The Howard University SCORE Program

描述(由申请者提供)：霍华德大学研究生院建议继续致力于培养一批新的生物医学科学家。为此，MBRS计分计划要求从未参加过MBRS计划的教职员工为18个新项目提供支持。这些新项目中有17个来自初级教员(非终身教职)，其中几个人本学年刚刚加入教职。这些研究人员来自医学院的五个基础科学和两个临床部门，以及两个研究生培养计划很强的本科生部门。本申请包括常规(18个)和试点(4个)项目。 该计划的口号是“R01支持路线图”。在我们目前的SCORE参与者的一些成功的基础上(只有3人在此申请中返回，因为一些人已经转向其他个人支持--一个R01)，该计划的期望正在提高，从而实现以下机会目标： 目标1：提高计分教师的科学生产力。 可衡量的目标A：总体和整个项目期间，提高参与教员的发表率。 可衡量的目标B：所有持续项目调查人员在02年度资助结束前提交一份R01申请。 可衡量的目标C：到拟议期间结束时，50%的新参与调查员将提交R01申请，或提交给同等机构。 目标2：通过提供必要的研究支持，促进计分教师的专业发展。 可衡量的目标D：在拟议期间，作为定期项目私人助理的非终身教职初级教员将在衡量生产率的每一项指标(出版物和补助金提交)方面取得重大进展，这将增加他们获得终身教职的可能性。 这些活动将对一个主要的少数群体服务机构的研究竞争力和生产力产生重大影响。最终结果将是提高该机构获得其他NIH主流资金(R01、R03等)的能力。并从整体上提升企业的研究能力。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Howard University Graduate School proposes to continue its focus on the development of a new cadre of biomedical scientists at the institution. To this end, the MBRS SCORE program is requesting support for 18 new projects from faculty who have not previously participated in the MBRS Program. Seventeen of these new projects are from junior faculty (non-tenured), several of whom have just joined the faculty this academic year. These investigators are from five basic science and two clinical departments in the College of Medicine, as well as from two undergraduate departments with strong graduate training programs. This application contains both regular (18) and pilot (4) projects. The mantra for the proposed program is "Roadmap to R01 Support." Building on some of the success of our current SCORE participants (only 3 are returning in this application, as some have moved on to other individual support--one R01), the program's expectations are being raised leading to the following goals of opportunity: Goal 1: To improve the scientific productivity of SCORE faculty. Measurable objective A: that the publication rate of the participating faculty be increased overall and throughout the proposed project period. Measurable objective B: that all of the continuing program investigators submit an R01 application by the end of the 02 year of funding. Measurable objective C: that 50% of the new participating investigators will have submitted R01 applications, or submitted to an equivalent agency, by the end of the proposed period. Goal 2: To enhance the professional progression of SCORE faculty through the provision of essential research support. Measurable objective D: during the proposed period, non-tenured junior faculty who are PIs on regular projects will make significant progress on each of the measures of productivity (publications and grant submissions), which will enhance their probability of earning tenure. These activities will have a significant impact on the research competitiveness and productivity of a major minority-serving institution. The end result will be to improve the institution's ability to obtain other NIH mainstream funding (R01, R03, etc.) and enhance the research enterprise in general.