IGERT: Collaborative Research and Education in Agricultural Technologies and Engineering (CREATE)

一个名为农业技术与工程合作研究和教育(CREATE)的多机构综合研究生培训计划(IGERT)将加州大学戴维斯分校与塔斯基吉大学联系在一起，培训计划的主要主题是利用植物生产工业非食品类产品和生物制药。该项目汇集了来自植物科学、分子生物学和工程学的不同的教职员工和研究生，在跨学科团队中合作，以应对关键的社会挑战，应用于以下领域：1)快速疫苗生产和具有成本效益的疗法；2)生物燃料和生物精炼；3)植物修复。IGERT培训计划旨在培养促进复杂、跨学科技术的具体技能。CREATE计划的新组成部分包括(1)建立硕士到博士的衔接计划，(2)开发和实施一个新的研究生讲座课程和两个关于“植物转化方法”和“植物衍生产品的回收和提纯”的夏季实验室短期课程，以及(3)在美国的工业研究实习机会，以及在爱尔兰的爱尔兰大学、梅诺斯和Teagc Oak Park研究中心的国际研究实习机会。CREATE计划的更广泛影响是培养了一批不同的研究和教育领导者，他们将了解植物科学、生物技术和生物过程工程的基本原理和应用，并了解该领域的更广泛问题(环境影响、公众/社会观点和全球影响)。Create计划强调在植物科学、分子生物学和工程学方面的综合培训，以培养未来的研究、教育、商业、监管和政策领导人，他们将帮助解决与健康、能源可持续性和环境管理有关的社会最紧迫的问题。IGERT是一个NSF范围内的项目，旨在应对培养具有跨学科背景、所选学科的深厚知识以及满足未来职业需求所需的技术、专业和个人技能的美国博士科学家和工程师的挑战。该项目旨在通过建立创新的研究生教育和培训新模式，在超越传统学科界限的合作研究的肥沃环境中，催化研究生教育的文化变革。

A multi-institutional Integrative Graduate Traineeship (IGERT) program, entitled Collaborative Research and Education in Agricultural Technologies and Engineering (CREATE) links the University of California at Davis with Tuskegee University in a training program with the overarching theme of the utilization of plants for the production of industrial non-food products and biopharmaceuticals. This program brings together a diverse group of faculty and graduate students from plant sciences, molecular biology and engineering to work together in interdisciplinary teams that will tackle critical societal challenges with applications in the following areas: 1) rapid vaccine production and cost-effective therapeutics, 2) biofuels and biorefineries, and 3) phytoremediation. The IGERT training program is aimed at developing specific skills that advance complex, interdisciplinary technologies. Novel components of the CREATE program include (1) the establishment of a Masters-to-PhD bridging program, (2) the development and implementation of a new graduate lecture course and two summer laboratory short courses on "Plant Transformation Methods" and "Recovery and Purification of Plant-Derived Products," and (3) industrial research internship opportunities in the United States as well as international research internship opportunities in Ireland at the University of Ireland, Maynooth and Teagasc Oak Park Research Centre. The broader impact of the CREATE program is the creation of a diverse group of research and educational leaders who will have knowledge of the fundamental principles and applications of plant science, biotechnology and bioprocess engineering as well as an understanding of the broader issues (environmental impact, public/societal views and global impact) of the field. The CREATE program emphasizes integrated training in plant sciences, molecular biology and engineering, to train the research, educational, business, regulatory, and policy leaders of the future who will help solve society's most pressing problems related to health, energy sustainability, and environmental stewardship. IGERT is an NSF-wide program intended to meet the challenges of educating U.S. Ph.D. scientists and engineers with the interdisciplinary background, deep knowledge in a chosen discipline, and the technical, professional, and personal skills needed for the career demands of the future. The program is intended to catalyze a cultural change in graduate education by establishing innovative new models for graduate education and training in a fertile environment for collaborative research that transcends traditional disciplinary boundaries.