Predoctoral Biotechnology Leadership Training in Micro/Nanomedicine

微/纳米医学博士前生物技术领导力培训

• 批准号: 8795057
• 负责人: FRANCES H ARNOLD
• 金额: $ 9.12万
• 依托单位: CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-07-01 至 2020-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8795057
• 关键词: Biotechnology; Leadership; Training; nanomedicine; pre-doctoral

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Biotechnology Leadership training program (BLP) will supplement Caltech's exceptional academic research by teaching students how to conduct high-impact and relevant biotechnology research that can be further developed, commercialized, and used to promote human health. This training will focus on translating academic research into relevant medical technology and products and will expose students to a variety of biomedical career opportunities beyond academic research. The goals of the BLP are to train the next generation of biotechnology leaders by i) introducing students to different caree options, ii) introducing students specifically to industry-focused biomedical research, and iii) informing students about important nonscientific concerns that govern the translation of academic research projects into commercial products, including financial, regulatory, ethical, and legal issues that can accompany product or technology development and implementation. With 21 outstanding faculty from three Caltech Divisions, Caltech's interdisciplinary BLP will focus on micro- and nano-medicine due to Caltech's strength in this area, its importance for the future of health, and the huge opportunities for technology development. The BLP will support trainees for interdisciplinary research developing molecular sensors and controllers, (low cost) microscale/nanoscale medical diagnostics, and microscale/nanoscale therapeutic materials and prosthetics. Many of the training faculty and their students have developed products for human health and successfully translated their research to industry; this BLP will build upon this exceptional Caltech track record to train the next generation. The BLP will draw trainees from PhD programs in bioengineering, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, neurobiology, and medical engineering. Trainees will be required to take specific courses in mathematics, biochemistry or physiology, entrepreneurship, and responsible conduct of research. They will intern in industry during their training, and will participate in program activities that include visits to innovative companies, seminars from industrial leaders, and training in entrepreneurship. Collaborations with industry and among different research groups will be encouraged. The BLP will support 8 trainees per year (six with NIH funds, two from Caltech funds); students on other support (e.g. outside fellowships) will also participate in the program. We expect the BLP to provide new opportunities to recruit and train exceptional under-represented minority, disadvantaged and disabled students for leadership roles in micro/nanomedicine.

 描述（由应用程序提供）：生物技术领导力培训计划（BLP）将通过教学学生如何进行高影响力和相关的生物技术研究来补充Caltech的杰出学术研究，这些研究可以进一步开发，商业化和用于促进人类健康。这项培训将着重于将学术研究转化为相关的医疗技术和产品，并将使学生获得除学术研究以外的各种生物医学职业机会。 BLP的目标是通过i）通过i）向学生介绍不同的Caree选项来培训下一代生物技术领导者，ii）专门向学生介绍以行业为中心的生物医学研究，以及iii），向学生提供有关重要的非科学关注的信息，以告知重要的非科学关注，这些关注者管理着学术研究项目的翻译，包括经济，法规，典范，典范，典范，尚有竞争性，以及杰出的行为。由于加州理工学院在这一领域的实力，对健康的未来以及技术开发的巨大机会，跨学科的BLP将重点关注微型和纳米中期。 BLP将支持受训者的跨学科研究，开发分子传感器和控制器，（低成本）微观/纳米级医学诊断，以及微观/纳米级热材料和假肢。许多培训学院及其学生已经开发了人类健康的产品，并成功地将其研究转化为行业。该BLP将基于此特殊的加州理工学院往绩来训练下一代。 BLP将从生物工程，化学工程，机械工程，计算机科学，电气工程，神经生物学和医学工程学的博士学位课程中吸引受训者。学员将被要求参加数学，生物化学或生理学，企业家精神和负责任的研究的特定课程。他们将在培训期间实习，并将参加计划活动，包括访问创新公司，工业领导者的半手以及企业家培训。将鼓励与行业和不同研究小组之间的合作。 BLP每年将支持8名学员（六名NIH资金，来自Caltech资金的2名）；获得其他支持的学生（例如，外部奖学金）也将参加该计划。我们希望BLP提供新的机会，以招募和培训出色的代表性不足的少数民族，处于弱势和残疾学生在微/纳米医学中的领导角色。