Oral Health Research Infrastructure Development at MUSC

描述（由申请人提供）：本申请要求NIDCR提供资金，以支持基础设施的扩展，以提高南卡罗来纳州医科大学牙科医学院的研究活动和研究能力。目前的U24合作协议提案是根据成功的R24规划赠款申请提出的。规划补助金和本提案都很及时，使学院能够利用现有机会，在研究使命不断扩大的背景下加强其职能和组织结构。MUSC牙科医学院研究发展的长期愿景是通过进入美国国立卫生研究院年度总资金所示的前10名牙科学校，在口腔和颅面研究和研究培训方面取得全国性的突出地位。根据关键需求评估和外部咨询审查，具体目标是：（1）通过有针对性地招聘额外的教师，以弥补专业知识的关键差距，并指导牙科医学院目标教师的研究职业发展，在与口腔健康相关的三个重点研究领域培养足够数量的研究人员;（2）通过雇用新的研究人员提供技术支持和扩大资源能力，以及购买一些关键设备以提高资源能力，战略性地加强共享研究资源;以及（3）支持行政核心实施基础设施增强计划，并为MUSC口腔健康研究中心制定商业计划和长期可持续发展计划。一个外部科学和计划咨询委员会（ESPAC）由七名国家认可的专家组成，他们在与实施补助金重点相关的口腔健康研究方面具有杰出的成就和成就，将提供独立的外部顾问专业知识。一系列令人印象深刻的机构承诺和对现有资源的利用将确保成功实施拟议的基础设施增强计划，这将对州、地区和国家产生影响。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application is a request for funds from the NIDCR to support the expansion of infrastructure to enhance research activities and research capacity of the College of Dental Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina. The present proposal for a U24 cooperative agreement is pursuant to a successful R24 planning grant application. Both the planning grant and the present proposal are timely, permitting the college to leverage existing opportunities and enhance its functional and organizational structure in the context of an expanding research mission. The long-term vision for research development in the College of Dental Medicine at MUSC is to achieve national prominence in oral and craniofacial research and research training by moving into the top 10 dental schools as indicated by total annual NIH funding. Based on a Critical Needs Assessment and External Advisory Review, the specific aims are to: (1) develop a critical mass of researchers in three focal research areas relevant to oral health through targeted recruitments of additional faculty to bridge critical gaps in expertise, and mentored research career development of targeted faculty in the College of Dental Medicine; (2) strategically enhance shared research resources by hiring new research personnel to provide technical support and expand resource capacity, and acquiring a few critical items of equipment to enhance resource capabilities; and (3) support an Administrative Core to implement the Infrastructure Enhancement Plan and establish a business plan and long-term sustainability plan for the MUSC Center for Oral Health Research. An External Scientific and Program Advisory Committee (ESPAC) comprised of seven nationally recognized experts of outstanding distinction and achievements in oral health research relevant to the focus of the Implementation Grant will provide independent external consultant expertise. An impressive portfolio of institutional commitments and leveraging of existing resources will ensure successful implementation of the proposed Infrastructure Enhancement Plan that will have state, regional, and national impact.