IGERT: Flexible Electronics For Biological and Life Science Applications (FlexEBio)

FlexEBio综合研究生教育和研究培训(IGERT)奖支持一个多学科、多机构的科学和工程博士项目，用于柔性电子领域的生物设备开发。三个核心机构(康奈尔大学、宾厄姆顿大学和奥尔巴尼大学/沃兹沃斯中心)与美国学术界(克拉克·亚特兰大大学、霍华德大学、林肯大学)、海外(剑桥大学、首尔国立大学、墨尔本大学)和工业界(杜邦、Endicott InterConnect、通用电气、柯达、罗门哈斯)的主要合作伙伴合作。该方案与(A)基础物理和生物科学研究；(B)创新和基于团队的技术管理培训；(C)课程开发；以及(D)在国际合作伙伴实验室和商业设施的延长实习联系在一起。项目教师将指导学生研究i)生物电子和生物光学传感器；ii)材料-生物接口；以及ii)灵活的神经电子学。协调的学习课程将涵盖与生物生物技术、柔性电子学、伦理学和生物物理实验室方法相关的主题。这些研究经验和课程将成为学生发起的以团队为中心的项目的基础，旨在设计和制作新的突破性设备。与少数族裔服务机构的伙伴关系将增强该项目的多样性，并为来自代表性不足群体的学生提供博士研究的途径。该计划将培养全球参与的科学家和工程师，他们已经获得了将他们独特的才华应用于推动新兴生物设备革命的愿景和动力。这些学生领袖将对技术进步产生影响，例如机械兼容的神经植入以及无线控制的传感和药物输送。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。

The FlexEBio Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) award supports a multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional science and engineering doctoral program for biodevice development in flexible electronics. Three core institutions (Cornell University, Binghamton University, and the University of Albany/Wadsworth Center) work with key partners in US academia (Clark Atlanta University, Howard University, Lincoln University), overseas(Cambridge University, Seoul National University, University of Melbourne) and in industry(DuPont, Endicott Interconnect, General Electric, Kodak, Rohm & Haas). The program links (a) research in fundamental physical and biological science; (b) training in innovation and team-based technology management; (c) curriculum development; and (d) extended internships at international partner laboratories and at commercial facilities. Program faculty will mentor student research in i) bioelectronic and bio-optic sensors; ii) the material-biology interface; andiii) flexible neural electronics. A coordinated course of study will cover topics related tonanobiotechnology, flexible electronics, ethics, and biophysical laboratory methods. These research experiences and courses will be the foundation for student-initiated Team Focus Projects aimed at designing and prototyping new breakthrough devices. Partnerships with minority-serving institutions will enhance the diversity of the program and provide avenues for doctoral research to students from underrepresented groups. The program will develop globally engaged scientists and engineers who have acquired the vision and motivation to apply their unique talents to advancing the emerging biodevice revolution. These student leaders will have impact on technological advances such as mechanically-compliant neural implants and wirelessly-controlled sensing and drug delivery. 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.