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行政和物质基础设施，鼓励资源共享、指导和合作的文化，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率。我们打算提高内华达大学雷诺分校(UNR)和拉斯维加斯内华达大学的研究人员的竞争力，通过促进这两个机构之间的沟通和跨学科合作，最大限度地减少两所大学内部不同院系和学院之间的障碍。NBRIN将是一个具有管理核心的多功能网络，它将互连一组“开放”的技术中心或核心。该中心将为所有内华达州的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将包含细胞计数、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。这一核心将为教师、博士后、研究专业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的渠道，每个技术核心将制定具体的计划，以接触教职员工和本科生以及K-12教师和他们的学生。由于UNLV最近才开始生物医学研究的开发，在BIN中包括了一个单独的UNLV教员发展核心，该核心将为现有教员提供培训和指导机会，并为新雇用的人员提供具有竞争力的启动方案。

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.