Training in Biotechnology: Emphasis in Protein Chemistry

描述(由申请人提供)：本申请是为了续签华盛顿州立大学(WSU)的生物技术培训计划，该计划自1989年以来一直得到资助。在我们目前的获奖期内，该计划的重要性和认可度不断提高，无论是在当地的WSU级别还是在其他级别。该计划的成功是基于许多因素，其中之一是我们大学和华盛顿州提供的持续和慷慨的支持。对于这次更新，联合国大学不仅承诺继续提供支持，而且还将大幅提高捐款水平。促使大学和州立大学做出这些承诺的一个主要因素是，多年来，培训学院不断努力完善和提高该计划及其课程的质量，以满足生物技术行业不断变化的需求，并为我们的学员提供尽可能好的教育。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明显比以往任何时候都要大，这清楚地证明了我们成功地制定了一个健全和蓬勃发展的培训计划。在此基础上，我们热情地申请续签未来五年每年10个见习职位的资助。 美国的生物技术产业现已连续第四年超过制药公司，成为新药和药品的主要来源。此外，生物技术被美国劳工部指定为高增长行业，预计到2012年及以后，该领域的专业和技术工作岗位数量将以两位数的年增长率增长。我们的培训计划旨在通过提供跨学科的生物技术研究生培训来满足这些当前和未来的需求，重点是蛋白质生物化学及其衍生科学蛋白质组学的基础和复杂性。

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.