Rutgers Biotechnology Training Program

7.项目概要/摘要 罗格斯大学生物技术培训计划的总体目标是提供优秀的博士前学生 在生物技术方面具有综合的多学科教育和研究培训经验。具体 目标是：1）增加训练有素的博士数量，能够在以下领域进行前沿研究： 生物技术和相关领域; 2）增加代表性不足的少数民族的人数， 生物科技相关学位;及3）透过重新构思博士预科课程， 通过一套多样化的丰富活动，并在整个 培训期间。这一全面的计划建立在我们近30年的经验和持续的 NIGMS在这方面的支持。该计划的学生在生物医学领域获得广泛的理解 学科和技能，以独立获得所需的知识，以推进他们的领域，以及 批判性和独立思考的能力，并确定重要的研究问题和方法， 推动他们研究领域的边界。该计划提供2年的资金，以有功 学生，与合同的理解，学生将参加所有计划活动，为他们的整个 毕业生职业。培训经验涉及统一和多方面的课程，包括：1） 专业课程和体验活动，为学生提供该领域的批判性观点 从多个Vantage位置; 2）夏季工业实习; 3）负责任的研究行为培训 和严谨性/再现性; 4）年度研讨会;和5）博士论文研究项目之一， 我们的43个参与教师导师谁是在许多不同的生命科学任命实验室， 工程部门。我们要求每年13个NIH资助的博士前职位5年。罗格斯 承诺提供大量的配对奖学金支持（7个配对奖学金），助学金和学费 补贴以及其他薪金和行政支助。产业互动非常强烈， 参加课程教学的工业调查员，出席年度研讨会，主持 暑期实习生，提供配套支持，在论文委员会服务，偶尔接待学生 博士论文的一部分参与的研究生课程和部门，连同 几个生物技术相关的中心为综合生物医学提供卓越的设施， 生物技术研究和教育。积极和广泛的招聘工作，以吸引 该计划的申请人，只有特殊能力和动机的学生被录取。程序 还积极招收来自代表性不足的少数民族的学生进入生物技术领域， 记录了出色的长期成功。通过进度报告持续监测学生的进度 通过个人发展计划。这些文件，以及学生的进展调查， 他们离开大学后的职业生涯将被用来评估该计划的有效性。

7. PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT The overall goal of the Rutgers Biotechnology Training Program is to provide outstanding predoctoral students with an integrated multidisciplinary educational and research training experience in biotechnology. The specific aims are to: 1) increase the number of well-trained PhDs able to conduct cutting-edge research in biotechnology and related areas; 2) to increase the number of under-represented minorities receiving biotechnology related-degrees; and 3) to enhance the overall training experience by re-envisioning predoctoral education through a diversified set of enrichment activities with appropriate reinforcement throughout the training period. This comprehensive program builds on our nearly 30 years of prior experience and continuous NIGMS support in this area. Students in the program receive a broad understanding across biomedical disciplines and the skills to independently acquire the knowledge needed to advance their field, as well as the ability to think critically and independently, and to identify important research questions and approaches that push forward the boundaries in their areas of study. The program provides 2 years of funding to meritorious students, with the contractual understanding that students will participate in all program activities for their entire graduate careers. The training experience involves a unifying and multifaceted curriculum which includes: 1) specialized courses and experiential activities that provide the student with critical perspectives of the field from multiple vantage points; 2) summer industrial internships; 3) training in responsible conduct of research and rigor/reproducibility; 4) an annual symposium; and 5) a PhD dissertation research project in one of the laboratories of our 43 participating faculty mentors who are appointed in many different life science and engineering departments. We are requesting 13 NIH-funded predoctoral positions per year for 5 years. Rutgers has committed significant matching fellowship support (7 matching fellowships), stipend and tuition supplements, and other salary and administrative support. Industrial interaction is exceedingly strong, with industrial investigators participating in the teaching of courses, presenting at the Annual Symposium, hosting summer interns, providing matching support, serving on thesis committees, and occasionally hosting students for a part of their PhD dissertation work. The participating graduate programs and departments, together with several biotechnology related centers provide exceptional facilities for comprehensive biomedical biotechnology research and education. Vigorous and extensive recruitment efforts are expended to attract applicants to the program, and only students of exceptional abilities and motivation are admitted. The program also vigorously recruits students from under-represented minorities into the biotechnology field with documented excellent long-term success. Student progress is continuously monitored through progress reports and via individual development plans. These documents, as well as surveys of the students’ progress in their careers after they leave the university will be used to evaluate the effectiveness of the program.