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分校和德克萨斯最南端学院(UTB/TSC)的合作伙伴关系迅速发展，为11,000多名以西班牙裔为主的学生(93%)提供服务，这些学生来自德克萨斯州南部贫困的格兰德河谷(LRGV)地区。致力于促进研究机会发展的战略正在实施，以更好地服务于这一学生群体。因此，UTB/TSC正在从一个专门的教学机构过渡到一个研究/教学机构。UTB/TSC已同意创建卓越中心，以在与其使命相关的领域开发具有竞争力的研究项目。为此，2003年成立了生物医学研究中心(CBS)，其使命是促进生物医学研究活动，促进科学家之间的机构内和机构间合作。哥伦比亚广播公司的长期目标是通过促进与社区相关的研究项目，为少数族裔学生提供新的职业机会，并支持多样化的外联活动，减少少数族裔健康差距。尽管哥伦比亚广播公司的生物医学科学家已经成功地获得了联邦资金，但现有的资源和研究基础设施有限，不足以支持目前和预计的增长。该提案中概述的具体目标(SA)寻求克服目前的障碍，并加强现有的基础设施，以支持不断增长的生物医学研究倡议。更具体地说，RIMI计划将增加在与机构战略计划相关的主题研究领域拥有专业知识的教职员工数量(SA1)，创建必要的研究基础设施以支持生物医学研究(SA2)，并支持有助于积累知识的机构内和机构间协作研究项目，支持科学环境和职业发展(SA3)。最后，RIMI的成功应用将提高教育体验的整体质量，提供新的职业机会，并肯定会影响LRGV中的少数族裔健康差距。