NC STATE MOLECULAR BIOTECHNOLOGY TRAINING PROGRAM (MBTP)

北卡罗来纳州立大学分子生物技术培训计划 (MBTP)

• 批准号: 10393140
• 负责人: Jason M. Haugh
• 金额: $ 8.6万
• 依托单位: NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY RALEIGH
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2020-07-01 至 2025-06-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10393140
• 关键词: Biotechnology; Molecular; Training Programs

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. NC State University uses a Molecular Biotechnology Training Program (MBTP) to foster graduate level training program in modern biology that will involve students from at least 4 colleges and 13 university departments/programs. While the MBTP has excelled in training students to develop the technical skills of molecular biology, the social aspects of biotechnology continue to present a challenge to realizing the transformational opportunities of modern biology. In the shadow of historical controversies over GM food, new technologies of CRISPR-based gene editing and gene drives have raised important questions that reach well beyond our laboratories and into society. Our students need to be prepared for these complexities, and they continue to demonstrate significant interest in gaining communication and conceptual skills that will help them navigate the intersection of biotechnology and society in their future careers. Our faculty trainers share these interests, but lack the background to provide mentoring in this realm. Faculty from the Genetic Engineering and Society (GES) Center (https://research.ncsu.edu/ges/), an interdisciplinary initiative at NC State that focuses on education, research, and outreach, have been addressing the intersection of biotechnology and society for over a decade. MBTP will partner with GES faculty to build on the initial activities and facilitate a workshop series for the 40 active faculty mentors in our MBTP. GES faculty represent a balance between natural and social scientists, thereby providing a holistic perspective on the biotechnology:society nexus and responsible innovation. GES faculty pairs (1 natural scientist; 1 social scientist) will lead eight workshops for MBTP trainers. Workshop themes will address intersections of biotechnology and society, considering how mentors can understand and incorporate social, ethical, and policy issues into their formal and informal interactions with MBTP trainees. The funding requested will be used to develop a framework that can be sustained through the collaboration of the GES and MBTP. Furthermore, we hope to create enthusiasm among the mentors for their trainees to consider completing a minor in Genetic Engineering and Society. NC State now houses several NIH-sponsored training programs and we envision this initiative to be adopted by those programs in future years.

分子生物技术的培训对于扩大的学科列表至关重要 基于生物学的现代生物学技能至关重要，在追求研究目标的领域 从生物化学到化学工程到植物生物学。 NC州立大学使用分子 生物技术培训计划（MBTP），以培养现代研究生级培训计划 生物学将涉及至少4所大学和13个大学/课程的学生。 尽管MBTP擅长培训学生发展分子的技术技能 生物学，生物技术的社会方面继续提出意识到的挑战 现代生物学的变革机会。在历史争议的阴影中 通用食品，基于CRISPR的基因编辑的新技术和基因驱动器提出了重要的 远远超出了我们的实验室并进入社会的问题。我们的学生需要 为这些复杂性做好准备，他们继续表现出对获得的重大兴趣 沟通和概念技能将有助于他们导航生物技术的交集 和社会在他们未来的职业中。我们的教师培训师分享了这些兴趣，但缺乏 在此领域提供指导的背景。 基因工程与社会（GES）中心的教师（https://research.ncsu.edu/ges/）， 北卡罗来纳州的一项跨学科倡议，专注于教育，研究和外展 十多年来，一直在解决生物技术与社会的交集。 MBTP会 与GES教职员工合作，以最初的活动为基础，并促进了40个研讨会系列 在我们的MBTP中，活跃的教师导师。 GES教师代表自然与社会之间的平衡 科学家，从而提供了关于生物技术的整体观点：社会联系和 负责任的创新。 GES教师对（1名自然科学家； 1名社会科学家）将领导八个 MBTP培训师的讲习班。研讨会主题将解决生物技术的交集和 社会，考虑导师如何理解和纳入社会，道德和政策 与MBTP受训者的正式和非正式互动中的问题。要求的资金将 用于开发一个可以通过GES的协作来维持的框架 MBTP。此外，我们希望在导师的导师中创造热情 考虑完成基因工程和社会的未成年人。 NC State现在容纳了几个 由NIH赞助的培训计划，我们设想这些计划将被这些计划采用 在未来的几年中。