NIH-NSF BBSI: The Penn State Summer Institute (PSSI) for Biomaterials and Bio-nanotechnology

建议没有。： 0234026首席研究员：程东单位名称：宾夕法尼亚州立大学大学园区宾夕法尼亚州立大学提议为高年级本科生和一年级研究生建立一个暑期研究所（PSSI），以激发他们对生物工程和生物信息学的兴趣，并利用宾夕法尼亚州立大学目前在生物材料和生物纳米技术方面的研究优势。在宾夕法尼亚州立大学，生物材料和生物纳米技术项目强调新材料的开发及其生物相容性，以及纳米级的操作和研究，所有这些都着眼于临床应用。PSSI的独特之处在于，它将合并强调物理科学（化学系）、应用科学（生物工程系）、生命和临床科学（好时医学中心）的实验室。学生们将参加为期8周的课程，名为“健康科学中的生物材料和生物纳米技术”。本课程将通过一系列研讨会来扩充，包括生物材料和生物纳米技术领域的行业和学术领袖（4名外部演讲者，4名宾夕法尼亚州立大学演讲者）。课程完成后，将跟踪学生的职业和学业进展，以获取影响评估数据，用于PSSI增强和职业咨询。PSSI的一个重要目标是吸引有才华的学生和教师从物理，生命和临床科学进入生物工程。这将通过从相关领域招收学生来解决，如物理、化学、数学、生物物理学、生物学、生理学、骨科和外科。通过这些学生，他们还打算吸引在其他领域工作的有才华的教师将他们的技能应用于生物和医学问题。他们的目标是：(1)增加考虑生物工程研究生教育的国内学生数量；(2)为本科生和一年级研究生提供教育经验，为他们在这些前沿领域的职业生涯做好准备；(3)为教师提供学生和资金，使学生能够在教师实验室进行创新研究；(4)增加宾夕法尼亚州立大学生物材料和生物纳米技术项目的影响。

PROPOSAL NO.: 0234026PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Cheng DongINSTITUTION NAME: Pennsylvania State University University ParkTITLE: The Penn State Summer Institute (PSSI) for Biomaterials and Bio-nanotechnologyABSTRACTPenn State proposes to develop a Summer Institute (PSSI) for research and education for upper-level undergraduate and first-year graduate students to stimulate interest in bioengineering and bioinformatics in general and to draw on the strengths of current research at Penn State in biomaterials and bio-nanotechnology in particular. At Penn State, biomaterials and bio-nanotechnology programs emphasize the development of novel materials and their biocompatibility along with nano-scale manipulations and investigations, all with an eye toward clinical applications. The PSSI will be unique in incorporating laboratories that emphasize the physical sciences (Department of Chemistry), applied sciences (Department of Bioengineering), and life and clinical sciences (Hershey Medical Center).The students will attend an 8-week course entitled "Biomaterials and Bio-nanotechnology in the Health Sciences". This course will be augmented by a seminar series to include industry and academic leaders in biomaterials and bio-nanotechnology (4 outside speakers, 4 Penn State Speakers). Following completion of the program, student career and academic progress will be tracked for data on impact assessment to be used for PSSI enhancements and career counseling.An important goal of the PSSI is to draw talented students and faculty from the physical, life and clinical sciences into bioengineering. This will be addressed by recruiting students from related fields, such as physics, chemistry, mathematics, biophysics, biology, physiology, orthopedics and surgery. Through the students, they also intend to attract talented faculty working in other areas to apply their skills to biological and medical problems.They aim to: (i) increase the pool of domestic students considering graduate education in bioengineering, (ii) provide educational experience to undergraduates and first-year graduate students to prepare them for careers in these cutting edge fields, (iii) provide faculty with students and supply monies so students can carry out innovative research in faculty labs, and (iv) increase the impact of the Penn State biomaterials and bio-nanotechnology programs.