INBRE PROJECT COORDINATOR

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。项目协调员在INBRE项目中与参与的本科院校最直接相关的方面协助首席研究员。项目协调员在赠款的第一年进行了两个主要项目。首先，项目协调员为参与的本科院校的教师组织了为期一天的务虚会。这次静修的目的是找出参与研究的本科院校教师面临的挑战，并设计出潜在的解决方案。来自本科院校的37位教职员工出席了会议，其中包括三位院长。参与者的调查反应非常积极。闭会讨论总结在一份白皮书中。这构成了INBRE首席调查员与参与的各本科院校校长之间会议的基础。白皮书也提交给了俄克拉何马大学校董会。第二，项目协调员组织INBRE暑期研究实习的申请流程，协调申请人的初步筛选。这包括创建一个新的在线申请表格，并设计一个可以通过电子邮件进行的公正的审查程序。这个最初的筛选程序成功地将最初的申请池减少到一个可管理的数量，以供最终的选择会议。

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 Program Coordinator assisted the Principal investigator in those aspects of the INBRE Program that most directly involved the participating undergraduate institutions. Two main projects were undertaken by the Program Coordinator during the first year of the grant. First, the Program Coordinator organized a one day retreat for faculty members from the participating undergraduate institutions. The objective of this retreat was to identify challenges that face faculty members conducting research activity at the participating undergraduate institutions and to devise potential solutions. Thirty-seven faculty members from the undergraduate institutions attended, including three deans. Participant survey responses were very positive. The retreat discussion was summarized in a White Paper. This formed the basis for meetings between the INBRE Principal Investigator and each of the Presidents of the participating undergraduate institutions. The White Paper was also presented to the Oklahoma Board of Regents. Second, the Program Coordinator organized the application process for the INBRE Summer Research Internships and coordinated the initial screening of applicants. This included creating a new on-line application form and devising an unbiased review process that could be conducted through e-mail. This initial screening procedure successfully reduced the initial pool of applications to a manageable number for the final selection meeting.