ART: Mining the Rich Vein of Research in Montana

蒙大拿州立大学（MSU）在发明披露、专利申请和美国专利发行方面的研究翻译活动，与其强大且不断增长的基础研究组合相比，落后于美国。鉴于密歇根州立大学服务于人口少、历史上资源不足、地理上孤立的蒙大拿州，其未满足的研究翻译潜力是一个特别紧迫的问题。这个加速研究转化项目将努力克服这些障碍，并利用转化活动和大学-行业合作伙伴关系的承诺，推进STEM研究能力、基础设施、管道和劳动力；刺激经济发展；并解决美国服务不足地区的各种社区需求。该项目的主要目标是：1)以大学的赠地使命和解决社会问题的文化为基础，以创业和研究翻译为核心价值；2)通过可持续的项目和支持，提高科研翻译能力；3)根据密歇根州立大学高水平的科研活动，提升其科研翻译水平。通过提高研究成果转化为实践的比率，并通过扩大代表性不足的少数民族参与研究翻译，该项目将有助于提高经济竞争力和社会福祉，同时保持密歇根州立大学的卓越研究水平。预期的结果，包括一个更加多样化和充满活力的学生、员工和研究人员的社区，他们重视和追求对社会直接有益的转化活动，将通过创新和包容性的培训、支持和伙伴关系的综合组合来实现。设计思维课程将与创业课程相结合，教授以使用为灵感的方法，并共同产生与文化和地理相关的转化研究和解决方案。一套全面的支持将以种子转化研究项目（STRP）的形式推进高潜力、高影响力的研究转化，并以更高的速度鼓励大学衍生公司。与ART大使和华盛顿大学建立的地方和区域伙伴关系将促进校园内的研究促进倡导者，促进多机构之间的思想和最佳实践交流，提供指导，并允许获得成熟的创业和衍生服务。这些协同活动将根据地区情况和需求量身定制，并将优先考虑包容性和多样性，特别关注蒙大拿州的农村和部落社区。该项目得到了国家科学基金会路易斯·斯托克斯少数民族参与联盟项目的部分支持。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

Montana State University’s (MSU) research translation activity in terms of invention disclosures, patents filed, and US patents issued has lagged behind the nation when compared to 0its strong and growing fundamental research portfolio. MSU’s unmet research translation potential is an especially pressing concern given that it serves the low-population, historically under-resourced, and geographically isolated state of Montana. This Accelerating Research Translation project will work to overcome these hurdles and capitalize on the promise of translational activities and university-industry partnerships to advance STEM research capacities, infrastructure, pipelines, and workforce; spur economic development; and address diverse community needs in an under-served region of the United States. The project’s main goals are to 1) build on the university’s land-grant mission and culture of societal problem-solving with entrepreneurship and research translation as added core values; 2) increase research translation capacities through sustainable programs and support; and 3) elevate MSU’s levels of research translation in line with its very high research activity. By improving the rate of research translating to practice, and by broadening participation of underrepresented minorities in research translation, this project will contribute to improvements in economic competitiveness and societal well-being while sustaining research excellence at MSU. Expected outcomes, including a more diverse and energized community of students, staff, and researchers who value and pursue translational activities of direct benefit to society, will be accomplished via an integrated mix of innovative and inclusive training, support, and partnerships. A design thinking program will combine with an entrepreneurship curriculum to teach use-inspired approaches and co-produce culturally and geographically relevant translational research and solutions. A comprehensive suite of support will advance high-potential, high-impact research translation in the form of Seed Translational Research Projects (STRP) and encourage university spinout companies at greater rates. Local and regional partnerships with ART ambassadors and the University of Washington will promote research facilitation champions on campus, facilitate multi-institutional exchanges of ideas and best practices, provide mentorship, and allow access to well-established entrepreneurship and spinout services. These synergistic activities will be tailored to regional contexts and needs, and will prioritize inclusivity and diversity, with particular attention to Montana’s rural and Tribal communities. The project is partially supported by NSF’s Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation program.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.