Training Program at the Chemistry-Biology Interface

 描述（由申请人提供）：随着生物学家越来越多地使用化学家开发的工具，化学家越来越多地使用生物技术，化学和生物学之间的传统界限变得越来越模糊。为了弥合这些学科之间的鸿沟，并形成多学科研究团队，有可能解决影响人类健康和环境的长期问题，化学家和生物学家必须说一种共同的科学语言，并对每个小组可以带来的概念和技术有基本的了解。他们还需要了解这两个学科的研究文化和共同实践的差异。伊利诺伊大学的化学-生物界面培训计划（CBI TP）在一个充满活力的研究环境中解决了这一关键需求，生物学家和化学家建立了牢固的联系。该计划的亮点包括专门为CBI TP开发的课程，一个独特的学生运行的研讨会计划，一个高度多样化的学生团体，生物分子工程师和MD-Ph.D.的参与。学生提供不同的观点，和一个非常积极的职业发展计划。这个平台在我们校园的其他地方没有等同物，并为学员和校园内的其他学生提供了大量的科学，职业发展和推广机会。

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The traditional boundary between chemistry and biology has become less and less well-defined with biologists increasingly using tools developed by chemists and chemists increasingly using biological techniques. To bridge the divide between these disciplines and form multidisciplinary research teams with the potential to solve longstanding problems that impact human health and the environment, chemists and biologists must speak a common scientific language and have a basic understanding of the concepts and techniques that each group can bring to bear on the host of complex issues that compromise public health. They also need to understand the differences in research culture and common practices in these two disciplines. The Chemistry-Biology Interface Training Program (CBI TP) at the University of Illinois addresses this critical need in a vibrant research environment where biologists and chemists have forged strong ties. Highlights of the program include courses specifically developed for the CBI TP, a unique student-run seminar program, a highly diverse student body, the involvement of biomolecular engineers and MD-Ph.D. students that provide different perspectives, and a very active career development program. This platform has no equivalent elsewhere on our campus and has provided trainees as well as other students on campus with a multitude of scientific, career development, and outreach opportunities that would not have existed otherwise.