MBRS SCORE Supplement at Univ of Texas at Brownsville

描述（由申请人提供）：德克萨斯大学布朗斯维尔/德克萨斯州最南端学院（UTB/TSC）是一个少数民族服务机构（92%西班牙裔基地）致力于生物医学研究的发展。由美国国立卫生研究院少数民族生物医学研究服务（MBRS）赞助的项目在补充UTB/TSC资源以开展这些活动方面发挥着关键作用。SCORE基金对于培养具有生物医学竞争力研究项目的强大科学家核心至关重要。正如最近资助的提案所详述的那样，UTB/TSC对生物医学研究的承诺包括雇用具有生物医学研究专业知识的新教师，以及为从事生物医学研究的现有教师提供机会。该补充申请包括为SCORE研究人员提供额外核心设备的请求，以及分别来自大卫希克斯博士和安德烈亚斯汉克博士的两个新试点项目的请求。这些拟议的研究项目，同时有助于这些申请人的职业发展，也将加强，扩大和补充目前的生物医学研究在校园传染病以及传染病的分子机制。这些项目的资助将大大提高UTB/TSC的竞争力和研究能力，并继续增加大学受资助的生物医学研究科学家的数量。此外，这一应用的成功将有助于发展内部合作和必要的科学环境，以便在不久的将来开发成功的R 01应用。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The University of Texas at Brownsville/Texas Southmost College (UTB/TSC) is a minority serving institution (92% Hispanic base) committed to the development of biomedical research. Programs sponsored by the Minority Biomedical Research Services (MBRS) of the National Institutes of Health play a critical role in complementing UTB/TSC resources to develop these activities. SCORE funds in particular are essential to develop a strong core of scientists with competitive research programs in biomedicine. As detailed in the recently funded proposal, UTB/TSC's commitment to biomedical research includes hiring new faculty with expertise in biomedical research as well as providing opportunities for existing faculty members pursuing biomedical research. This supplemental application includes a request for additional core equipment for funded SCORE investigators and for two new pilot projects from Dr. David Hicks and Dr. Andreas Hanke each respectively. These proposed research projects while contributing to the career development of these applicants, will also enhance, expand and compliment the current biomedical research on campus in infectious diseases as well as the molecular mechanisms of infectious diseases. The funding of these projects will substantially increase the competitiveness and research capabilities of UTB/TSC, and continue to increase the number of funded biomedical research scientists at the University. Furthermore, the success of this application will contribute to the development of internal collaborations and the necessary scientific environment to develop successful R01 applications in the near future.