Glycoscience Training Program

糖科学培训计划

• 批准号: 9104175
• 负责人: J. Michael Pierce
• 金额: $ 18.44万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-07-01 至 2019-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9104175
• 关键词: Training Programs

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Complex carbohydrates or glycans are one of the four classes of macromolecules of life along with nucleic acids, proteins, and lipids. These biomolecules are involved in essentially all physiological or pathological processes. Recently, the National Research Council of The National Academies reviewed the importance and opportunities of Glycoscience, and the resulting report entitled "Transforming Glycoscience: A Road Map for the Future" highlights the importance of education to further this field of research. We propose in this application a new graduate training program in Glycoscience at the Chemistry and Biology interface to begin to address the noted deficiency in graduate education in this increasingly important field of research. Because of its considerable demonstrated expertise and cohesive research and educational programs in Glycoscience, we believe the faculty of the University of Georgia is uniquely qualified to develop such a graduate training program. Although UGA has a long-standing track-record in Glycoscience, no formal graduate training program in this area has been in place. Over the past four years, the private Cousins Foundation supported two to four incoming graduate students in Glycoscience for two years; it is however, no longer in place. This program has functioned as a "pilot" program for the T32 Glycoscience Training Program (GTP) application, supporting CHEM and BCMB graduate students. The proposed T32 program will allow us to develop a Chemistry/Biology interface program and provide a blueprint of predoctoral training in Glycoscience. The 17 training faculty of the Glycoscience Training Program (GTP) has primary and secondary appointments in the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Chemistry departments, which are part of the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences. The mission of the program is to train predoctoral students rigorously and broadly in Glycoscience by integrating both chemical and biological approaches. In addition, emphasis will be placed on recruiting students from under-represented minorities, bioethics training, and developing students' excellent writing and communication skills.

描述（由申请人提供）：复合碳水化合物或聚糖是与核酸、蛋白质和脂质一起的四类生命大分子之一。这些生物分子基本上参与所有生理或病理过程。最近，美国国家科学院国家研究委员会审查了糖科学的重要性和机遇，并得出了题为“转变糖科学：未来路线图”的报告，强调了教育对推进这一研究领域的重要性。我们在此申请中提出了一个新的化学和生物学界面糖科学研究生培训计划，以开始解决这一日益重要的研究领域研究生教育中的明显缺陷。由于其在糖科学领域拥有丰富的专业知识以及具有凝聚力的研究和教育项目，我们相信佐治亚大学的教师拥有独特的资格来开发这样的研究生培训项目。尽管佐治亚大学在糖科学方面拥有悠久的记录，但该领域尚未制定正式的研究生培训计划。在过去的四年里，私人考辛斯基金会为两到四名糖科学即将入学的研究生提供了为期两年的资助；然而，它已不再存在。该计划已作为 T32 糖科学培训计划 (GTP) 应用程序的“试点”计划，为 CHEM 和 BCMB 研究生提供支持。拟议的 T32 计划将使我们能够开发化学/生物学接口程序，并提供糖科学博士前培训的蓝图。糖科学培训计划 (GTP) 的 17 名培训教师在生物化学、分子生物学和化学系担任主要和次要职务，这些系属于富兰克林艺术与科学学院的一部分。该项目的使命是通过整合化学和生物学方法，在糖科学领域严格、广泛地培训博士前学生。此外，重点将放在招收少数族裔学生、生物伦理学培训以及培养学生优秀的写作和沟通技巧上。