MT VET COBRE CORE A: ADMINISTRATIVE CORE

这个子项目是许多研究子项目中利用 资源由NIH/NCRR资助的中心拨款提供。子项目和 调查员(PI)可能从NIH的另一个来源获得了主要资金， 并因此可以在其他清晰的条目中表示。列出的机构是 该中心不一定是调查人员的机构。 蒙大拿州立大学(MSU)科布雷行政核心A由马克·奎恩博士指导。奎因博士提供行政监督，担任执行委员会主席，并担任密歇根州立大学科布雷领导下的科学研究的研究倡导者和协调员。这一核心的目的是为项目负责人(PLS)、核心主任、研究导师、新招聘的教职员工以及所有从事科学项目和中心核心工作的研究人员和技术人员提供行政支持和服务。Quinn博士直接与项目导师合作，指导和协调项目和新招聘的教师，正是通过这个核心，中心的项目和相关核心相互交织并定期进行评估。在此监督下，Quinn博士负责领导、管理、人员配置和资源分配，并根据NIH政策管理MSU Cobre。行政核心还包括一名行政和会计助理，负责组织Cobre活动和会议，并为计划的所有方面提供财务管理和支持，以及一名计划评估员，负责收集和分析数据并报告计划的进展情况。 管理核心由几个附加组件组成。执行委员会(EC)包括项目总监(PD)和核心董事。该中心的核心包括来自基因组和蛋白质组学核心(核心B)、分子和细胞分析核心(核心C)和BSL-3核心(核心D)的董事。每个Cobre Core的董事都是兽医分子生物学系，也是指导委员会的成员。作为一个整体，欧洲委员会审查Cobre PL进度报告，为计划项目的研究工作设定优先事项，提供所有核心活动的指示，并就未来中心方向向PD提出建议。 外部咨询委员会(EAC)就科布雷计划的科学、管理和研究要素提供建议。EAC审查了密歇根州立大学Cobre的表现、具体目标，并评估了该计划和个别研究项目的纵向进展。EAC活动包括概念开发、计划规划、研究项目开发和指导、确定资源和评估实现既定目标的进展情况。在某些情况下，东非共同体成员向项目负责人提供指导协助，并确定潜在的国家导师和合作者。该委员会由国家公认的科学家组成，成员包括：阿拉巴马大学伯明翰分校、国际知名的粘膜免疫专家曾傑瑞·麦基；华盛顿大学免疫学系主任、国际公认的传染病免疫专家克里斯托弗·威尔逊；以及杜克大学真菌学研究部主任约翰·R·完美博士。完美博士的研究团队在念珠菌和隐球菌感染的动物模型中研究抗真菌药物。在2008-2009年报告所述期间，约翰·科利尔博士因其他原因辞去东非共同体成员一职。CORE从华盛顿州立大学招募了盖伊·帕尔默博士来接替科利尔博士的位置，担任EAC的职务，这已经得到了NCRR项目办公室的批准。帕尔默博士是华盛顿州立大学病理学和传染病研究与培训项目的董事教授。帕尔默博士也是美国国家科学院的成员。帕尔默博士的研究主要使用基因组学和蛋白质组学来确定疫苗开发的新靶点，目标是预防传染病。帕尔默博士的经验、职位和研究都使他成为EAC的理想补充。 行政核心组织了几个项目，以加强研究经验和宣传密歇根州立大学科布雷计划，即全国演讲系列、年度研究会议、对试点项目计划(以前的迷你补助金计划)的监督，以及在跨校园和跨学科合作模式下对生物信息学设施和研究的支持。全国演讲系列将世界级的传染病研究人员带到密歇根州立大学校园。科布雷赞助的演讲者参观了密歇根州立大学的实验室，并会见了科布雷的研究人员和学生。这些访问使所有教职员工和学生接触到尖端科学，并提供对正在进行的研究的非正式审查。Cobre的学生和教职员工在访问之前阅读关于演讲者研究的期刊文章和背景科学，为研讨会做准备。一年一度的研究会议和研讨会是重要的场所，项目负责人和其他重要的研究人员可以展示他们的研究，与其他有相似兴趣的研究人员互动，并集思广益，以新的技术和方法来扩展或改进科学。从第五年开始，迷你助学金被重新归类为“试点项目”。核心的这一方面仍然起着同样的作用。也就是说，试点项目为成功开发更大规模的联邦资助赠款的项目提供了至关重要的资金。对生物信息学的支持对科布雷至关重要，对密歇根州立大学的研究人员和学生也是如此。

This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. The Montana State University (MSU) COBRE Administrative Core A is directed by Dr. Mark Quinn. Dr. Quinn provides administrative oversight, chairs the Executive Committee, and serves as a research advocate and coordinator of the scientific research conducted under MSU COBRE. The purpose of this core is to provide administrative support and services to the Project Leaders (PLs), Core Directors, Research Mentors, new faculty hires, and to all investigators and technical personnel working on the scientific projects and Cores of the center. Dr. Quinn works directly with the project mentors to guide and coordinate the program projects and new faculty hires, and it is through this Core that the projects and related cores of the center are interwoven and regularly assessed. Under this oversight, Dr. Quinn is responsible for the leadership, management, staffing, and resource allocation, and for administering the MSU COBRE in accordance with NIH policies. The Administrative Core also includes an Administrative and Accounting Associate who organizes the COBRE events and conferences and provides fiscal management and support for all aspects of the program and a Program Evaluator who collects and analyzes data and reports on the progress of the programs. The Administrative Core is comprised of several additional components. The Executive Committee (EC) includes the Program Director (PD) and the Core Directors. The Cores of the Center include directors from the Genomics and Proteomics Core (Core B), Molecular and Cellular Analysis Core (Core C), and BSL-3 Core (Core D). Directors from each COBRE Core are Veterinary Molecular Biology faculty and also participate on the Mentoring Board. As a whole, the EC reviews COBRE PL progress reports, sets