Chemistry-Biochemistry-Biology Training Program at Notre Dame

描述(由申请人提供)：圣母大学的化学-生物化学-生物学接口(CBBI)课程是由美国国立卫生研究院资助的一个成熟的项目，它在多学科环境中培训研究生，并在化学、生物化学和生物学的界面上为他们提供跨学科的重要培训。CBBI计划的目标是培养在学生的核心学科方面有深入培训、跨学科培训以在界面上有效工作并增强跨学科沟通技能的博士科学家。CBBI项目已经取得了成功，并为我们的博士生建立了一个出色的培训环境。在过去四年中，我们培训了25名学生(41名一年期奖学金获得者，18名由国立卫生研究院提供，23名由圣母大学提供，以匹配这项培训补助金)，包括4名代表不足的少数族裔(URM)。6名学员已经完成了博士学位课程，另外5名学员将在2011年获得博士学位，其余学员将按计划完成博士学位。CBBI计划的特点包括：大量高资质的申请者，在协作和多学科研究方面的良好记录，可作为研究导师的经验丰富、富有成效和联邦资助的研究人员的多样化和强大的团队，在导师实验室之外的标志性跨学科研究实习，多学科研讨会、实习生会议和年度研讨会的培训补充，经验丰富和有效的计划管理，持续评估和改进培训计划的机制，专业发展和职业安置，吸引和保留代表性不足的少数族裔的夏季研究计划，一流的研究设施，以及坚定的机构承诺。我们建议继续培训具有解决复杂生物医学问题的技能和专业知识的博士科学家，而不考虑学科。圣母大学热烈支持这一培训计划，并将继续提供慷慨的奖学金匹配和额外的资金，以支持CBBI计划的资金更新后，美国国立卫生研究院。 公共卫生相关性：尖端生物医学研究是高度多学科的，需要来自不同科学家群体的贡献。圣母大学的化学-生物化学-生物学接口(CBBI)课程满足了这种跨学科培训的需求，培养出了科学技能和专业知识、跨不同科学学科的广泛知识和出色的沟通能力相结合的研究人员。我们的目标是继续培养具有解决生物医学问题的技能和专业知识的科学家，而不分学科。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Chemistry-Biochemistry-Biology Interface (CBBI) Program at the University of Notre Dame is an established NIH-funded program, which trains graduate students in a multidisciplinary environment and provides them with significant training in a cross-discipline at the interface of chemistry, biochemistry, and biology. The goal of the CBBI Program is to produce Ph.D. scientists who have in-depth training in the student's core discipline, cross-discipline training to work effectively at the interface, and enhanced interdisciplinary communication skills. The CBBI Program has been successful and has established an outstanding training environment for our Ph.D. students. During the past four years, we have trained 25 students (who were recipients of 41 one-year fellowships, 18 provided by the NIH and 23 by Notre Dame in matching support of this training grant), including 4 underrepresented minorities (URMs). Six trainees have completed the program with Ph.D. degrees, an additional 5 trainees will be receiving their Ph.D. degrees in 2011, and the remaining trainees are on track to complete their Ph.D. degrees. The characteristics of the CBBI Program include: a large applicant pool of highly qualified candidates, a strong record of collaborative and multidisciplinary research, a diverse and strong group of experienced, productive, and federally-funded investigators available to serve as research mentors, a hallmark extended cross-disciplinary research internship outside the mentor's laboratory, training supplementation with multidisciplinary seminars, trainee meetings, and an annual symposium, experienced and effective program administration, mechanisms for continuous evaluation and improvement of the training program, professional development and career placement, a summer research program to attract and retain underrepresented minorities, excellent research facilities, and strong institutional commitment. We propose to continue to train Ph.D. scientists with the skills and expertise to solve complex biomedical problems, regardless of discipline. The University of Notre Dame enthusiastically supports this training program, and will continue to provide a generous fellowship match and additional funds in support of the CBBI Program upon its funding renewal by the NIH. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Cutting-edge biomedical research is highly multidisciplinary, requiring contributions from a diverse group of scientists. The Chemistry-Biochemistry-Biology Interface (CBBI) Program at the University of Notre Dame has met this need for cross-disciplinary training and produced researchers with a synergistic combination of scientific skills and expertise, broad knowledge across diverse scientific disciplines, and excellent communication skills. Our goal is to continue to train scientists with the skills and expertise to solve biomedical problems, regardless of discipline.