Consortium for Advanced Manufacturing of Cell and Tissue-Based Products

该项目旨在协调利益相关者网络，通过先进细胞和组织产品制造（AMCTP）的劳动力发展促进经济增长。AMCTP需要一种新的制造方式，使用机器人、微流体、3d打印、计算建模和新型工程来构建由活细胞与天然或合成材料结合组成的生物相关产品。该领域建立在干细胞生物学、基因组编辑、合成生物学、计算建模、微纳米制造、组织工程和3d增材制造等领域的进步之上。AMCTP的产品有可能扩展我们对疾病的理解，并可能为治疗帕金森病、脊髓损伤、黄斑变性、糖尿病和心脏病等疾病提供有效的方法。这一领域的就业机会不断扩大，但培养具备所需技能的劳动力的需求仍未得到满足。通过建立一个由来自教育、政府和行业的利益相关者组成的网络，协调网络的目标是为AMCTP发展一支熟练的、多样化的劳动力队伍，并向公众通报AMCTP。这一协调网络将利用不同利益相关者的经验、专业知识和观点，统一各方的努力，并在AMCTP的入门级、中级技能和高级职业轨道的准备工作中扩大进展。麦迪逊地区技术学院将与利益相关者合作，以确保项目活动包括包容，公平，平等和多样性的原则。从这个项目中吸取的经验教训有可能成为其他新兴技术领域类似努力的典范。该项目旨在实现四个目标：(i)建立一个基于共同利益和公私伙伴关系的国家财团和治理体系，以促进AMCTP的劳动力发展；（ii）举办AMCTP联盟年会和重点特别兴趣小组会议；（iii）确定/发展/传播基于行业的AMCTP核心能力，并确定和传播有关劳动力教育/培训方案的信息；（四）建立以公私伙伴关系、投资和承诺为基础的可持续性结构。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This project aims to coordinate a network of stakeholders that will promote economic growth through workforce development in Advanced Manufacturing of Cell and Tissue-based Products (AMCTP). AMCTP requires a new kind of manufacturing that uses robotics, microfluidics, 3-D printing, computational modeling, and novel types of engineering to construct biologically relevant products composed of living cells in combination with natural or synthetic materials. The field is built upon advances in stem cell biology, genome editing, synthetic biology, computational modeling, micro- and nano-fabrication, tissue engineering, and 3-D additive manufacturing. The products of AMCTP have the potential to extend our understanding of disorders and may provide effective methods for treating conditions such as Parkinson's disease, spinal cord injury, macular degeneration, diabetes, and heart disease. There are expanding career opportunities in this field, as well as unmet needs to develop a workforce that has the required skills. By creating a network of stakeholders from education, government, and industry, the goal of the Coordination Network is to develop a skilled, diverse workforce for AMCTP and inform the public about AMCTP. This coordination network will use the experience, expertise, and perspectives of diverse stakeholders to unify efforts and scale up the progress in preparation of entry, middle-skill, and senior level career tracks in AMCTP. Madison area Technical College will work with stakeholders to ensure that project activities include principles of inclusion, equity, equality, and diversity. The lessons learned in this project have the potential to serve as a model for similar efforts in other emerging technology areas. The project aims to accomplish four objectives: (i) establish a national consortium and a system of governance based on shared interest and public-private partnerships to enable workforce development for AMCTP; (ii) conduct annual meetings of the AMCTP consortium and focused Special Interest Group meetings; (iii) identify/develop/disseminate industry-based AMCTP core competencies and identify and disseminate information about relevant workforce education/training options; and (iv) create a structure for sustainability based on public-private partnerships, investments, and commitments.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.