Partnerships for Biomedical Research in Arkansas

阿肯色州生物医学研究伙伴关系

• 批准号: 8076493
• 负责人: Lawrence E Cornett
• 金额: $ 45.57万
• 依托单位: UNIV OF ARKANSAS FOR MED SCIS
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-08-31 至 2012-08-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8076493
• 关键词: Partnerships; Biomedical; Research; Arkansas

This proposal will continue the goals of the Arkansas IDeA Network for Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) to expand biomedical research capacity in Arkansas. Building upon infrastructure developed during the first INBRE phase, three research-intensive, lead institutions in the state-the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock-will provide scientific leadership. Thirteen investigators, faculty from six undergraduate institutions, in collaboration with their mentors at the lead institutions, will conduct research under the overall theme of Cellular Signaling, Growth, and Differentiation. The Administrative Core will coordinate all Arkansas INBRE activities and facilitate the research accomplishments of these 13 investigators. The interactions among undergraduate researchers across the state will be highlighted by an annual conference attended by all INBRE faculty and students. The Arkansas INBRE will continue its commitment to expand opportunities for underrepresented groups. The INBRE will partner with the Center for Diversity Affairs and the School in advancing the goals of the newly NIH-funded Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity (IMSD) Program to increase the numbers of minority students completing graduate degrees in the biomedical sciences at UAMS. Communication among INBRE participants will be facilitated by Access Grid Studios linked through Internet2. The Bioinformatics Core will be a statewide research and educational resource to give undergraduate faculty and student's access to the computational tools needed for multidisciplinary biomedical research. This Core will also host a student exchange with Jackson State University (a Mississippi RCMI) to collaborate in a long-term study of cardiovascular disease in African Americans. The Arkansas INBRE will also support a Science Research Core consisting of proteomics, digital microscopy and DNA damage/toxicology facilities. These will provide investigators access to sophisticated instrumentation and technical expertise difficult to establish at a small institution. The Outreach Core will offer mentored summer research opportunities to non-INBRE undergraduate faculty and students throughout the state. Through further enhancement of research infrastructure, particularly at undergraduate Institutions, the Arkansas INBRE will improve the ability of academic researchers to compete for federal funding, increase the number of undergraduate students who choose careers in biomedical research, and stimulate the growth of biotechnical industries in Arkansas.

该提案将继续实现阿肯色州生物医学研究卓越网络（INBRE）的目标，扩大阿肯色州的生物医学研究能力。在INBRE第一阶段开发的基础设施的基础上，该州有三个研究密集型的领先机构：阿肯色大学医学科学学院；位于费耶特维尔的阿肯色大学和位于小石城的阿肯色大学将提供科学领导。来自6所本科院校的13名研究人员将与他们在主要院校的导师合作，在细胞信号、生长和分化的总体主题下进行研究。行政核心将协调阿肯色州INBRE的所有活动，并促进这13名调查人员的研究成果。由INBRE全体师生参加的年度会议将强调全州本科生研究人员之间的互动。阿肯色州INBRE将继续致力于为代表性不足的群体扩大机会。INBRE将与多样性事务中心和学院合作，推进美国国立卫生研究院资助的最大化学生多样性倡议（IMSD）计划的目标，以增加少数民族学生在UAMS完成生物医学科学研究生学位的人数。INBRE参与者之间的交流将由通过因特网2连接的接入网工作室促进。生物信息学核心将是一个全州范围的研究和教育资源，为本科教师和学生提供多学科生物医学研究所需的计算工具。该中心还将与杰克逊州立大学（密西西比RCMI）举办学生交换活动，合作开展非洲裔美国人心血管疾病的长期研究。阿肯色州INBRE还将支持一个由蛋白质组学、数字显微镜和DNA损伤/毒理学设施组成的科学研究核心。这将为调查人员提供难以在小型机构建立的复杂仪器和技术专门知识。外展核心将为整个州的非inbre本科教师和学生提供指导的夏季研究机会。通过进一步加强研究基础设施，特别是在本科院校，阿肯色州INBRE将提高学术研究人员竞争联邦资金的能力，增加选择生物医学研究职业的本科生人数，并刺激阿肯色州生物技术产业的发展。