Developing Biomedical Research Infrastructure at UTB/TSC

在 UTB/TSC 开发生物医学研究基础设施

• 批准号: 6967536
• 负责人: Jose Ginoris Martin
• 金额: $ 74.39万
• 依托单位: UNIV/TEXAS BROWNSVILLE & SOUTHMOST COLL
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-11-01 至 2009-10-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6967536
• 关键词: Hispanic Americans; behavioral /social science research tag; education evaluation /planning; health disparity; health services research tag; medically underserved population; minority institution research support; science education

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The partnership of the University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College (UTB/TSC) has produced a rapidly-growing institution that serves over 11,000 predominately Hispanic students (93%) from the impoverished southern Texas region of the Lower Rio Grande Valley (LRGV). Strategies dedicated to foster the development of research opportunities are being pursued to better serve this student population. As a result, UTB/TSC is making the transition from an exclusively teaching to a research/teaching institution. UTB/TSC has agreed to create centers of excellence to develop competitive research programs in areas relevant to its mission. To this aim, the Center for Biomedical Studies (CBS) was created in 2003 with the mission of promoting biomedical research initiatives and facilitating intra- and inter-institutional collaborations among scientists. The long-term goal of the CBS is to reduce minority health disparities by fostering research programs relevant to the community, offering new career opportunities to minority students, and supporting diverse outreach activities. Although biomedical scientists of the CBS have successfully obtained federal funding, existing resources and research infrastructure are limited and insufficient to support present and projected growth. The specific aims (SA) outlined in this proposal seek to overcome present hurdles and enhance existing infrastructures to support growing biomedical research initiatives. More specifically, the RIMI program will increase the number of faculty personnel with expertise in thematic research areas relevant to the strategic plan of the institution (SA1), create the necessary research infrastructure to support biomedical research (SA2) and support intra- and inter-institutional collaborative research projects contributing to the accumulation of knowledge, support scientific environment and career development (SA3). Finally, a successful RIMI application will enhance the overall quality of the educational experience, provide new career opportunities, and would certainly impact minority health disparities in the LRGV.

描述（由申请人提供）：德克萨斯大学布朗斯维尔大学和德克萨斯州最南学院（UTB/TSC）的合作伙伴关系生产了一个快速增长的机构，该机构为11,000多名主要是西班牙裔学生（93％），来自贫困的下Rio Grande Valley（LRGV）的贫困南部德克萨斯州。 致力于促进研究机会发展的策略正在寻求更好地为这一学生人群提供服务。 结果，UTB/TSC正在从专门的教学到研究/教学机构的过渡。 UTB/TSC已同意创建卓越的中心，以在与其任务相关的领域开发竞争性研究计划。 为此，生物医学研究中心（CBS）是在2003年创建的，其使命是促进生物医学研究计划并促进科学家之间的内部和机构间合作。 哥伦比亚广播公司的长期目标是通过培养与社区相关的研究计划，为少数民族学生提供新的职业机会，并支持各种外展活动，从而减少少数族裔健康差异。 尽管CBS的生物医学科学家已成功获得了联邦资金，但现有的资源和研究基础设施是有限的，不足以支持当前和预计的增长。 该提案中概述的具体目的（SA）旨在克服当前的障碍并增强现有基础设施，以支持不断增长的生物医学研究计划。 更具体地说，RIMI计划将增加与该机构战略计划（SA1）相关的主题研究领域的教职人员的数量，创建了支持生物医学研究（SA2）的必要研究基础设施，并支持内部和机构间研究项目，从而有助于知识，支持科学环境和职业发展（SA3）。 最后，成功的RIMI应用程序将提高教育经验的整体质量，提供新的职业机会，并肯定会影响LRGV中的少数族裔健康差异。