Comparative Medicine Resource Center Director Meetings

摘要 该申请要求资金支持第八届比较医学资源中心主任会议以及随后的两次两年期会议。这些会议的目的是为国家研究资源中心（NCRR）资助的资源中心主任提供一个论坛，讨论与履行NCRR使命有关的共同问题，接受NCRR的投入和指导，并分享共同解决方案的想法。首次（第八次）会议将于2010年5月在贝塞斯达凯悦酒店举行，为期2天。随后的两年期会议也将在贝塞斯达举行。 前几次会议是在1999年举行的（迈阿密大学/罗森斯蒂尔海洋和大气科学学院），2000年（美国典型培养物保藏中心，Manassas，VA），2001（杰克逊实验室，巴尔港，ME），2002年（圣安东尼奥，德克萨斯州/西南地区灵长类动物研究中心），2004年（贝塞斯达马里兰州）; 2006年（加州大学戴维斯分校）和2008年（贝塞斯达马里兰州）。 这些会议的讨论和后续行动项目帮助资源主任认识到他们面临的许多问题的共同性，并帮助他们处理各种共同关注的问题。第八次会议将讨论或提出的主题包括：（1）加强CTSA计划和ARRA项目- NCRR资源互动的方法;（2）资源主任对其计划的更新;（3）NCRR资助的新计划的概要;（4）更好地管理知识产权事务的方法;（5）生物信息学;（6）生物信息学。（6）如何通过改进网站、电子MTA和大量电子邮件来加强资源中心。今后两年期会议的主题将由代表各种资源的指导委员会制定。

Abstract This application requests funds to support the Eighth Comparative Medicine Resource Center Directors' Meeting, as well as two subsequent biennial meetings. The purpose of these meetings is to provide a forum for Directors of Resource Centers funded by the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) to discuss common issues and problems relevant to fulfilling the mission of NCRR, to receive input and guidance from NCRR, and to share ideas for common solutions. The initial (Eighth) meeting will be held in Bethesda at the Hyatt Regency Bethesda for 2 days in May, 2010. The subsequent biennial meetings will also be held in Bethesda. Previous meetings have been held in 1999 (University of Miami/Rosenstielhl School of Marine and Atmospheric Science), 2000 (American Type Culture Collection, Manassas, VA), 2001 (The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME), 2002 (San Antonio, TX/Southwest Regional Primate Research Center), 2004 (Bethesda Maryland); 2006 (University of California, Davis), and 2008 (Bethesda Maryland). The discussion and follow up action items of these meetings have helped Resource Directors recognize the commonality of many of the issues they face and helped them to deal with a variety of common concerns. Topics to be discussed or presented at the Eighth meeting will include: (1) approaches to enhance CTSA programs and ARRA projects- NCRR resources interactions; (2) updates from Resource Directors on their programs; (3) synopses of new NCRR-funded programs; (4) approaches to better manage intellectual property matters; (5) bioinformatics; and (6) how to enhance Resource Centers by improving websites, electronic MTAs and mass e-mails. The subject matter of the subsequent biennial meetings will be developed by the Steering Committee that has representation of the diverse resources.