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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1887 |
| Regenerative Medicine Education Program |
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| Requester: |
Dennis Steindler, Ph. D |
Organization: |
McKnight Brain Institute |
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| Project Title: |
Regenerative Medicine Education Program |
Date Submitted |
1/12/2006 9:39:30 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Lynn |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| The state of Florida will benefit from the discoveries in the areas of cancer, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and spinal cord injuries; the state will also benefit from the additional science teachers available for teaching in Florida's schools. |
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| Recipient: |
University of Florida McKnight Brain Institute |
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Contact: |
Dennis Steindler, Ph.D |
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100 S Newell Drive |
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Contact Phone: |
(352) 392-0490 |
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Gainesville 32611 |
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Contact email: |
steindler@mbi.ufl.edu |
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| Counties: |
Alachua |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| This funding will support a new workforce program designed to train teachers, researchers, IT specialists, engineers, and technical support staff in the newly emerging field of Regenerative Medicine. This workforce program will develop adult stem cell based therapies for a wide variety of human disease including cancer, neurological disorders (Parkinson, Alzheimer's) cardiovascular disease and diabetes. This program will address the critical shortages in science teachers in Florida public schools, especially at the high school level. Participants in the workforce program will intern and train in active laboratory settings, as well as teacher training courses in the sciences through UF's College of Education. The Regenerative Medicine initiative at the University of Florida is a multidisciplinary program that involves faculty from seven Colleges (Medicine, Engineering, Health Professions, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Dentistry, Veterinary, and Education) and sixteen Departments of the University of Florida. This team of experts will work together to develop novel stem cell based therapies that also meet the ethical and moral considerations of citizens. This unique multi-disciplinary team represents a unique opportunity for Florida. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Participants in the workforce program will graduate with the skills necessary to address the critical shortages in science teachers in Florida public schools (participants will be particularly well qualified to teach at the high school level where the shrotage is most pronounced). The workforce program will develop adult stem cell based therapies for cancer, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's cardiovascular disease, and diabetes. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$500,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$500,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
None |
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Cash Amount |
$ |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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No |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$500,000 |
To Fund: |
Operations |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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Yes |
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Agency |
Education, Department Of |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
No |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
The strategic plans for the UF Program in Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine |
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| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? |
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Yes |
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Hearing Body: |
Alachua County Legislative Delegation Meeting |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
12/14/2005 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
