Training in Biomechanics in Regenerative Medicine

 描述(由申请人提供)：匹兹堡大学(UOP)生物工程系和卡内基梅隆大学(CMU)生物医学工程系正在为一项成功的博士前培训项目寻求持续支持，该项目名为再生医学中的生物力学(BIRM)。在该项目的前两个周期中，共有30名学生为在学术界、工业和医学领域从事广泛的生理系统，包括整形外科、血管外科、牙科、泌尿外科和其他领域的生产性和独立职业奠定了坚实的基础。该计划由一个高度协调和指导的跨学科计划组成，该计划结合了课程作业、研究活动和专业培训机会(包括创新和创业)的重点轨道。BIRM项目包括来自生物工程(UOP)、生物医学工程(CMU)、机械工程(UOP和CMU)、土木工程(UOP)的教员以及UOP健康科学学院内的学校、系和分部，包括牙科医学院、整形外科系和心脏科。此外，BIRM教员还在UOP-CMU临床与转化科学研究所和McGowan再生医学研究所任职。我们培训教师独特的研究兴趣组合为学生提供了丰富的教育经验和更多的培训机会，而不是单个大学院系所能获得的培训机会。课程安排(教学课程、系列讲座、工作坊)旨在提供工程学和生物科学的广度和深度，还包括对生物统计学、生物伦理学以及职业和职业发展的正式接触。最后，每个学生都在培训学院的实验室接受广泛的研究培训。由于BIRM项目不是任何一个系的核心，它为学生提供基本的(独立于系统的)知识和解决问题的技能以及跨部门的教学和研究经验。因此，BIRM计划消除了传统计划中传统存在的以部门为基础的管理障碍。BIRM学员主要来自工程学院，尽管该项目也欢迎来自神经科学、生物学、物理学、化学和数学的学生。在这项计划的未来五年中，我们的目标是保持每年6个博士前奖学金，相当于在整个计划过程中增加大约14个奖学金。我们将继续提供过去几年被证明有效的培训机会；但我们计划更新课程，以适应研究和教学方法的当代趋势。在课堂之外，我们还将加大对生物力学和再生医学研究的临床翻译的重视。OMB编号0925-0001/0002(08/12版批准至2015年8月31日)页面续格式页面

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Departments of Bioengineering at the University of Pittsburgh (UOP) and Biomedical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) are seeking continued support for a successful pre-doctoral training program titled Biomechanics in Regenerative Medicine (BiRM.) In the first two cycles of this program, a total of 30 students have gained a solid foundation for productive and independent careers in academia, industry, and medicine spanning a wide range of physiological systems including orthopedics, vascular surgery, dentistry, urology, and others. This program is comprised of a highly coordinated and mentored interdisciplinary program that combines a focused track of coursework, research activities, and specialized training opportunities, including innovation and entrepreneurship. The BiRM program incorporates faculty from the Departments of Bioengineering (UoP), Biomedical Engineering (CMU), Mechanical Engineering (UoP and CMU), Civil Engineering (UoP) and schools, departments and divisions within the UoP Schools of the Health Sciences, including the School of Dental Medicine, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, and Division of Cardiology. In addition, BiRM faculty has appointments in the joint UoP-CMU Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute and the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine. The unique combination of research interests by our training faculty provides a rich educational experience and more numerous training opportunities for students than could be obtained within the individual university departments. Program coursework (didactic courses, lecture series, workshops) is designed to provide both breadth and depth in engineering and biological sciences and also includes a formal exposure to biostatistics, bioethics, and professional and career development. Finally, each student receives extensive research training in the laboratories of the training faculty. Since the BiRM program is not central to any one department, it provides students with both fundamental (system- independent) knowledge and problem-solving skills as well as inter-departmental didactic and research experiences. Accordingly, the BiRM program obviates departmental based administrative roadblocks that traditionally exist in conventional programs. Candidate BiRM trainees are drawn primarily from engineering schools, although the program also welcomes students from neuroscience, biology, physics, chemistry, and mathematics. In the next five years of this program, we aim to maintain six pre-doctoral fellowships per year corresponding to approximately 14 additional fellowships over the course of the program. We will continue to offer training opportunities that have proven effective over the past several years; however we plan to update the curriculum to adjust to contemporary trends in both research and instructional methodologies. Beyond the classroom, we will also increase the emphasis on clinical translation of biomechanics and regenerative medicine research. OMB No. 0925-0001/0002 (Rev. 08/12 Approved Through 8/31/2015) Page Continuation Format Page