Training for Future Biotechnology Development

描述(由申请人提供)：明尼苏达大学的这个生物技术培训项目已经存在了20年。该计划汇集了与生物技术相关的不同学科的有天赋的受训者和教员培训者，并创造了一种创新的、跨学科的研究和教育努力。在这次续签申请中，我们建议继续成功地培训未来的生物技术科学领军人物。下一个赠款期间的重点将是生物技术应用的生物系统的设计和合成。这是一个对未来生物技术创新和发现至关重要的领域，也是一个非常适合我们培训教师的专业知识的领域。除了扎实的传统教育外 除其他学科外，学员还参加了两门跨学科课程，教授生物问题的量化方法：“生物技术的数学工具”和“生物系统的分析和合成”课程。我们认为，未来的生物技术工程师应该熟悉现代分子生物学实验技能。相反，生物技术科学家应该对生物过程的定量分析有良好的鉴赏力。工程师和科学家都必须有系统的观点来处理后基因组时代的生物过程。此外，我们的学员还参加生物夏令营、跨学科研讨会、座谈会和务虚会。已建立机制，通过实习和其他行业互动，让受训人员接触到“真实世界”的生物技术观点。我们继续在我们的培训方案中强调文化和种族多样性，采取措施促进来自代表性不足群体的受训人员。对负责任的研究行为进行强制性培训。此外，我们将继续通过我们的国际交流项目为学员提供具有全球视野的培训。拟议的培训计划将培养出全面发展的博士工程师和科学家，以引领我国未来几代生物技术的进步。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This Biotechnology training program at the University of Minnesota has been in existence for twenty years. This program has brought together gifted trainees and faculty trainers from diverse disciplines that interface with biotechnology, and has created an innovative, interdisciplinary research and educational endeavor. In this renewal application, we propose to continue our success in training future scientific leaders in biotechnology. The emphasis in the next grant period will be on the design and synthesis of biological systems for biotechnological applications. It is an area of critical importance to futur innovations and discoveries in biotechnology, and represents an area that is uniquely suited for the combined expertise of our training faculty. In addition to solid education in their traditional disciplines, trainees take two cross-disciplinary courses that teach quantitative approaches for biological questions: "Mathematical Tools for Biotechnology" and "Analysis and Synthesis of Biological Systems" course. We believe that future biotechnological engineers should be familiar with modern molecular biological experimental skills. Conversely, biotechnological scientists should have a sound appreciation of quantitative analysis of biological processes. Engineers and scientists alike must have a systems perspective to tackle biological processes in a post-genomic era. In addition, our trainees participate in a biology summer camp and in cross disciplinary workshops, symposia and retreats. Mechanisms are in place to expose trainees to "real world" biotechnology perspectives through internships and other industrial interactions. We continue to emphasize cultural and racial diversity in our training program by implementing measures to facilitate inclusion of trainees from underrepresented groups. Mandatory training for responsible research conduct is in place. Furthermore, we will continue provide trainees with a global perspective through our international exchange program. The proposed training program will produce well rounded Ph.D. engineers and scientists to lead our country's biotechnology advances in future generations.