MBRS-SCORE Program of the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez

波多黎各大学马亚圭斯分校的 MBRS-SCORE 项目

• 批准号: 7240974
• 负责人: GOVIND S NADATHUR
• 金额: $ 109.79万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO MAYAGUEZ
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 1997
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1997-05-01 至 2011-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7240974
• 关键词: MBRS; SCORE; Program; University; Puerto

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 90% of the faculty are minority U.S. 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 to: (1) increase the number of new projects submitted as a part of the institutional proposal; (2) increase the number of peer-reviewed publications by MBRS researchers; (3) increase the number of MBRS-related presentations at national (U.S.) research meetings; and (4) promote transition of MBRS/SCORE researchers to mainstream funding from NIH or other agencies. Significant progress has been made in all the objectives in the last funding cycle. Six participating departments, Biology, Chemistry, Marine Sciences, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering with a total of 13 subprojects have been submitted with this proposal. Thirteen 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, biochemistry, methods of drug administration and nanoscaffolds in osseointegration. The successful undertaking of these projects and the completion of the program goals will further increase the competitiveness of our departments and researchers.

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90%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)增加作为机构提案一部分提交的新项目的数量；(2)增加MBRS研究人员发表的同行评审出版物的数量；(3)在国家(美国)会议上增加与MBR相关的介绍的数量。研究会议；以及(4)促进MBR/SCORE研究人员向来自NIH或其他机构的主流资助过渡。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、机械工程和电气工程六个系，共13个子项目。来自这些系的13名教职员工将作为主要调查员或联合调查员参与，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、生物化学、给药方法和骨整合中的纳米支架。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。