NKU LEAD FACULTY

本子项目是利用由NIH/NCRR资助的中心赠款提供的资源的众多研究子项目之一。子项目和研究者（PI）可能已经从另一个NIH来源获得了主要资金，因此可以在其他CRISP条目中表示。列出的机构是中心的，不一定是研究者的机构。领导团队将协调北大内部以及北大与其他团队之间的活动，招募新的团队成员加入BRIN项目，并支持生物医学科学的团队和本科生研究。还将聘请兼职数据库/网站管理员。这个人将开发和维护与北洋大学key - brin研究相关的数据库，以及一个提供北洋大学key - brin项目信息的网站。这个网站也将作为key - brin研究人员和北大学生的资源。这项申请的资助将有助于加强BRIN计划在北大的存在，提高北大教师和学生对生物医学研究的认识和参与。方法：为PI提供释放时间和补偿性薪酬，以实现上述目标，并为数据库/网站管理员招聘和维护合格的个人。结果：1)自2006年7月以来，PI参加了所有预定的key - brin相关会议，并打算参加其他会议（俄亥俄谷生命科学联盟），以将NKU的生物医学科学纳入更大的区域生物医学科学社区。2)数据库/网站管理员启动了NKU key -brin （key -brin.nku.edu）网站，并按周进行维护。3)国立大学将于2006年5月前，在生物科学系聘用一名对动物行为有研究兴趣的终身教授。4)该PI于2005年秋季在北大开设了本科神经科学辅修课程。5) PI？S 2,500平方英尺的实验室/动物设施已完全翻新(费用=约。60,000美元)，以支持key - brin资助的研究。讨论：我们在提高生物医学科学的认识和教师和学生的参与方面取得了合理的进展，特别是在神经科学领域，我们希望在资助的第三年继续我们的进展步伐。

This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. The lead faculty will coordinate KY-BRIN activities within NKU and between NKU and other KY-BRIN organizations, recruit new faculty into the BRIN program, and support faculty and undergraduate research in the biomedical sciences. A part-time database/website administrator will also be hired. This person will develop and maintain databases pertinent to KY-BRIN research at NKU and a website that will provide information about the KY-BRIN program at NKU. This website will also serve as a resource for KY-BRIN researchers and students at NKU. The funding of this application will help strengthen the presence of the BRIN program at NKU and increase the awareness and involvement of NKU faculty and students in biomedical research. Methods: Provide release time and compensatory salary to PI to implement the goals listed above, as well as recruit and maintain a qualified individual for the database/website administrator. Results: 1) The PI has attended all scheduled KY-BRIN related meetings since July 2006 and intends to attend other meetings (Ohio Valley Alliance for the Life Sciences) to network biomedical science at NKU into the larger regional biomedical science community. 2) A database/website administrator has launched the NKU KY-BRIN (ky-brin.nku.edu) website and maintains it on the weekly basis. 3) NKU will hire a tenure-track faculty member with research interests in animal behavior in the Department of Biological Sciences by May 2006. 4) The PI started an undergraduate neuroscience minor at NKU in Fall 2005. 5) The PI?s 2,500 sq ft laboratory/animal facility was completely renovated (costs = approx. $60,000) to support KY-BRIN-funded research. Discussion: We have made reasonable progress in increasing awareness of, and faculty and student involvement in biomedical science, especially in the area of neuroscience, at NKU and expect to continue our pace of progress into year 3 of the grant.