RCMI Program at the Ponce School of Medicine

庞塞医学院 RCMI 项目

• 批准号: 8212317
• 负责人: Raul A Armstrong
• 金额: $ 238.64万
• 依托单位: PONCE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 1997
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1997-08-25 至 2013-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8212317
• 关键词: AIDS/HIV problem; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Area; Basic Science; Behavioral; Behavioral Research; Cancer Biology; Caribbean region; Clinical Research; Development; Educational process of instructing; Enzymatic Biochemistry; Epidemiology; Equipment; Faculty; Fostering; Funding; Goals; Human; Human Genetics; Immunology; Institution; International; Leadership; Manuscripts; Mentors; Molecular Biology; Neurosciences; Peer Review; Pilot Projects; Program Evaluation; Protein Chemistry; Puerto Rico; Research; Research Infrastructure; Research Personnel; Research Training; Resources; Retrovirology; Schools; Strategic Planning; Translational Research; bacterial genetics; career; experience; health disparity; medical schools; programs

Since its inception in 1985, the RCMI Program has been instrumental in shifting the institution from a traditional teaching school to a vigorous research center. The institution has experienced a substantial development of its human as well as its physical infrastructure. Along these lines, through auspices of the RCMI Program, the institution has been able to acquire state-of-the-art facilities, equipment, and other resources, required to pursue competitive basic, clinical, and behavioral research. Some of the research areas developed include; Retrovirology, HIV/AIDS, Molecular Biology, Human and Bacterial Genetics, Protein Chemistry and Enzymology, Immunology, Cancer Biology, and Epidemiology. As a direct impact of this development, the institution experienced a substantial improvement in; the number and quality of peer-reviewed manuscripts elicited by the faculty, the number of scientific presentations at competitive forums at the national as well as international levels, and in the number of submitted and funded research and research training initiatives. The RCMI Program, through the period of years 2008-2013, proposes to continue the development of its human and physical infrastructure in order for the institution to reach its major goals and objectives contained in the Institutional Strategic Plan for Research. Particular emphasis will be given to the development of health disparities research in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean Basin, and the development of translational research. The proposed Program consists of four Core activities (Administration, AIDS Research Infrastructure Program, Molecular Biology, and Behavioral) and five Research Pilot Projects. The major goals and objectives of the present competitive continuation application are to; (1) provide administrative support to foster continued progress of RCMI Program activities, (2) implement a formal Faculty Mentoring Program to assist investigators in developing independent and competitive research careers, (3) strengthen faculty recruitment, development, and retention, (4) strengthen the HIV/AIDS Research Infrastructure Program and the Molecular Biology Core, (5) implement and further develop a Behavioral Neurosciences Core, (6) provide the necessary leadership and guidance for the development of five Research Pilot Projects presented by junior faculty, and (7) implement a comprehensive evaluation program to provide continuous assessment of progress achieved by all RCMI Program activities.

自1985年成立以来，RCMI项目在将该机构从传统的教学学校转变为一个充满活力的研究中心方面发挥了重要作用。该机构的人力和物质基础设施都有了长足的发展。沿着这些路线，通过RCMI计划的赞助，该机构已经能够获得最先进的设施、设备和其他资源，需要进行有竞争力的基础、临床和行为研究。开发的一些研究领域包括；逆转录病毒学，艾滋病毒/艾滋病，分子生物学，人类和细菌遗传学，蛋白质化学和酶学，免疫学，癌症生物学和流行病学。作为这一发展的直接影响，该机构在；由教员引荐的同行评议稿件的数量和质量、在国家和国际一级的竞争性论坛上发表科学报告的数量、提交和资助的研究和研究培训计划的数量。在2008-2013年期间，RCMI计划建议继续发展其人力和物质基础设施，以使该机构实现其研究机构战略计划中的主要目标和目标。将特别强调在波多黎各和加勒比盆地开展保健差异研究，以及开展转化研究。该计划包括四个核心活动（行政、艾滋病研究基础设施计划、分子生物学和行为）和五个研究试点项目。目前竞争性继续申请的主要目标是：(1)提供行政支持，以促进RCMI项目活动的持续进展；(2)实施正式的教师指导计划，以帮助研究人员发展独立和有竞争力的研究事业；(3)加强教师招聘、发展和保留；(4)加强艾滋病毒/艾滋病研究基础设施计划和分子生物学核心；(5)实施并进一步发展行为神经科学核心；(6)为初级教师提出的五个研究试点项目的发展提供必要的领导和指导；(7)实施综合评估计划，对所有RCMI计划活动取得的进展进行持续评估。