Summer Research Internship in Tissue Engineering

组织工程暑期研究实习

• 批准号: 6559870
• 负责人: Robert T. Rubin
• 金额: $ 7.79万
• 依托单位: PITTSBURGH TISSUE ENGINEERING INITIATIVE
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-05-01 至 2007-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6559870
• 关键词: career; clinical research; education; health science research potential; health science research support; role model; tissue engineering; training; university student

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Pittsburgh Tissue Engineering Initiative (PTEI) is the applicant for this R25 Award to support a Summer Internship Program for undergraduate college and university students in Tissue Engineering (TE) research. PTEI is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to foster TE research and education regionally, nationally, and internationally. Six major regional academic institutions are members of PTEI and provide the venues for TE research and development. PTEI supports these organizations through seed research grants and educational programs, including its college undergraduate Summer Internship Program (SIP). The PTEI SIP began in 1997. It is 10 weeks long. The number of interns in each of the past five years has been 11, 18, 21, 18, and 17, respectively, determined by available funding. For the first four years, alI stipends and other program costs were supported by regional southwestern Pennsylvania foundations. For 2001 and the upcoming 2002 program, six positions are supported by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education, Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education. Students are PTEI employees during their internships. Mentors are chosen from the six-member academic institutions, based on the correspondence between the student's area of interest and the mentor's expertise. The SIP culminates in a Graduation Day, during which the interns give both oral and poster presentations of their work and receive certificates of completion. Attendees include the interns, their immediate families, their research mentors, PTEI Board members and administrative staff, and other interested researchers. In 2001, a U.S. Senator attended, and an award was presented in his name to an intern for outstanding scholarship and community service as an undergraduate. Also included are required instruction in the responsible conduct of research, networking with interns in other summer programs, and opportunities to attend cultural and sports events. The SIP has been quite successful in encouraging participants to pursue postgraduate education; e.g., 11 former interns are attending medical school, 8 in Pittsburgh, and 5 more have been accepted to medical school. On average, 29% of past interns have been quantitative/physical science majors--an R25 Award will allow PTEI to double this percentage and increase class size by specifically targeting quantitative/physical science majors. Based on the track record of the SIP, many of these students will be attracted to biomedicine, biotechnology, and TE for further training and career choices.

描述（由申请人提供）：匹兹堡组织工程倡议 (PTEI) 是 R25 奖项的申请人，旨在支持组织工程 (TE) 研究领域本科生和大学生的暑期实习计划。 PTEI 是一个非营利组织，其使命是促进地区、国家和国际范围内的 TE 研究和教育。六大地区学术机构是 PTEI 的成员，并为 TE 的研发提供场所。 PTEI 通过种子研究补助金和教育计划（包括大学本科生暑期实习计划 (SIP)）来支持这些组织。 PTEI SIP 于 1997 年开始，为期 10 周。根据可用资金情况，过去五年每年的实习生人数分别为 11 人、18 人、21 人、18 人、17 人。在前四年，所有津贴和其他项目费用均由宾夕法尼亚州西南部地区基金会支持。对于 2001 年和即将到来的 2002 年计划，六个职位得到了美国教育部高等教育改善基金的拨款支持。学生在实习期间是 PTEI 员工。 导师是根据学生的兴趣领域和导师的专业知识之间的对应关系从六名成员的学术机构中选出的。 SIP 的高潮是毕业日，实习生在此期间对他们的工作进行口头和海报展示，并获得结业证书。与会者包括实习生、他们的直系亲属、他们的研究导师、PTEI 董事会成员和行政人员以及其他感兴趣的研究人员。 2001年，一位美国参议员出席了会议，并以他的名义向一名实习生颁发了一个奖项，以表彰其在本科生期间的杰出奖学金和社区服务。 还包括负责任地进行研究、与其他暑期项目实习生建立联系以及参加文化和体育活动的机会等方面的必要指导。 SIP在鼓励参与者攻读研究生教育方面相当成功；例如，11 名前实习生正在就读医学院，其中 8 名在匹兹堡，另有 5 名已被医学院录取。平均而言，29% 的过去实习生是定量/物理科学专业——R25 奖将使 PTEI 将这一比例翻倍，并通过专门针对定量/物理科学专业来扩大班级规模。根据 SIP 的记录，其中许多学生将被生物医学、生物技术和 TE 所吸引，以进行进一步的培训和职业选择。