Training in Biotechnology: Emphasis in Protein Chemistry

描述（由申请人提供）：本申请是华盛顿州立大学（WSU）生物技术培训计划的续期申请，该计划自1989年以来一直得到资助。在我们当前的奖励期间，该项目在当地华盛顿州立大学和其他地方都继续获得重视和认可。该计划的成功基于许多因素，其中之一是我们大学和华盛顿州提供的持续慷慨的支持。为了这一更新，联合国大学不仅保证继续提供支持，而且大大增加其捐助水平。导致这些大学和国家承诺的一个主要因素是，多年来，培训学院一直在努力完善和提高项目及其产品的质量，以满足生物技术领域不断变化的需求，并为我们的学员提供最好的教育。随着我们进入运营的第20个年头，学员、培训学院和大学对该计划的兴趣和支持比以往任何时候都要大，这是我们成功开发了一个强大而蓬勃发展的培训计划的明确证据。在此基础上，我们积极申请在未来五年内每年为10个培训生职位提供资助。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application is for renewal of the Biotechnology Training Program at Washington State University (WSU) that has been continuously funded since 1989. During our current award period the Program has continued to gain in importance and recognition, both at the local WSU level and beyond. The success of the Program is based on many factors, one of which has been the continuous and generous support provided by both our University and by the State of Washington. For this renewal the University has not only pledged to continue its support but to significantly increase its level of contribution. A major factor that has led to these University and State commitments is the fact that, over the years, the Training Faculty has continuously strived to refine and improve the quality of the Program and its offerings in order to meet the ever-changing needs of the biotechnology sector and provide the best possible education for our Trainees. As we enter our twentieth year of operation, greater than ever interest and support for the Program is evident among the Trainees, the Training Faculty and the University, providing clear evidence of our success in developing a robust and thriving training program. On this basis we enthusiastically apply for renewal of funding for 10 Trainee positions/year for the next five years. The biotechnology industry in the United States has now surpassed pharmaceutical companies as the primary source of new drugs and medicines for the fourth straight year. Furthermore, biotechnology is designated as a high growth industry by the U.S. Department of Labor which projects double digit annual increases in the number of professional and technical jobs in this area through 2012 and beyond. Our Training Program is designed to address these current and future needs by providing interdisciplinary graduate training in biotechnology with a major emphasis on the fundamentals and complexities of protein biochemistry and its derivative science, proteomics.