New Recruitment to Expand Neuroscience Research at the UPR School of Medicine

产品说明： 新的招聘，以扩大在医学的普遍定期审议学校神经科学研究：此应用程序的目的是请求资金，以支持在解剖学和神经生物学（A & N）的波多黎各的大学（普遍定期审议）医学院（SoM）的两个新的教师招聘SoM神经科学研究和培训核心（NRTC）的背景下开发研究项目。UPR的神经科学研究正在通过多学科研究人员社区的工作取得进展。基础科学和临床研究之间的联系正在通过各部门之间的合作，包括A & N，生物学，化学，药理学，生理学，心理学，精神病学，神经病学和神经外科学。SoM的A & N特别适合作为焦点，这些努力可以集中到一个计划中，以加强公共关系中的神经科学研究，作为基础和临床科学之间的桥梁。由于预算方面的意外限制，为实现这些目标所作的努力最近不得不暂停。虽然该机构拥有维持新教师独立研究项目和职业发展所需的必要空间和基本支持资源，但缺乏初步建立项目和实验室所需的种子资金。拟议计划的科学目标是：（1）增加和扩大SoM的多学科研究人员社区，重点关注以下领域之一：（a）突触/神经回路生理学;（B）神经发育/再生/可塑性;（c）行为/认知神经科学;（d）神经系统疾病和中风的神经机制;（2）为实现研究人员的临界质量做出贡献，这可以加强So M培养来自代表性不足的少数民族的新一代神经科学家的能力。拟议方案的具体目标是：（1）在任命两名助理教授级别的教师后的头两年提供工资。该机构致力于继续提供工资和释放时间至少额外两年;（2）提供启动资金用于购买设备和用品所需的操作新的实验室;（3）为每个新的教师提供技术援助的工资，以帮助他们建立自己的独立研究计划在神经科学。

DESCRIPTION: New Recruitment to Expand Neuroscience Research at the UPR School of Medicine: The purpose of this application is to request funds to support the hiring of two new faculty at the Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology (A & N) of the University of Puerto Rico's (UPR) School of Medicine (SoM) to develop research projects within the context of a SoM Neuroscience Research & Training Core (NRTC). Neuroscience research at UPR is advancing through the work of a community of multidisciplinary researchers. Links between basic science and clinical research are being fostered through collaborations between various departments, including A & N, Biology, Chemistry, Pharmacology, Physiology, Psychology, Psychiatry, Neurology and Neurosurgery. The A & N of the SoM is particularly well positioned to serve as focal point from which these efforts can be centered into a plan to strengthen Neuroscience research in PR, serving as a bridge between basic and clinical sciences. Efforts towards achieving these goals had to recently be put on hold due to unexpected budgetary constraints. While the institution has the necessary space and basic support resources needed to sustain development of new faculty independent research programs and careers, it lacks the needed seed funding for the initial establishment of their projects and laboratories. The Scientific Goals of the proposed program are to: (1) Augment and expand the SoM's community of multidisciplinary researchers focusing in one of the following areas: (a) synaptic/neural circuit physiology; (b) neural development/regeneration/ plasticity; (c) behavioral/cognitive neuroscience; (d) neural mechanisms underlying neurological diseases and stroke; (2) Contribute to achieving a critical mass of researchers that can strengthen the So M capacity to train new generations of Neuroscientists from underrepresented minorities. The Specific Aims of the proposed program are to: (1) Provide salary for the first two years following appointment of two faculty at the Assistant Professor level. The institution is committed to continue providing salary and release time for at least two additional years; (2) Provide start-up funds for purchasing of equipment and supplies needed to operate the new labs; (3) Provide salary for technical assistance for each new faculty to help them establish their independent research programs in Neuroscience.