Spelman Center for Biomedical and Behavioral Research

描述（由申请人提供）：斯佩尔曼学院正在成为全国领先的科学研究和研究培训本科院校之一。斯佩尔曼因其在教育和早期培训非裔美国女科学家方面的独特记录而获得了全国的认可。然而，多年来，该机构在研究方面的卓越潜力受到以下因素的限制：1)研究基础设施不足；2)研究空间不足；3)对教师研究工作的支持不足，特别是在初级水平上。在过去的一年里，空间和物理设施的问题已经通过一个新的153,000平方英尺的科学设施的开放得到了解决。然而，缺乏足够的研究基础设施继续阻碍着进展。目前的提案建立在NIH/RIMI项目第一阶段所取得的成就之上。它特别关注教师的研究发展和继续改善基础设施的努力。这种强有力的结合应该为显著提高研究生产力和长期可持续性创造理想的环境。为此，斯佩尔曼生物医学和行为研究中心将作为一个平台，支持斯佩尔曼学院以教师为主导的项目，重点关注生物医学、社会心理、行为和健康相关的研究。该中心的教师发展计划旨在通过为初级教师提供新的支持和指导系统来显著加强研究计划。这一重点领域还包括向初级和高级教员提供竞争性资金，用于有很大可能导致研究出版物和外部资助赠款的试点项目。中心的研究资源办公室旨在成为一个组织良好、高效、高效的获取和分配研究资源的来源。该办公室将以第一阶段开发的基础设施为基础，为更有效地管理越来越多的研究经费提供新的支持，及时获取和交付新的科学设施的物资，以及内部项目评估，以提供持续的反馈和优化项目。两个核心实验室，细胞和分子核心实验室和成像和生物计算核心实验室，是多用户共享的实验室设施，将配备两名核心实验室技术人员。核心实验室的目标是为科学家提供支持和共享设备（包括一个新的最先进的成像设备）；培训学生，教师和员工的新技术；并提供具体的实验室服务。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Spelman College is on a trajectory to emerge as one of the nation's leading undergraduate institutions for science research and research training. Spelman has received national recognition for its distinctive track record in the education and early training of African American female scientists. For years, however, the institution's potential for excellence fin research has been restrained by 1) an insufficient research infrastructure, 2) inadequate research space, and 3) inadequate support of faculty research efforts, particularly at the junior level. Over the last year, the space and physical facility problems have been addressed by the opening of a new 153,000 gross square foot, science facility. However, lack of a sufficient research infrastructure continues to impede progress. The current proposal builds on accomplishments realized under Phase I of the NIH/RIMI program. It specifically focuses on faculty research development and efforts to continue to improve the infrastructure. This powerful combination should create the ideal 'environment for a dramatic enhancement of research productivity and long-term sustainability. Toward this end, the Spelman Center for Biomedical and Behavioral Research would serve as the platform to support faculty-led projects that focus on biomedical, psychosocial, behavioral, and health-related research at Spelman College. The Center's faculty development program is designed to significantly strengthen the research program by providing a new system of support and mentoring for junior faculty. This area of emphasis also includes competitive funds available to both junior and senior faculty for pilot projects that have a high probability of leading to research publications and externally funded grants. The Center's Office of Research Resources is designed to serve as a well-organized, highly efficient, and highly effective source for acquiring and distributing research resources. This office would build upon the infrastructure developed in Phase I and provide new support for more effective post-award administration of a growing number of research grants, timely acquisition and delivery of supplies in the new science facility, and internal program evaluation to provide continuous feedback and optimization of the program. The two core laboratories, the Cell and Molecular Core Lab and the Imaging and Biocomputing Core Laboratory, are multi-user shared laboratory facilities that will be staffed by two core laboratory technicians. The goals of the core laboratories arc to provide scientists with support and access to shared equipment (including a new state-of-the-art imaging facility); to train students, faculty, and, staff on new techniques; and to provide specific laboratory services.