ART: Translational Research Ambassadors Network for Strengthening Institutional Capacity and Fostering a Responsive and Open Mindset (TRANSFORM)

ART：加强机构能力和培养积极响应和开放心态的转化研究大使网络（TRANSFORM）

• 批准号: 2331208
• 负责人: Brian Wampler
• 金额: $ 599.96万
• 依托单位: Boise State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Cooperative Agreement
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2024-02-01 至 2028-01-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2331208&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: ART; Translational; Research; Ambassadors; Network

Boise State University’s vision for this Accelerating Research Translation (ART) project is to create and maintain a thriving, sustainable, and innovative translational research ecosystem that is responsive to the economic and societal needs of the region and nation. To do so, the project team will capitalize on emerging momentum in two tracks that are poised for growth and investment: market-oriented (Track 1) and community-engaged (Track 2) translational research. The market-oriented track will address commercialization and traditional technology transfer work that identifies innovations in the laboratory and moves them efficiently to the marketplace (e.g., problem identification, innovation, intellectual property protection, industry collaboration, and translation through licensing or startups). The community-engaged track addresses innovations in human systems, healthy ecosystems, public policymaking, and democratic governance. This track is designed to better equip federal, state, local, tribal governments as well as NGOs, nonprofits and community organizations with the tools and networks to manage and respond to socio-economic changes resulting from stressors, such as, a rapidly increasing population, greater pressures on natural resources, and changing climate conditions. During the first year of the project, seven ART Ambassadors will champion program development, policy reform, and the reallocation of resources to support translational research. Program mentor, Arizona State University’s Global Center for Tech Transfer team, will work with Boise State to advise on strategic areas of investment, identify hindrances and roadblocks to a successful translational research process, and serve as a resource for training and institutional capacity building. In building, testing, and advancing translational research systems, the ART Ambassadors will invest in Seed Translational Research Projects based on translational potential, responsiveness to priority societal problems, strong partnerships, and training opportunities for postdocs and graduate students.Boise State’s ART project represents a deliberate effort to improve the university’s connections and role within the regional entrepreneurial ecosystem. The project team will consolidate a set of institutional initiatives to foster the growth of this entrepreneurial ecosystem, integrating university and industry leadership, mobilizing faculty expertise to support dialogue and evidence-based decision making, and creating a robust network of partners. By strengthening its institutional capacity in translational research, Boise State will be an active partner of new industries that are rapidly expanding in the region and will support government officials and NGOs to design collaborative solutions to pressing social, environmental, and policy problems. The ART project will provide training for early career faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students to help prepare the next generation of translational research professionals. Project leadership and ART Ambassadors will ensure inclusiveness and accessibility in all aspects of the proposed work, including lowering barriers to participation, implementing inclusive mentoring networks, and assessing diversity and inclusiveness in the translational research community on campus and with external partners. By the end of the ART program, Boise State will demonstrate an upward trajectory in the “Big 5” translational research metrics: invention disclosures, new patent applications, total licenses, license revenue, and startups formed.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

博伊西州立大学对这一加速研究翻译（ART）项目的愿景是创建和维持一个蓬勃发展，可持续和创新的转化研究生态系统，该系统响应该地区和国家的经济和社会需求。为此，项目团队将在两种曲目中利用新兴的势头，这些曲目被毒成增长和投资：面向市场的（轨道1）和社区参与（轨道2）转化研究。面向市场的轨道将解决商业化和传统技术转移工作，以确定实验室中的创新，并有效地将其移至市场（例如，问题识别，创新，知识产权保护，行业协作，通过许可或初创公司的翻译）。社区参与的曲目介绍了人类系统，健康生态系统，公共政策和民主治理的创新。该曲目旨在更好地为联邦，州，地方，部落政府以及非政府组织，非营利组织和社区组织提供工具和网络，以管理和应对由压力源引起的社会经济变化，例如迅速增加的人口，对自然资源的更大压力以及变化的气候条件。在该项目的第一年，七位艺术大使将倡导计划制定，政策改革以及支持转化研究的资源。亚利桑那州立大学全球科技转移团队中心计划导师将与博伊西州立合作，为成功的转化研究过程提供有关投资的战略领域，确定障碍和障碍，并作为培训和机构能力建设的资源。在建造，测试和推进翻译研究系统方面，艺术大使将基于转化潜力，对优先社会问题的响应能力，强大的伙伴关系以及博士后和研究生的培训机会投资于种子翻译研究项目。项目团队将合并一系列机构计划，以促进该企业家生态系统的发展，整合大学和行业领导力，动员教师专业知识以支持对话和基于证据的决策，并建立强大的合作伙伴网络。通过增强其在翻译研究中的机构能力，博伊西州将成为新行业的积极合作伙伴，这些行业正在该地区迅速扩展，并将支持政府官员和非政府组织，以设计紧迫社会，环境和政策问题的协作解决方案。该艺术项目将为早期职业教师，博士后研究员和研究生提供培训，以帮助准备下一代翻译的研究专业人员。项目领导力和艺术大使将确保在拟议工作的各个方面确保包容性和可及性，包括降低参与障碍，实施包容性心理网络以及评估校园翻译研究社区的多样性和包容性，以及与外部合作伙伴。在艺术计划结束时，博伊西州将在“ 5巨头”翻译研究指标中展示一个向上的轨迹：事故披露，新的专利申请，总许可证，许可收入和初创企业成立。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并认为通过该基金会的知识优点和广泛的criperia criperia criperia criperia criperia criperia criperia criperia the Issportiation the奖励，并被认为是宝贵的支持。