IGERT: Bio-Applications of Membrane Science and Technology

IGERT：膜科学与技术的生物应用

• 批准号: 0333377
• 负责人: David Butler
• 金额: $ 352.2万
• 依托单位: University of Cincinnati Main Campus
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing grant
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-10-15 至 2012-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0333377&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: IGERT; Bio; Applications; Membrane; Science

This IGERT program is focused around three interrelated multi-disciplinary themes: pharmaceutical, biosensor, and biomedical applications of membrane science. Membranes are integral to controlled drug release, medical devices, and biomimetics. The intellectual merit of this IGERT program is that it addresses a major challenge identified by the North American Membrane Society to integrate classical membrane science with bio-applications. This IGERT capitalizes on several opportunities at the University of Cincinnati (UC): (1) the Colleges of Engineering, Medicine and Pharmacy are on the same campus; (2) UC is a site of the only NSF Membrane Center; (3) an NSF REU Program in membrane science is established; (4) the State-funded Bio/Start technology incubator is on campus; and (5) an industry-internship program is well-established.The goals include developing an interdisciplinary graduate training program, attracting pharmaceutical and biomedical industry participation, and facilitating a revenue stream to insure self-sustaining operation. The training program involves nine required courses and three courses focused within the pharmaceutical, biosensor, or biomedical track in the traineeship program. A series of required lab rotations is designed to facilitate cross-disciplinary awareness. An international technical/cultural experience is possible with Kyoto Technical University, the Australian National University and the University of Twente. The broader impacts of this IGERT program are that it will provide a forum for interdisciplinary training in a critical emerging research area, stimulate a new research direction in bio-applications for the NSF Membrane Center, create a formalized structure that integrates classical and bio-applications of membranes, catalyze the growth of the new Biomedical Engineering Department at UC, facilitate effective university/industry interaction, encourage the formation of interdisciplinary research teams, lead to research results that will improve health care and the quality of life, and generate patentable intellectual property and industry funding to sustain this IGERT program.IGERT is an NSF-wide program intended to meet the challenges of educating U.S. Ph.D. scientists and engineers with the interdisciplinary background, deep knowledge in a chosen discipline, and the technical, professional, and personal skills needed for the career demands of the future. The program is intended to catalyze a cultural change in graduate education by establishing innovative new models for graduate education and training in a fertile environment for collaborative research that transcends traditional disciplinary boundaries. In this sixth year of the program, awards are being made to institutions for programs that collectively span the areas of science and engineering supported by NSF.

该IGERT计划围绕三个相互关联的多学科主题：膜科学的药物，生物传感器和生物医学应用。膜是受控药物释放，医疗设备和仿生学不可或缺的一部分。该IGERT计划的智力优点在于，它解决了北美膜协会确定的重大挑战，即将古典膜科学与生物应用结合。这种IGERT在辛辛那提大学（UC）的几个机会上大写：（1）工程，医学和药房学院在同一个校园内； （2）UC是唯一的NSF膜中心的位置； （3）建立了NSF REU计划； （4）国家资助的生物/起步技术孵化器在校园内； （5）一个行业实习计划是良好的。目标包括制定跨学科的研究生培训计划，吸引药物和生物医学行业的参与，并促进收入来源以确保自我维持的操作。该培训计划涉及九个必需的课程和三门课程，这些课程集中在培训计划中的药物，生物传感器或生物医学轨道中。一系列必需的实验室旋转旨在促进跨学科意识。京都技术大学，澳大利亚国立大学和特威特大学可以实现国际技术/文化经验。该IGERT计划的更广泛的影响是，它将提供一个在关键新兴研究领域中跨学科培训的论坛跨学科研究团队会导致研究结果，从而改善医疗保健和生活质量，并为维持该IGERT计划而产生可专利的知识产权和行业资金。Igert是一项NSF范围的计划，旨在应对美国博士学位的挑战。具有跨学科背景的科学家和工程师，所选学科的深刻知识以及未来职业需求所需的技术，专业和个人技能。该计划旨在通过在肥沃的环境中建立创新的研究生教育和培训的新模型来促进研究生教育的文化变革，以超越传统学科界限的合作研究。在该计划的第六年中，正在向机构颁发奖项，以统治NSF支持的科学和工程领域。