priorities for research efforts on program projects, provides directives of all the Cores' activities, and makes recommendations to the PD for future center directions. The External Advisory Committee (EAC) advises on scientific, administrative, and research elements of the COBRE Program. The EAC reviews the MSU COBRE's performance, specific aims, and evaluates the longitudinal progress of the program and individual research projects. EAC activities include concept development, program planning, research project development and mentoring, identification of resources, and evaluation of progress toward stated goals. In some cases, EAC members provide mentoring assistance to Project Leaders and identify potential national mentors and collaborators. The committee is comprised of nationally recognized scientists and includes: Jerry McGhee, University of Alabama-Birmingham and internationally known expert in mucosal immunity; Christopher Wilson, Head of the Department of Immunology at the University of Washington and internationally recognized expert in immunity to infectious disease; and Dr. John R. Perfect, Director of Mycology Research Unit at Duke University. Dr. Perfect's research team investigates anti-fungal agents in animal models of candida and cryptococcal infections. During the 2008-2009 reporting period, Dr. John Collier stepped down as a member of the EAC due to other commitments. In Dr. Collier's place, the Core recruited Dr. Guy Palmer from Washington State University to serve on the EAC, which has been approved by the NCRR Program Office. Dr. Palmer is a Regents Professor of Pathology and Infectious Diseases and Director of Graduate Studies and the Infectious Diseases Training Program at Washington State University. Dr. Palmer is also a National Academy Member. Dr. Palmer's research mainly uses genomics and proteomics to indentify new targets for vaccine development with the goal of preventing infectious diseases. Dr. Palmer's experience, positions, and research all make him an ideal addition to the EAC. The Administrative Core organizes several programs to enhance research experiences and publicize the MSU COBRE Program, namely the national speaker series, the Annual Research Conference, oversight of the Pilot Project Program (formerly Mini Grants Program), and support for Bioinformatics Facility and Research within a cross-campus and interdisciplinary collaborative model. The national speaker series brings world-class infectious disease researchers to MSU campus. The COBRE-sponsored speakers tour labs at MSU and meet with COBRE researchers and students. These visits expose all faculty and students to cutting-edge science and provide informal review of ongoing research. COBRE students and faculty prepare for the seminars by reading journal articles and background science on the speakers' research prior to their visits. The annual research conferences and symposia are important venues that allow project leaders and other important researchers to showcase their research, interact with other researchers who share similar interests, and brainstorm new techniques and ways to expand or improve the science. Starting with Year 5, the mini-grants were reclassified as "Pilot Projects." This aspect of the Core still serves the same function. Namely, Pilot Projects provide vital funds for projects that have been successful in developing larger, federally-funded grants. Support for bioinformatics is crucial for COBRE, but also for researchers and students across MSU.