Graduate Training in Molecular Biotechnology at NC State

描述（由申请人提供）：分子生物技术的培训是必不可少的学科，已经发现现代生物学为基础的技能，在追求研究目标的领域，从生物化学到化学工程植物生物学的扩展列表。认识到这一点，北卡罗来纳州立大学创建了一个核心教育设施，为需要在现代生物学方面进行实验室培训的研究生提供校园范围的需求。这不仅有助于学生完成论文研究，还为学术，政府和工业研究环境中的职业机会奠定了基础。利用这个校园教育资源作为框架，北卡罗来纳州立大学建议继续在分子生物技术，将涉及至少4个学院和10个大学部门的学生研究生水平的培训计划。下一个培训期要求有10个受训名额，并将增加4个由大学资源供资的名额。该计划的要求包括完成：（1）研究生水平，实验室未成年人在分子生物技术;（2）校外工业实习;（3）顶点生物技术设计课程;（4）专业发展课程;（5）研究伦理课程;（6）年度研究研讨会;和，（7）生物技术相关的服务项目。这些要求是除了那些与学生的特定部门或程序的博士学位。该计划还将为参与培训工作的各个学科的教师提供一个中心焦点，以寻求正式和非正式研究合作的新机会。 相关性：分子生物技术的高级培训对现代医学科学研究至关重要，应该成为有志于学术，工业和政府研究环境的学生的博士前教育的关键组成部分。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Training in molecular biotechnology is essential for an expanding list of disciplines that have found modern biology-based skills of critical importance in pursuing research goals in areas ranging from biochemistry to chemical engineering to plant biology. Recognizing this, NC State University has created a core education facility that serves campus-wide needs for graduate students requiring laboratory-based training in aspects of modern biology. This not only facilitates completion of the students' dissertation research, but also lays the basis for career opportunities in academic, government and industrial research settings. Using this campus educational resource as a framework, NC State University proposes to continue a graduate level training program in molecular biotechnology that will involve students from at least 4 colleges and 10 university departments. Ten trainee slots are requested for the next training period, which will be augmented by 4 slots funded from university resources. The program requirements include completing: (1) a graduate level, laboratory minor in molecular biotechnology; (2) an off-campus industrial internship; (3) a capstone biotechnology design course; (4) a course in professional development; (5) a course in research ethics; (6) an annual research symposium; and, (7) a biotechnology-related service project. These requirements are in addition to those associated with the student's particular department or program for the doctoral degree. This program will also provide a central focus for faculty of the various disciplines involved in this training effort to seek out new opportunities for formal and informal research collaboration. RELEVANCE: Advanced training in molecular biotechnology is critical to modern medical science research and should be a key component of pre-doctoral education for students aspiring to academic, industrial, and government research setting.