Rhode Island Network for Molecular Toxicology

描述（由申请人提供）：这个提议的罗德岛IDeA生物医学研究卓越网络（RI- inbre）旨在为RI的博士学位授予和学士学位机构的研究能力建设提供持续的支持，这些机构以前曾得到过生物医学研究基础设施网络（BRIN）奖的支持。该提案有四个核心目标：1)在罗德岛州建立一个富有成效的分子毒理学合作研究项目；2)培养有前途的本科生和研究生从事生物医学科学工作；3)维持和提供最先进的生物医学核心研究设施的包容性；4)建立有效的外展计划，招募代表性不足的科学家和学生。这些目标的实施将由该网络的六个参与机构合作完成。网络活动将通过所需的五个核心进行协调。行政核心负责全面指导和管理该计划，以及培训和指导初级调查人员。生物信息学核心将协助研究人员进行数据挖掘、数据处理和分子建模需求。将通过中央管理中心提供精密的分析仪器

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposed Rhode Island IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (RI-INBRE) is designed to provide continuing support for research capacity building both at the doctoral degree granting and at the baccalaureate institutions in RI that have been previously supported by the Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network (BRIN) award. The proposal has four central aims: 1) To build a productive, collaborative research program in molecular toxicology in the state of Rhode Island; 2) To train promising undergraduate and graduate students for careers in the biomedical sciences; 3) To maintain, and provide inclusive access to a state-of-the-art biomedical core research facility; and 4) To establish an effective outreach program for recruiting underrepresented scientists and students. Implementation of these goals will be achieved collaboratively by the six participating institutions in the Network. The Network activities will be coordinated through the five required Cores. The responsibility for overall direction and management of the program, as well as training and mentoring of junior investigators, rests with the Administrative Core. The Bioinformatics Core will assist the investigators in data mining, data processing, and molecular modeling needs. Access to a sophisticated analytical instrumentation will be made available through the Centralized Research Facility Core. Recruitment, training, and mentoring of students and faculty belonging to the Under represented populations will be carried out by the Outreach Core. The staff of this Core will also organize seminars and workshops on topics of mutual interest to the Network participants. Together these four Cores will serve to improve the performance of the Research Core which is the main focused activity of the RI-INBRE. Training a cadre of undergraduate and graduate students in research instrumentation and methodology will be an important outcome of this activity. It is anticipated that the RI-INBRE, like RIBRIN, will further improve the State's capacity to do biomedical research and that the Network investigators, who are at the early stages of their careers, will be better able to compete for extramural research funds for their individual or collaborative projects.