Graduate Program
BANTech is an interdisciplinary program that integrates nanomaterials research with cell biology and bioscience research (i.e., bionanoscience) at the University of Idaho (UI). This program draws researchers and students from the Colleges of Science, Agricultural and Life Sciences, Engineering, and Business. It focuses on research in the areas of infectious disease, gene therapy, and biosensors built upon the platform of nanomaterials. New interdisciplinary graduate courses will be developed that will allow the researchers to train graduate students in several science disciplines. The outcome will be a research-driven, interdisciplinary graduate degree program. Furthermore, the program will work to develop intellectual property and potential startup companies based on the three research foci. This initiative will facilitate the growth of the UI into research and education that will be in high demand over the next decade and beyond.
