The University of North Carolina (UNC) Molecular and Cellular Biophysics Program (MCBP) is a successful interdisciplinary graduate training program with three essential goals: 1. To attract a diverse cohort of talented post-graduate students to apply the methods and concepts of the quantitative and mathematical sciences to problems in biology; 2. To provide a flexible vehicle for training this diverse group of graduate students who share with our biophysics faculty a commitment to developing molecular level descriptions of complex biological systems and processes; 3. To foster interactions and enhance the training and research environment within this diverse group of faculty and students. In the previous funding period we achieved a number of important goals including transition to new leadership, successful establishment of MCBP as an official UNC Certificate Program, the development of a new ?Computational Biophysics Track?, and the continued recruitment of well-qualified Trainees. This application is for continued funding of this successful training program in an area critical to biomedical research. In addition to maintaining a wide range of program activities, in the next grant period we will focus on three specific aims: 1. Expand the curriculum to offer training in cryo-electron microscopy and familiarize students with resources in fabrication; 2. Enhance training in ethics and rigor and reproducibility while strengthening our community; 3. Improve faculty mentoring skills through a new mentoring workshop sponsored by the UNC School of Medicine.

Public Health Relevance

Biophysics is an interdisciplinary field of the biomedical sciences that aims to understand the mechanisms of human health and disease on a molecular scale using the tools of the physical and quantitative sciences. The Molecular and Cellular Biophysics Program (MCBP) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an established and highly successful training program in biophysics that seeks refunding in order to train students for this rapidly advancing and critical field.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
Type
Institutional National Research Service Award (T32)
Project #
5T32GM008570-26
Application #
9964836
Study Section
NIGMS Initial Review Group (TWD)
Program Officer
Flicker, Paula F
Project Start
1995-07-01
Project End
2023-06-30
Budget Start
2020-07-01
Budget End
2021-06-30
Support Year
26
Fiscal Year
2020
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Department
Biochemistry
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
608195277
City
Chapel Hill
State
NC
Country
United States
Zip Code
27599
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