MBRS/SCORE Program at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

描述(由申请者提供)：UPRM(波多黎各大学，Mayaguez)的MBRS/SCORE计划的总体目标是，第一，提高UPRM-MBRS研究人员的竞争力，第二，通过更多地参与MBRS/SCORE，提高UPRM科学和工程系的竞争力。由于98%的注册学生和72%的教师是少数族裔美国公民，这些目标与MBRS的目标一致，即通过支持少数族裔服务机构的教师进行具有科学价值和生物医学相关的研究，增加从事生物医学研究的少数族裔人数。这些目标也与UPRM公布的教师发展和支持竞争性研究的目标一致。具体目标是1)展示研究人员在实现每个MBRS研究子项目的具体目标方面的成功，2)增加MBRS研究人员发表的同行评议出版物的数量，3)增加与MBRS相关的国家(美国)研究会议的陈述数量，4)促进MBRS/SCORE研究人员向NIH或其他机构的主流资助过渡，5)增加提交给MBRS/SCORE项目的项目数量，以及6)增加在MBRS/SCORE项目中具有重要作用的合作研究人员的项目数量。在上一个供资周期中，在所有目标方面都取得了重大进展。这份建议书共提交了生物、化学、海洋科学、化学工程和电气工程五个参与系，共13个子项目。来自这些部门的19名教职员工将以首席研究员或联合调查员的身份参与，至少付出25%的努力。研究领域包括疾病过程、生物物理化学、分子生物学、海洋病原体、生物化学和给药方法。这些项目的成功实施和项目目标的完成将进一步提高我们部门和研究人员的竞争力。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The broad goals of the MBRS/SCORE Program at UPRM (University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez) are, first to increase the competitiveness of UPRM-MBRS researchers and, second to increase the competitiveness of UPRM science and engineering departments through greater participation in MBRS/SCORE. As 98% enrollment and 72% of the faculty are minority US citizens, these goals are consistent with the MBRS objective of increasing the number of underrepresented minorities conducting biomedical research through support of scientifically meritorious and biomedically relevant research by faculty members at minority serving institutions. These goals are also consistent with the published UPRM objectives for faculty development and support of competitive research. The specific goals are 1) Show success by researchers at meeting specific aims of each of the MBRS research subprojects, 2) Increase the number of peer-reviewed publications by MBRS researchers, 3) Increase the number of MBRS-related presentations at national (US) research meetings, 4) Promote transition of MBRS/SCORE researchers to mainstream funding from NIH or other agencies, 5) Increase the number of projects submitted to the MBRS/SCORE program and 6) Increase the number of projects with collaborating researchers with significant roles in the MBRS/SCORE project. Significant progress has been made in all the objectives in the last funding cycle. Five participating departments, Biology, Chemistry, Marine Sciences, Chemical Engineering and Electrical Engineering with a total of 13 subprojects have been submitted with this proposal. Nineteen faculty members from these departments are participating as principal investigators or co-investigators with a minimum of 25% effort. Areas of research include disease processes, biophysical chemistry, molecular biology, marine pathogens, biochemistry and methods of drug administration. The successful undertaking of these projects and the completion of the program goals will further increase our competitiveness of our departments and researchers.