New, GK-12: A Multi-Disciplinary Research and Teaching Program in Biomedical Engineering for Discovery and Understanding of Cell Communication

GK-12新增：生物医学工程中用于发现和理解细胞通讯的多学科研究和教学计划本发明计划旨在培养生物医学科学和工程领域的新一代科学家，他们在培训中是跨学科和多学科的，更好地装备了跨年龄（GK-12）和领域的多层次交流（工程，生物和化学），并最终准备采取领导作用的科学探究和进步进入世纪。研究部分包括硅传感器设计，建模和理解分子如何移动以及多细胞组织和器官系统通过细胞间通信响应外部化学和物理刺激的功能。这项研究对于继续理解和推进生物学和医学所面临的一些基本问题至关重要，并最终提高我们社会的生活质量。教育部分包括活动，以推进生物医学工程，并通过开发具有全球文化和多样性，领导力，公民和公众参与，创新，道德和沟通的可转移技能的新一代科学家，为研究生教育提供创新变革。研究生研究员和博士生导师与K-12教师合作，使用K-12 STEM教育可访问的工程方法制作新的STEM内容。行业合作伙伴的参与为该计划的研究生研究员，教师和K-12学生提供了实践经验。

New, GK-12: A Multi-Disciplinary Research and Teaching Program in Biomedical Engineering for Discovery and Understanding of Cell CommunicationThis inventive program is designed to train a new generation of scientists in biomedical science and engineering who are inter- and multi-disciplinary in their training, better equipped for multilevel communication across ages (GK-12) and fields (engineering, biology, and chemistry), and finally prepared to take leadership roles for scientific inquiry and progress into the 21st century. The research component consists of activities in silicon sensor design, modeling, and understanding how molecules move and the functions of multi-cellular tissues and organ systems in response to external chemical and physical stimuli through intercellular communication. The research is critical for continued understanding and advances in some of the fundamental questions facing biology and medicine, and ultimately our society for better quality of life. The educational component consists of activities to advance biomedical engineering and to provide innovative changes to graduate education by developing a new generation of scientists with transferrable skills in global culture and diversity, leadership, civic and public engagement, innovation, ethics, and communication. The graduate fellows and doctoral advisors collaborate with K-12 teachers to make new STEM content using engineering approaches accessible to K-12 STEM education. The participation of industry partners provides practical experiences for graduate fellows, teachers, and K-12 students in the program.