Cardiovascular Biomedical Engineering Training Grant

 描述（由申请人提供）：这是心血管生物医学工程的跨学科培训计划的更新（16-20年），致力于培养8名博士前学生。受训者将接受生物和工程学科的教育，重点是心血管健康。该计划的一个主要目标是满足不断增长的生物医学工程领域和跨学科劳动力的需求。该计划利用了亚利桑那大学在生物工程和心血管生物学方面的强大专业知识，特别强调心血管设备，心血管成像和心血管力学。培训教师是独立的研究人员，共同致力于研究生培训。教师有很强的支持记录，并积极参与合作研究活动。临床和工业经验将促进学员转化研究项目的发展，并为现代劳动力做好准备。 该计划中的培训包括实验室和教学经验。教学部分包括核心生物医学工程研究生课程加上创新，写作和统计课程，以及许多选修研究生课程和定期安排的论坛和研讨会的可用性。受训人员在参与实验室进行研究轮换和项目。他们参加非正式讨论小组，并有多种机会以口头和海报形式介绍他们的研究。学员的进度由学员的导师、他们各自的研究生课程、培训补助金计划委员会和外部咨询委员会监督。培训计划的有效性由外部咨询委员会和内部指导委员会进行评估。从过去10年这个培训计划的毕业生现在从事领导在生物医学行业，政府，私人基金会和学术机构的领导职位。(End摘要）

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant):This is a renewal (years 16-20) of an interdisciplinary training program in Cardiovascular Biomedical Engineering dedicated to training 8 predoctoral students. Trainees will receive education in the biological and engineering disciplines focusing on cardiovascular health. A major goal of this program is to meet the demands of a growing biomedical engineering field and interdisciplinary workforce. This program takes advantage of the strong expertise in bioengineering and cardiovascular biology present at the University of Arizona, with special emphasis on cardiovascular devices, cardiovascular imaging, and cardiovascular mechanics. Training faculty are independent researchers with a shared commitment to graduate training. The faculty have a strong record of support and are actively involved in collaborative research activities. Clinical and industrial experiences will foster the development of translational research projects for trainees and prepare them for the modern workforce. Training within this program involves laboratory and didactic experiences. The didactic component includes the core biomedical engineering graduate curriculum plus coursework on innovation, writing and statistics, and the availability of numerous elective graduate courses and regularly scheduled forums and seminars. Trainees perform research rotations and projects in participating laboratories. They participate in informal discussion groups and have multiple opportunities to present their research in oral and poster form. Progress of the trainees is monitored by the trainee's mentor, their respective graduate program, the training grant program committee, and an external advisory board. Effectiveness of the training program is evaluated by the external advisory board and an internal steering committee. Graduates of this training program from the last 10 years are now engaged leadership in leadership positions in biomedical industry, government, private foundations, and academic institutions. (End of Abstract)