Nevada Biomedical Resources Infrastructure Network

该项目的总体目标是建立内华达州生物医学基础设施网络（NBRIN）。我们的目标是通过建立一种鼓励资源共享、指导和协作文化的行政和物质基础设施，从质量和数量上提高内华达州生物医学研究人员的研究潜力和生产力。我们打算通过促进两个机构之间的交流和跨学科合作，最大限度地减少两所大学内不同部门和学院之间的障碍，从而提高内华达大学里诺分校（UNR）和内华达大学拉斯维加斯分校研究人员的竞争力。NBRIN将是一个多功能网络，其管理核心将连接一组“开放”技术中心或核心。这些中心将为内华达州的所有研究人员提供最先进的研究资源、培训和个人指导机会。最初的NBRIN将包含细胞术、癌症研究和生物信息学的技术核心。生物信息学核心将包括基因组学、蛋白质组学和分子建模的子核心。培训核心将协调技术核心的培训和外联职能。该核心将为教师、博士后、研究人员和研究生提供多层次的培训。为了促进对生物医学研究感兴趣的学生，每个技术核心将开发特定的计划，以接触到教师和本科生以及K-12教师及其学生。由于UNLV最近才开始发展生物医学研究，因此在BRIN中包含了一个单独的UNLV教师发展核心，该核心将为现有教师提供培训和指导机会，并为新员工提供有竞争力的启动包。

The overall objective of this project is to establish the Nevada Biomedical Infrastructure Network (NBRIN). Our goal is to qualitatively and quantitatively improve the research potential and productivity of the biomedical researchers in Nevada by building an administrative and physical infrastructure that will encourage a culture of resource sharing, mentoring, and collaboration. We intend to increase the competitiveness of researchers at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas by minimizing barriers between different departments and colleges within each university by promoting communication and interdisciplinary collaborations between the two institutions. NBRIN will be a multi-functional network with an Administrative Core that will interconnect a group of "open" Technology Centers or Cores. The Centers will provide access to state-of-the-art research resources, training, and individual mentoring opportunities for all Nevada researchers. The initial NBRIN will contain Technology Cores for Cytometry, Cancer Research, and Bioinformatics. The Bioinformatics Core will include sub-cores for Genomics, Proteomics, and Molecular Modeling. A Training Core will coordinate the training and outreach functions of the technology cores. This core will provide multi-level training for faculty, postdocs, research professionals, and graduate students. In order to promote a pipeline of students interested in biomedical research, specific programs will be developed by each Technology Core to reach out to faculty and undergraduate students as well as K-12 teachers and their students. Since UNLV has only recently undertaken the development of biomedical research, a separate UNLV Faculty Development Core is included in the BRIN that will provide training and mentoring opportunities for existing faculty and will allow for competitive startup packages for new hires.