IGERT: Collaborative Research and Education in Agricultural Technologies and Engineering (CREATE)

IGERT：农业技术与工程合作研究与教育（CREATE）

• 批准号: 0653984
• 负责人: Karen McDonald
• 金额: $ 309.9万
• 依托单位: University of California-Davis
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-08-15 至 2014-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0653984&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: IGERT; Collaborative; Research; Education; Agricultural

A multi-institutional Integrative Graduate Traineeship (IGERT) program, entitled Collaborative Research and Education in Agricultural Technologies and Engineering (CREATE) links the University of California at Davis with Tuskegee University in a training program with the overarching theme of the utilization of plants for the production of industrial non-food products and biopharmaceuticals. This program brings together a diverse group of faculty and graduate students from plant sciences, molecular biology and engineering to work together in interdisciplinary teams that will tackle critical societal challenges with applications in the following areas: 1) rapid vaccine production and cost-effective therapeutics, 2) biofuels and biorefineries, and 3) phytoremediation. The IGERT training program is aimed at developing specific skills that advance complex, interdisciplinary technologies. Novel components of the CREATE program include (1) the establishment of a Masters-to-PhD bridging program, (2) the development and implementation of a new graduate lecture course and two summer laboratory short courses on "Plant Transformation Methods" and "Recovery and Purification of Plant-Derived Products," and (3) industrial research internship opportunities in the United States as well as international research internship opportunities in Ireland at the University of Ireland, Maynooth and Teagasc Oak Park Research Centre. The broader impact of the CREATE program is the creation of a diverse group of research and educational leaders who will have knowledge of the fundamental principles and applications of plant science, biotechnology and bioprocess engineering as well as an understanding of the broader issues (environmental impact, public/societal views and global impact) of the field. The CREATE program emphasizes integrated training in plant sciences, molecular biology and engineering, to train the research, educational, business, regulatory, and policy leaders of the future who will help solve society's most pressing problems related to health, energy sustainability, and environmental stewardship. 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.

一项名为农业技术与工程合作研究和教育 (CREATE) 的多机构综合研究生培训 (IGERT) 计划将加州大学戴维斯分校与塔斯基吉大学联系起来，开展一项培训计划，其总体主题是利用植物促进农业生产工业非食品和生物制药的生产。 该计划汇集了来自植物科学、分子生物学和工程学的不同教师和研究生群体，以跨学科团队的方式合作，通过在以下领域的应用来应对关键的社会挑战：1）快速疫苗生产和具有成本效益的治疗方法， 2) 生物燃料和生物精炼厂，以及 3) 植物修复。 IGERT 培训计划旨在培养推进复杂、跨学科技术的特定技能。 CREATE计划的新颖组成部分包括（1）建立硕士到博士的衔接计划，（2）开发和实施新的研究生讲座课程以及关于“植物转化方法”和“恢复”的两个夏季实验室短期课程和植物衍生产品的纯化”，以及 (3) 美国的工业研究实习机会以及爱尔兰梅努斯大学和 Teagasc Oak Park 研究中心的国际研究实习机会。 CREATE 计划的更广泛影响是创建了一个多元化的研究和教育领导者群体，他们将了解植物科学、生物技术和生物过程工程的基本原理和应用，并了解更广泛的问题（环境影响、该领域的公众/社会观点和全球影响。 CREATE 计划强调植物科学、分子生物学和工程学方面的综合培训，培养未来的研究、教育、商业、监管和政策领导者，帮助解决与健康、能源可持续性和环境管理相关的社会最紧迫问题。 IGERT 是一项 NSF 范围内的计划，旨在应对美国博士生教育的挑战。具有跨学科背景、对所选学科有深入了解以及未来职业需求所需的技术、专业和个人技能的科学家和工程师。该计划旨在通过在超越传统学科界限的合作研究的肥沃环境中建立创新的研究生教育和培训新模式，促进研究生教育的文化变革。