Biomolecular Science and Engineering Training

描述（由申请人提供）：一个新的生物分子科学与工程的博士前培训计划是在伦斯勒理工学院提出的，并与纽约州卫生部的沃兹沃斯中心合作。来自生物学，生物医学工程，化学工程和化学的教师（共20人）以及来自沃兹沃斯的培训师积极参与跨越四个研究方向的研究计划：生物催化和代谢工程，计算生物学和生物信息学，功能组织工程和综合系统生物学。参加培训计划的学生将获得博士学位。在伦斯勒沿着的四个参与学术单位之一获得学位，并获得生物分子科学与工程证书。培训计划的主要方面包括：[1]一套课程，最大限度地提高关键学科的教学培训; [2]一门核心课程，题为“ 生物分子科学与工程”，这是采取由所有学员; [3]研讨会系列，建立在目前的校园范围内的研讨会计划在RPI和沃兹沃斯; [4]一个学生运行的研讨会计划; [5]在职业道德和生物过程安全培训; [6]联合监督和多学科论文委员会成员的博士学位。[7]一个工业实习;[8]一个年度务虚会。年度务虚会每年将侧重于不同的主题，并将由学员组织，包括接待杰出的演讲者。这次务虚会将由伦斯勒资助。一个协调委员会将确保受训人员满足这些要求，一个代表性不足的少数民族征聘委员会将积极参与确定和征聘代表性不足的少数民族参加该方案。除了本文提出的稳定状态的四个实习生名额外，伦斯勒还将支持两个研究所赞助的生物分子科学与工程实习生，该大学还将支持上述培训计划的关键方面，而不仅仅是NIH提供的支持。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): A new predoctoral training program in Biomolecular Science and Engineering is proposed at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and partnering with the Wadsworth Center of the New York State Department of Health. Faculty (a total of 20) from Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, and Chemistry, as well as trainers from Wadsworth, are actively involved in research programs spanning four research thrusts: biocatalysis and metabolic engineering, computational biology and bioinformatics, functional tissue engineering, and integrative systems biology. Students recruited into the Training Program will receive a Ph.D. degree in one of the four participating academic units at Rensselaer along with a Certificate in Biomolecular Science and Engineering. Key aspects of the Training Program include: [1] a set of courses that maximize didactic training among the key disciplines; [2] a core course entitled "Perspectives in Biomolecular Science and Engineering" that is to be taken by all trainees; [3] seminar series that build on current campus-wide seminar programs at RPI and Wadsworth; [4] a student-run seminar program; [5] training in professional ethics and bioprocess safety; [6] joint supervision and multidisciplinary thesis committee membership for Ph.D. thesis work; [7] an industrial internship; and [8] an annual retreat. The annual retreat will focus on different topics each year, and will be organized by trainees, including hosting distinguished speakers. This retreat will be funded by Rensselaer. A Coordinating Committee will ensure that the trainees satisfy these requirements and an Underrepresented Minority Recruitment Committee will be actively engaged in identifying and recruiting underrepresented minorities into the program. In addition to the steady-state four trainee slots proposed herein, Rensselaer will support two Institute-sponsored trainees in Biomolecular Science and Engineering, and the university will also support the aforementioned key aspects of the Training Program above and beyond the support provided by NIH.