨学科整合、提供跨学科协作科学的创新培训以及解决生物科学中的基本问题来实现 NIH 路线图和 HHMI-NiBIB 接口计划的目标。我们的培训将为博士学位做好准备。从事前沿跨学科生物学研究的持续职业生涯的学生可能会带来重要的研究发现。