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【简介】 The University of Wisconsin Biotechnology Center was established in 1984, with Dr. Richard Burgess as Director, to coordinate the vigorous development of biotechnology on the UW-Madison campus. The formation of the UWBC started in February 1984 as a faculty initiative. An ad hoc faculty committee, representing the various colleges, departments, and relevant scientific disciplines presented its recommendations to the Dean of the Graduate School, Robert Bock. Dean Bock and Chancellor Irving Shain requested and received a $500,000 start-up grant from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF). In July Dr. Burgess was named acting Director. Formal endorsements of the Center plan, received from the Deans of six participating Colleges and Schools (CALS, Medical School, L&S, Engineering, Veterinary Medicine, and Pharmacy), were transmitted to the Chancellor's Academic Planning Council which formally approved and established the Center in November 1984.
In 1986, State of Wisconsin funding was obtained to provide stability and the opportunity to grow and serve as a biotechnology center for the State of Wisconsin. These funds plus federal and industrial grants and user fees from our service facilities annually support 50 full-time and part-time employees.
As the UWBC grew, we established service facilities to provide excellent shared resources for the UW-Madison, state and national biotechnology research communities. We developed outreach functions including technology transfer, biotechnology education for the public, and the gathering and dissemination of information through our newsletter, Wisconsin BioIssues, and through the Internet. We also started multidisciplinary applied research programs (including biopulping, bioremediation, and the production of industrial enzyme in transgenic alfalfa) that were supported by federal and state grants and industrial consortia.
Until recently our physical space was limited and scattered across campus in the Institute for Enzyme Research, in the UW-Biotron, and in the Medical Sciences Center. In October 1995, we moved into our new building at 425 Henry Mall, which we share with the Genetics Department and the Center for Biology Education. With these new, centrally located facilities, we intend to continue our service, outreach and research functions and to be a major, cross campus "Biology Hub" for the Wisconsin biological sciences community.
On June 30, 1996, the founding director, Richard Burgess, resigned his administrative duties at UWBC to return to his McCardle Laboratory research and teaching activities. At that time, Michael R. Sussman, molecular biologist and Professor in the Department of Horticulture and the Cell and Molecular Biology Program, was appointed as Interim Director. September 1, 1997, Virginia Hinshaw, dean of the Graduate School, appointed Prof. Sussman Director of the UWBC.
UWBC is Wisconsin's catalyst to advance biotechnology research, education and industry for the benefit of society and the environment。The mission of the UW Biotechnology Center is to maximize the benefits of biotechnology to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Wisconsin System, state and nation by being an excellent quality, comprehensive, multidisciplinary biotechnology center that supports, coordinates, disseminates and advances biotechnology. The Goals, as refined and prioritized during the Strategic Planning process, are:
To develop and provide excellent research tools and capabilities through our resource facilities. To provide the organization and environment necessary to accomplish UWBC mission and goals. To catalyze the formation of and participate in cross-disciplinary research programs campus-wide and with industry that use campus research strengths and facilities to solve practical problems of state and national importance. To secure funds for and aid campus units and others in obtaining support for biotechnology service, research, education, and training. To increase public awareness and understanding of biotechnology and its impacts. To inform the public about the resources, programs, and activities of UWBC and the university biotechnology community. To coordinate and participate in training activities for students and visiting scientists in biotechnology. To become a resource center for biotechnology information and education. To facilitate the process by which new research results are transferred to companies to stimulate economic development. To gain a broader perspective of biotechnology-related issues by stimulating interaction among the biotechnology disciplines. To work with Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation and University-Industry Relations to increase UW patenting and licensing activities. To provide expertise for the formulation and evaluation of public policy.
