Fayetteville State University SCORE Program

简介（由申请人提供）：费耶特维尔州立大学（FSU）是北卡罗莱纳大学的组成机构。FSU是一所历史悠久的黑人大学，拥有138年的卓越教育历史，也是北卡罗来纳州乃至全美最多元化的大学之一。FSU SCORE计划的目标是增强和扩大FSU的生物医学研究能力。这一目标的成功实现有望通过增加从事生物医学研究的代表性不足的少数民族的数量来影响整个MBRS SCORE计划。为实现这一目标，提出了四个目标：

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Fayetteville State University (FSU) is a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina. As a historically Black institution with a rich 138-year history in excellence in education, FSU is also one of the most diverse universities in North Carolina and the nation. The goal of the FSU SCORE program is to enhance and expand biomedical research capability at FSU. Successful attainment of this goal is expected to impact the overall MBRS SCORE program by increasing the number of underrepresented minorities engaged in biomedical research. To achieve this goal, four objectives have been proposed: Objective 1: To increase the research productivity of faculty; Objective 2: To improve facilities for conducting biomedical research; Objective 3: To build connections with scientists at research-intensive institutions; Objective 4: To position the institution to win external research funding. Activities of the FSU SCORE Program that will facilitate achievement of these objectives include: (1) providing release time to faculty engaged in research, (2) expanding research supporting staff, (3) establishing an MBRS Research Laboratory, (4) establishing an External Subproject Advisory Committee (ESAC), and (5) instituting a SCORE Research Seminar Series. Performance measures designed to evaluate the achievement of the FSU SCORE goal and objectives include: (1) Each funded subproject will produce at least one publication within first two years and at least 4 publications in by the end of the four-year funding cycle; (2) Each SCORE faculty will give at least one research presentation at a national research conference each year; (3) The MBRS Research Laboratory will be established and functioning within the first 6 months of the SCORE funding; (4) The MBRS Research Laboratory will increase the research space by 400 square feet; (5) At least two of the funded subprojects will develop regular research projects by the end of the 4-year funding cycle; (6) The number of new research grants awarded to faculty of Department of Natural Sciences will increase 100% from 2 per year to 4 per year by the end of the funding period.