Spelman Center for Biomedical and Behavioral Research

描述(由申请者提供)：斯佩尔曼学院有望成为全国领先的科学研究和研究培训本科院校之一。斯佩尔曼在非裔美国女科学家的教育和早期培训方面的独特记录得到了全国的认可。然而，多年来，该机构在卓越FIN研究方面的潜力一直受到以下因素的制约：1)研究基础设施不足，2)研究空间不足，3)对教员研究工作的支持不足，特别是在初级水平。在过去的一年里，一个新的15.3万平方英尺的科学设施的开业解决了空间和物理设施的问题。然而，缺乏足够的研究基础设施继续阻碍进展。目前的提案建立在NIH/RIMI计划第一阶段取得的成就的基础上。它特别关注教师的研究、发展和继续改善基础设施的努力。这种强大的结合应该为研究生产力和长期可持续性的显著提高创造理想的环境。为此，斯佩尔曼生物医学和行为研究中心将作为平台，支持斯佩尔曼学院以生物医学、心理社会、行为和健康相关研究为重点的教职员工领导的项目。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初级和高级教员可用于试点项目的竞争性资金，这些项目很有可能导致研究出版物和外部资助的赠款。该中心的研究资源办公室被设计为一个组织良好、高效和高效的获取和分发研究资源的来源。该办公室将在第一阶段开发的基础设施的基础上，为更有效地管理越来越多的研究拨款提供新的支持，及时获得和交付新的科学设施中的用品，并提供内部计划评估，以提供持续的反馈和计划的优化。两个核心实验室，即细胞和分子核心实验室以及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使用共享设备(包括一个新的最先进的成像设备)；就新技术培训学生、教师和工作人员；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.