TY - GEN
T1 - Graduate training in cellular engineering at UMass Amherst
T2 - IEEE 35th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, NEBEC 2009
AU - Passonno, Shana D.
AU - Bhatia, Surita R.
AU - Roberts, Susan C.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - The University of Massachusetts Amherst Institute for Cellular Engineering (ICE) has developed a novel interdisciplinary graduate training program in cellular engineering, the NSF-funded ICE IGERT program. Engineering cellular form and function is the basis for many ventures in the biomedical and biotechnology industries in Massachusetts and across the U.S., including design of bioremediation processes for contaminated site cleanup, generation of artificial organs and tissues, and production of biologic pharmaceuticals. Students focus in one of three interrelated cellular engineering thrust areas: 1) Applied Systems Biology, 2) Cell Delivery and 3) Protein Engineering. Key features of the program include a unifying course to train both life scientists and engineers/physical scientists in the fundamentals of cellular engineering, hands-on laboratory modules on state-of-the-art techniques, a weekly research seminar series with mentoring component, and formal professional development activities including team-building and ethics. This IGERT is unique in that the leadership is all-female and the faculty participants are 45% female and 15% non-white, and we recruit diverse students through collaboration with the Northeast Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (NEAGEP) program. The primary outcome of this novel training program is establishment of a well-trained diverse workforce in state-of-the art technologies that is poised to be leaders in cellular engineering both in academia and industry.
AB - The University of Massachusetts Amherst Institute for Cellular Engineering (ICE) has developed a novel interdisciplinary graduate training program in cellular engineering, the NSF-funded ICE IGERT program. Engineering cellular form and function is the basis for many ventures in the biomedical and biotechnology industries in Massachusetts and across the U.S., including design of bioremediation processes for contaminated site cleanup, generation of artificial organs and tissues, and production of biologic pharmaceuticals. Students focus in one of three interrelated cellular engineering thrust areas: 1) Applied Systems Biology, 2) Cell Delivery and 3) Protein Engineering. Key features of the program include a unifying course to train both life scientists and engineers/physical scientists in the fundamentals of cellular engineering, hands-on laboratory modules on state-of-the-art techniques, a weekly research seminar series with mentoring component, and formal professional development activities including team-building and ethics. This IGERT is unique in that the leadership is all-female and the faculty participants are 45% female and 15% non-white, and we recruit diverse students through collaboration with the Northeast Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (NEAGEP) program. The primary outcome of this novel training program is establishment of a well-trained diverse workforce in state-of-the art technologies that is poised to be leaders in cellular engineering both in academia and industry.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/70349136227
U2 - 10.1109/NEBC.2009.4967650
DO - 10.1109/NEBC.2009.4967650
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:70349136227
SN - 9781424443628
T3 - Proceedings of the IEEE Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, NEBEC
BT - NEBEC 2009 - Proceedings of the IEEE 35th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Y2 - 3 April 2009 through 5 April 2009
ER -