MBRS/SCORE Program at Florida A&M University

描述（由申请人提供）：在佛罗里达A&M大学（FAMU）的SCORE计划的目标是加强和扩大国家的最先进的生物医学研究在该机构。该计划的主要目标是加强研究基础设施，吸引和招募高素质的新少数民族研究人员，激发现有教师的研究热情，提高FAMU的生物医学研究生产力和科学竞争力。FAMU目前正在为2007-2009年供资周期的剩余时间提交五个常规项目和五个试点项目。这是一份订正提案，其中六个项目作为订正提交，四个项目作为补充提交。该提案包括涉及微生物学、分子生物学、药物化学、药剂学和药理学领域研究的五个子项目和涉及生物学、心理学、化学和药剂学领域研究的五个试点项目。SCORE计划将继续其强大和成功的战略，以扩大该计划。此外，SCORE计划将与FAMU的RISE计划（目前正在提交）以及其他浓缩计划密切合作，以最大限度地提高研究活动的成功。一个有效的评估计划已经提出并得到NIGMS的批准，以衡量SCORE计划的既定目标和目的。将采用形成性和总结性评估方法来审查该计划拟议研究活动的成果。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goal of the SCORE Program at Florida A&M University (FAMU) is to strengthen and expand state-of-the-art biomedical research at the institution. The main objective of the program will be to enhance the research infrastructure, attract and recruit highly qualified new minority investigators, stimulate research enthusiasm among existing faculty, and increase biomedical research productivity and scientific competitiveness at FAMU. FAMU is currently submitting five regular projects and five pilot projects for the remainder of the funding cycle 2007-2009. This is a revised proposal with six projects being submitted as revisions and four being submitted as supplements. The proposal includes five subprojects that address research in the area of microbiology, molecular biology, medicinal chemistry, pharmaceutics and pharmacology and 5 pilot projects that address research in the area of biology, psychology, chemistry and pharmaceutics. The SCORE program will continue its strong and successful strategy to broaden the program. In addition, the SCORE program will work very closely with FAMU's RISE program (currently being submitted) as well as other enrichment programs to maximize the success of the research activities. An effective evaluation plan has been proposed and approved by NIGMS to measure the stated goals and objective of the SCORE program. Formative and summative evaluation methods will be incorporated to review the achievements of the proposed research activities of the program.