Research Infrastructure for the Hopkins Population Center

描述（由申请人提供）：霍普金斯人口中心（HPC）在NICHD R24人口研究基础设施计划下申请五年拨款。赠款资金将部分用于为约翰霍普金斯大学53名高生产力研究人员组成的多学科社区提供研究基础设施。还要求为HPC活动提供资金，以促进创新、新的合作和专业发展，以及支持与美国和国外其他研究组织的机构联系。HPC相关人员的人口研究大致上以人口健康为重点，可分为三个实质性领域：贫困及其对健康和福祉的影响；性健康和生殖健康；以及青春期和向成年期的过渡。一个新兴的主题是政治危机的人口学。在HPC同事的研究中，还可以确定两个交叉主题：关注新方法的开发和应用，以及关注两个资源丰富地区之一的地理重点，撒哈拉以南非洲或巴尔的摩的贫困社区。要求支持三核。计算核心提供了一个显著增强的Windows和Unix计算环境，相对于一般通过大学提供的环境，并支持同事的统计计算研究。信息服务中心维护大量的印刷馆藏，协助同事获取广泛的电子信息资源，并提供文件传递和书目检索服务。性病和生物标记核心提供性病诊断服务和生物标记分析，并致力于为基于人群的研究开发新的非侵入性测试。修订后的提案包含了HPC的新研究方向，并辅以创新活动，如为初级教师的专业发展建立新的系统。两位资深教师，艾米·徐和简·伯特兰，以及他们指导的项目为应用研究提供了新的机会，并通过成本分摊节省了大量资金。通过R24机制提供的支持将为实现高性能计算的目标提供至关重要的帮助。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Hopkins Population Center (HPC) requests a five-year grant under the NICHD R24 Population Research Infrastructure Program. Grant funds will be used in part to provide research infrastructure for a multidisciplinary community of 53 highly productive researchers throughout Johns Hopkins University. Funds are also requested for HPC activities to foster innovation, new collaborations and professional development, as well as supporting institutional linkages with other research organizations in the US and abroad. The population research of HPC associates can be broadly characterized as focusing on population health, and can be categorized into three substantive areas: Poverty and its Consequences for Health and Well-Being; Sexual and Reproductive Health; and Adolescence and Transitions to Adulthood. An emerging theme is the Demography of Political Crisis. Two cross-cutting themes can also be identified in the research of HPC associates: a focus on the development and application of new methodologies, and a geographic focus on one of two resource-contained areas, sub-Saharan Africa or poor neighborhoods of Baltimore. Support is requested for three cores. The Computing Core provides a significantly enhanced Windows and Unix computing environment relative to that generally available through the University, and supports associates' research with statistical computing. The Information Services Core maintains an extensive print collection, assists associates with access to a wide range of electronic information resources, and provides document delivery and bibliographic search services. The STD and Biomarker Core provide STD diagnostic services and biomarker assays, and also works to develop new, non-invasive tests for population-based research. This revised proposal contains new research directions for HPC, supported by innovative activities such as a new system for the professional development of junior faculty. Two senior faculty, Amy Tsui and Jane Bertrand, and the programs they direct provide new opportunities for applied research and for substantial savings through cost sharing. Support through the R24 mechanism will provide crucial assistance in achieving HPC's goals.