ADMINISTRATIVE CORE

这个子项目是利用资源的许多研究子项目之一 由NIH/NCRR资助的中心拨款提供。子项目的主要支持 子项目的主要研究者可能是由其他来源提供的， 包括其它NIH来源。 为子项目列出的总成本可能 表示子项目使用的中心基础设施的估计数量， 而不是由NCRR赠款提供给子项目或子项目工作人员的直接资金。 A.具体目标： 中标建议书的目的没有改变。这些目标是：（1）提高和加强联邦在三个特定研究领域的科学基础设施和研究竞争力，这三个领域被认为是提高波多黎各生物医学和行为研究能力的关键;（2）提高生产力、竞争力和吸引这些研究领域的既定研究人员所需的人力资源数量;（3）促进有才华的初级研究人员和资优学生的研究技能发展。 （INBRE-PR）项目主任（P.I.）领导所有指导委员会会议，这些会议产生INBRE-PR方案的政策、做法和实施议定书。 行政核心工作人员协调外部咨询委员会的访问。外部咨询委员会对国家复原研究所的各个网络机构进行实地访问，并与初级学院研究获奖者举行年度会议。外部咨询委员会评估进展情况，并提出改进方案的建议。 特别是，与INBRE-Kentucky合作的指导倡议由PI监督，并由Walter Silva博士协调。 因此，MI的目标是： (1)加强INBRE网络机构的研究文化和环境， (a)讨论和调整INBRE参与机构在研究领域的战略计划，以及 (b)组织工作队和重点小组，以确定与支持竞争性研究的丰富环境密切相关的授标前和授标后服务的最佳做法。 (2)通过以下方式提高联网机构的研究科学家个人的能力： (a)认证参与科学家和潜在参与者在一个全面的负责任的行为研究合规计划（[RC] 2 P）， (b)建立现有和未来研究人员的个人研究发展计划（IRDP）， (c)组织发展活动，以丰富和提高核心科学技能，这些技能是培养有竞争力和多产的科学家的基础， (3)通过每年确定研究生产率指数（RPI）来评估个人、团体和机构的研究进展。 PR-AABRE的外部独立评价 INBRE-PR与波多黎各大学医学院公共卫生研究生院评价和社会医学研究中心签约，担任该方案的外部评价员。 在这方面，研究中心将设计和实施国家生物多样性研究所的进程和成果评价，评价将评估国家生物多样性研究所在建立一个机构和全州科学网络方面的有效性。

This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. Primary support for the subproject and the subproject's principal investigator may have been provided by other sources, including other NIH sources. The Total Cost listed for the subproject likely represents the estimated amount of Center infrastructure utilized by the subproject, not direct funding provided by the NCRR grant to the subproject or subproject staff. A. Specific Aims: No changes haves been instituted in the aims of the awarded proposal. These are to: (1) enhance and strengthen the scientific infrastructure and research competitiveness of the Commonwealth in three specific research areas deemed to be key to advance Puerto Rico's biomedical and behavioral research capacity; (2) elevate the productivity, competitiveness, and number of human resources needed to attract established investigators in those research areas; and (3) promote the development of research skills of talented junior investigators and gifted students. The (INBRE-PR) Program Director (P.I.) leads all Steering Committee meetings from which policy, practices and implementation protocols for the INBRE-PR program emanate. The Administrative Core staff coordinates the visits of the External Advisory Committee. The External Advisory Committee makes site-visits to various INBRE-PR network institutions and has annual meetings with Junior Faculty Research awardees. The External Advisory Committee evaluates progress and forwards suggestions used to improve the program. In particular, a Mentoring Initiative (MI) in collaboration with INBRE-Kentucky is overseen by the PI and coordinated by Dr. Walter Silva. The MI therefore aims to: (1) enhance the research culture and environment of INBRE network institutions by (a) the discussion and alignment of INBRE participating institutions' strategic plans in the area of research in all of its dimensions, and, (b) organization of task forces and focus groups to identify best practices in the host of pre-award and post-award services germane to enriched environments supportive of competitive research. (2) enhance the capabilities of individual research scientists from the networking institutions by means of (a) certification of participating scientists and potential participants in a comprehensive Responsible Conduct in Research Compliance Program ([RC]2P), (b) the establishment of Individual Research Development Plans (IRDP) of present and prospective researchers, (c) organization of developmental activities to enrich and enhance core scientific skills fundamental for the development of competitive, and productive scientists, (3) assess individual, group and institutional research progress by means of the annual determination of research productivity indexes (RPI). EXTERNAL INDEPENDENT EVALUATION OF PR-AABRE INBRE-PR contracted Center for Evaluation and Sociomedical Research (CIES) of the Graduate School of Public Health, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus to serve as the external evaluator of the program. In this role the CIES will design and implement the process and outcome evaluation of INBRE-PR. The evaluation will assess the effectiveness of INBRE-PR to build an institutional and statewide scientific network.