Transdisciplinary Predoctoral Training in Biomedical Science and Engineering

生物医学科学与工程跨学科博士前培训

• 批准号: 10434688
• 负责人: Clarissa A Henry
• 金额: $ 24.04万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF MAINE ORONO
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2019-07-01 至 2024-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10434688
• 关键词: Engineering; Science; Training; pre-doctoral

The University of Maine Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering (GSBSE) is a unique biomedical science PhD program that spans the state of Maine. With partner institutions including the Jackson Laboratory, Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory, Maine Medical Center Research Institute, and the University of New England, the GSBSE leverages the existing expertise and infrastructure of the state’s premier biomedical research programs. The GSBSE’s research spans the areas of computational biology, bioinformatics, mammalian genetics, cell and molecular biology, developmental biology, biomedical engineering, neuroscience, and general medical sciences. Since 2006, the GSBSE has successfully trained 47 PhD graduates, who have all continued in science- or medical-related careers. With the recognition that the future of biomedical research requires transdisciplinary collaboration and team science, a new T32 program is proposed to emphasize these training elements in the basic biomedical sciences. The broad objective of the Transdisciplinary Predoctoral Training Program in Biomedical Science and Engineering is to prepare trainees for exceptional careers in the biomedical workforce by focusing on transdisciplinary collaborations, training in team science, and supporting experiential professional career exploration. The GSBSE has built a strong foundation for this program, which includes: active participation of 50 funded faculty members who are committed to co-mentorship in transdisciplinary research, full support of partner institutes who provide resources and commitment to predoctoral trainees, a strong foundational curriculum in the biomedical sciences, and advisory committees to oversee and evaluate program outcomes. Layered on top of this foundation, this T32 will initiate new training strategies, including innovative, evidence-based training in team science, a co-mentorship model that supports transdisciplinary research, a unique experiential professional rotation in industry or other non-academic setting, a new professionalism and responsible conduct of research course, and a new strategy for increasing the diversity of the trainees. This program will be administered by the University of Maine and incorporate a multiple PI model. Dr. David Neivandt is a Professor at the University of Maine and the current Director of GSBSE, has scientific expertise in chemical and biomedical engineering, and has extensive mentorship and administrative leadership experience. Dr. Lucy Liaw is a GSBSE faculty member with a primary appointment at Maine Medical Center, has scientific expertise in cardiovascular biology and disease, and directs research training programs at her home institute. The two PIs complement each other scientifically and administratively, and have been working in partnership within the GSBSE since 2013. The two PIs also are geographically distributed in each in the two hubs of concentration of the partner institutions. This T32 proposes to provide the first two years of support for 4 new predoctoral students annually, to join the cohort of GSBSE students, all of whom will receive the enhanced training strategies described in this proposal.

缅因大学生物医学科学与工程研究生院 (GSBSE) 是一所独特的大学 横跨缅因州的生物医学科学博士项目，与包括杰克逊在内的合作机构合作。 实验室、山沙漠岛生物实验室、缅因州医学中心研究所和 新英格兰大学 GSBSE 利用该州现有的专业知识和基础设施 GSBSE 的研究涵盖计算生物学、 生物信息学、哺乳动物遗传学、细胞和分子生物学、发育生物学、生物医学 自 2006 年以来，GSBSE 已成功培训了 47 名工程、神经科学和普通医学科学领域的人才。 博士毕业生，他们都继续从事与科学或医学相关的职业，并认识到这一点。 生物医学研究的未来需要跨学科合作和团队科学，一个新的 T32 计划是 建议强调基础生物医学科学中的这些培训要素。 生物医学科学与工程跨学科博士前培训项目旨在培养学员 通过专注于跨学科合作、培训，在生物医学领域取得杰出的职业生涯 GSBSE 建立了强大的团队科学和支持体验式职业生涯探索。 该计划的基础，其中包括： 50 名受资助的教职人员的积极参与 致力于跨学科研究的共同指导，提供合作伙伴机构的全力支持 对博士前学员的资源和承诺，生物医学领域的强大基础课程 科学和咨询委员会监督和评估项目成果。 基金会，这台 T32 将启动新的培训策略，包括创新的、基于证据的团队培训 科学、支持跨学科研究的共同指导模式、独特的体验式专业人士 在工业或其他非学术环境中的轮换、新的专业精神和负责任的研究行为 课程，以及增加学员多样性的新策略 该计划将由 David Neivandt 博士是缅因大学的教授，并采用了多重 PI 模型。 缅因州博士，现任 GSBSE 主任，拥有化学和生物医学工程方面的科学专业知识，并且 Lucy Liaw 博士是 GSBSE 的教员，拥有丰富的指导和行政领导经验。 主要任命于缅因州医疗中心，拥有心血管生物学方面的科学专业知识和 疾病，并指导她所在研究所的研究培训项目，这两个 PI 相辅相成。 科学和行政方面，自 2013 年以来一直在 GSBSE 内合作。 两个 PI 也分别分布在合作机构集中的两个中心。 该T32提议每年为4名新博士前学生提供前两年的支持，以加入 GSBSE 学生群体，所有人都将接受本提案中描述的强化培训策略。