The Mission
We propose to create a short term training institute for undergraduate
students in the quantitative sciences to train in several
aspects of biomedical research, including nutrition, genetics,
and medical imaging.
The
Goal
To bring engineers and scientists
together in multidisciplinary teams to solve new problems in
health related biomedical research that, traditionally, have not
been avenues for bioengineering. The program will be open to
undergraduates in engineering and other scientific disciplines
The
Process
The program will evolve beginning
with a focus on diabetes, which we expect to cover the first two
years of funding. From there we anticipate moving into the related
areas of obesity and food intake. These subjects could lead in
several other directions, including cardiovascular disease. We
anticipate no lack of avenues for the program and we have secured
preliminary support from a wide range of faculty.
Students will work on related projects within the main focus in
several small groups with a graduate student mentor from
engineering and a faculty research mentor from the biological
sciences. We hope to bring students into active biomedical
research programs where quantitative skills can be applied in
novel ways.
