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）的合作伙伴关系产生了一个快速发展的机构，为来自德克萨斯州南部贫困地区的下里约热内卢格兰德山谷（LRGV）的11,000多名主要是西班牙裔学生（93%）提供服务。为更好地为这一学生群体服务，大学正在推行旨在促进研究机会发展的战略。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同意建立卓越中心，在与其使命相关的领域开发有竞争力的研究项目。为此，生物医学研究中心（CBS）于2003年成立，其使命是促进生物医学研究倡议和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，为少数民族学生提供新的就业机会，并支持多样化的外展活动，减少少数民族的健康差距。虽然哥伦比亚广播公司的生物医学科学家已成功获得联邦资助，但现有资源和研究基础设施有限，不足以支持当前和预计的增长。本提案概述的具体目标（SA）旨在克服目前的障碍，加强现有的基础设施，以支持日益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专题研究领域具有专业知识的教师人数（SA1），创建必要的研究基础设施以支持生物医学研究（SA2），并支持机构内和机构间的合作研究项目，有助于积累知识，支持科学环境和职业发展（SA3）。最后，成功的RIMI申请将提高教育体验的整体质量，提供新的就业机会，并肯定会影响LRGV中少数民族的健康差距。