Chemistry-Biology Interface Predoctoral Training Grant

化学-生物界面博士前培训补助金

• 批准号: 7887049
• 负责人: Lynmarie K. Thompson
• 金额: $ 5.74万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-09-01 至 2012-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7887049
• 关键词: Biology; Chemistry; Grant; Training; pre-doctoral

In this proposal, we request a second renewal of our Chemistry-Biology Interface (CBI) Predoctoral Training Grant. In 1995 we launched a new interdisciplinary training program at the University of Massachusetts that built on existing strengths and formalized the faculty's commitment to collaboration between the physical and life sciences. We implemented a CBI curriculum that meshed with the requirements of the three participating graduate programs, Chemistry, Molecular & Cellular Biology, and Polymer Science & Engineering, yet enabled students with either chemical or biological backgrounds to supplement training in their home discipline with training in the complementary discipline. During the current funding period, our CBI Training Program has grown substantially: the number of participating departments has grown from 3 to 4, the number of CBI Training Faculty has grown from 16 to 19 and most notably, the number of formally affiliated students has increased from 14 to 61. The addition of Chemical Engineering builds our strengths in quantitative training and in biomaterials, and adds new opportunities in bioengineering. We anticipate continued growth of our CBI Program as additional departments, notably Physics and Computer Science, move into CBI-related areas. The CBI Program currently provides NIH support for six predoctoral students, and a University match supports one additional graduate student working at the chemistry-biology interface. To continue to foster the growing strength of the CBI program as it expands into new disciplines and trains increasing numbers of students, we request a modest increase in the number of NIH-funded Traineeships in years 3-5 of the of the grant period. The interdisciplinary training we provide is exemplified by the development of a new "Drug Design" course that is now an intergral part of the CBI curriculum. In this popular course, students are provided with background lectures in chemistry and biology to bring them to a common ground, followed by weekly seminars by speakers from the pharmaceutical industry to introduce students to the full range of topics in chemistry and biology that are critical for successful design and development of new drugs. With this type of training in the methods and intellectual framework of both chemistry and biology, our CBI graduates are equipped to pose and solve significant biomedical questions in their future work.

在这项建议中，我们要求我们的化学生物学接口（CBI）的第二次更新 培训补助金。在1995年，我们推出了一个新的跨学科的培训计划，在大学的 马萨诸塞州，建立在现有的优势，并正式确定了教师的合作承诺 物理科学和生命科学之间的联系。我们实施了CBI课程， 三个参与研究生课程的要求，化学，分子与细胞生物学，和 聚合物科学与工程，但使学生无论是化学或生物背景， 用补充学科的训练来补充他们本国学科的训练。 在目前的资助期间，我们的CBI培训计划大幅增长： 参与部门从3个增加到4个，CBI培训学院的数量从16个增加到 19最值得注意的是，正式附属的学生人数从14人增加到61人。添加 化学工程建立了我们在定量培训和生物材料方面的优势，并增加了新的 生物工程的机会。我们预计我们的CBI计划将继续增长， 一些部门，特别是物理和计算机科学，进入CBI相关领域。CBI计划 目前为6名博士预科生提供NIH支持，一所大学的匹配支持另外一名 研究生在化学生物学接口工作。为了继续加强 CBI计划，因为它扩展到新的学科和培训越来越多的学生，我们要求 在补助期的第3-5年，NIH资助的培训项目数量略有增加。 我们提供的跨学科培训以开发新的“药物设计”为例 该课程现在是CBI课程的一个组成部分。在这门受欢迎的课程中，学生将获得 化学和生物学的背景讲座，使他们有共同点，然后每周 研讨会由制药行业的演讲者向学生介绍全方位的主题， 化学和生物学是成功设计和开发新药的关键。与这种类型的 在化学和生物学的方法和知识框架的培训，我们的CBI毕业生是 有能力在未来的工作中提出并解决重大的生物医学问题。