RI Network for Excellence in Biomedical and Behavioral Research

RI 生物医学和行为研究卓越网络

• 批准号: 7900222
• 负责人: ZAHIR A SHAIKH
• 金额: $ 128.15万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-08-13 至 2013-08-12
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7900222
• 关键词: RI; Network; Excellence; Biomedical; Behavioral

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The main purpose of this IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) proposal is to continue to enhance institutional capacity for biomedical and behavioral research in the state of Rhode Island. The University of Rhode Island (URI) is the lead institution, with six partner institutions forming the network. The administrative, bioinformatics, and centralized equipment facility cores at URI will coordinate the four central goals of the next phase: 1) Continue and improve faculty development and mentoring; 2) Recruit and train undergraduate and graduate fellows; 3) Provide access to state-of-the-art equipment and bioinformatics resources; and 4) Develop new initiatives and collaborations with other infrastructure development programs in the state. Achievement of these goals will be accomplished by collaborative efforts of 19 participating faculty investigators in the network who will carry out research and educational objectives in the focus areas of molecular toxicology, cell biology, and behavioral science. Newly created faculty development programs include research-based collaborative projects and education-based student training initiatives. Proposed projects will focus on a variety of heath-related issues including cancer, neurological diseases, drug metabolism, infectious diseases, tissue regeneration, and the effects of environmental toxins on human health. A new emphasis in bioinformatics, strengthened by increased material and personnel support, will substantially improve the data mining and processing capabilities of biomedical scientists in the state. A productive summer undergraduate research fellowship program, in which students are given rich experiential training in biomedical research methods and career counseling, will be continued. A new collaborative highschool outreach program is planned to provide hands-on research experience for area high school science teachers. It is anticipated that meeting these and other proposed objectives in the next phase of the Rl-INBRE program will continue to have a profound and measurable positive impact on the culture for biomedical and behavioral research and education in the State of Rhode Island. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE (provided by the applicant): The proposed research will address a broad range of human health issues. Examples of these include: studies on causes and diagnosis of cancer, neurological diseases, metabolism of drugs and liver disease, parasitic human diseases, regeneration of damaged tissue, and impact of environmental toxins on human health.

描述（由申请人提供）：本IDEA生物医学研究卓越网络（INBRE）提案的主要目的是继续提高罗得岛州生物医学和行为研究的机构能力。罗得岛大学（URI）是牵头机构，六个伙伴机构组成了网络。URI的行政，生物信息学和集中设备设施核心将协调下一阶段的四个中心目标：1）继续和改善教师发展和指导; 2）招聘和培训本科生和研究生研究员; 3）提供访问最先进的设备和生物信息学资源;和4）开发新的举措和与该州其他基础设施开发计划的合作。这些目标的实现将通过19名参与网络的教师调查员的合作努力来完成，他们将在重点领域开展研究和教育目标 分子毒理学、细胞生物学和行为科学。新创建的教师发展计划包括以研究为基础的合作项目和以教育为基础的学生培训计划。拟议的项目将侧重于各种与健康有关的问题，包括癌症、神经系统疾病、药物代谢、传染病、组织再生以及环境毒素对人类健康的影响。生物信息学的新重点，通过增加物质和人员支持得到加强，将大大提高该州生物医学科学家的数据挖掘和处理能力。一个富有成效的夏季本科生研究奖学金计划，其中学生在生物医学研究方法和职业咨询方面获得丰富的经验培训，将继续下去。一个新的合作高中推广计划计划，提供实践研究经验，为地区高中科学教师。预计在RI-INBRE计划的下一阶段中满足这些和其他拟议目标将继续对罗得岛州的生物医学和行为研究和教育文化产生深远和可衡量的积极影响。 公共卫生相关性（由申请人提供）：拟议的研究将解决广泛的人类健康问题。这方面的例子包括：研究癌症的病因和诊断、神经系统疾病、药物代谢和肝病、人体寄生虫病、受损组织的再生以及环境毒素对人类健康的影响。