Interdisciplinary Center of Excellence for the Study of Pain and Sensory Function

疼痛和感觉功能研究跨学科卓越中心

• 批准号: 10631127
• 负责人: IAN D MENG
• 金额: $ 106.5万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-06-01 至 2027-05-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10631127
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Chronic pain continues to be a critical health, social and economic issue throughout the world. Patient relief is undermined by modest efficacy and/or serious, self-limiting side effects of all current pain pharmaceuticals. Moreover, the opioid epidemic, that has only increased in severity as a consequence of COVID-19, lends urgency to the search for alternative treatments for moderate to severe pain. Through Phase 1 and 2 COBRE funding and leveraged institutional support, the University of New England (UNE) Center for the Study of Pain and Sensory Function was successful in renovating new laboratory space, establishing two research core facilities, and recruiting a critical mass of investigators studying pain and its treatment. Provided with mentorship and career development support, research project funding, and access to state-of-the-art research core facilities, COBRE investigators have made major scientific advances in the discovery of novel targets for the treatment of chronic pain and secured almost $14 million in extramural research funding. The research cores have already supported SBIR and STTR projects that have led to the submission of one compound to the FDA for approval of Phase 1 clinical trials. This increase in research activity seeded by COBRE funds was largely responsible for UNE’s recent promotion to R2 status (denoted as high research activity) by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. COBRE Phase 3 will build on its previous successes to secure the Center’s long-term viability. Strong institutional support will continue to be provided in the form of dedicated core space, equipment maintenance, internal funding for a research core voucher program, release time for core Directors and guarantee of core staff salary beyond Phase 3. For Aim 1, the COBRE team will continue to increase research capacity through career development programming and direct financial support for pilot research projects. The Pilot Project Program will accept applications from faculty at UNE and regional partner institutions to support projects that utilize the core facilities and have the potential to lead to extramural funding. This approach will increase the research core user base and assist in Aim 2, transitioning the research cores into sustainable resources that provide expertise, training, and state- of-the-art instrumentation to the UNE and broader scientific communities for conducting cutting-edge biomedical research. The research cores will become sustainable through collaborations with regional COBREs and Maine INBRE partners, the combined efforts of the External Advisory and Steering Committees, strong institutional support, and an aggressive business strategic planning and marketing approach. COBRE Phases 1 and 2 profoundly transformed the research environment at UNE. At the time of Phase 1 submission, core research facilities were nonexistent. The increase in research capacity created through the COBRE program has led to the recruitment and funding of a critical mass of investigators, training of a skilled workforce, and development of sustainable core research facilities that can support high-quality research for UNE faculty and students, as well as external academic and industry partners. With continued institutional investment and additional support provided through Phase 3 funding, we will build on this early success and establish our center as a leader in pain research for many years to come.

慢性疼痛仍然是全世界的一个重要健康、社会和经济问题。患者缓解是 被所有当前疼痛药物的适度功效和/或严重的自限性副作用破坏。而且 阿片类药物的流行，只是由于COVID-19的后果而增加了严重性，这使得寻找 中度至重度疼痛的替代疗法。通过COBRE第1和第2阶段供资和杠杆机构 新英格兰大学疼痛和感觉功能研究中心成功地 翻新新的实验室空间，建立两个研究核心设施，并招募足够数量的研究人员 研究疼痛及其治疗提供指导和职业发展支持，研究项目资助，以及 COBRE研究人员利用最先进的研究核心设施，在以下方面取得了重大科学进展： 发现治疗慢性疼痛的新靶点，并获得近1400万美元的校外研究 经费研究核心已经支持SBIR和STTR项目，这些项目已经提交了一份 向FDA提交化合物以批准1期临床试验。COBRE基金资助的研究活动的增加 我主要负责UNE最近晋升为R2状态（表示为高研究活动）由卡内基 高等教育机构分类。COBRE第三阶段将在以往成功的基础上， 中心的长期生存能力。将继续以专用核心空间的形式提供强有力的机构支持， 设备维护，研究核心凭证计划的内部资金，核心董事的发布时间， 第三阶段之后核心员工的工资保证。对于目标1，COBRE团队将继续提高研究能力 通过职业发展方案和对试点研究项目的直接财政支助。试点项目 该计划将接受UNE和区域合作机构教师的申请，以支持利用 核心设施，并有可能导致校外资金。这种方法将增加研究核心用户群 并协助实现目标2，将研究核心转变为可持续的资源，提供专业知识，培训和国家， 为UNE和更广泛的科学界提供最先进的仪器，以进行尖端的生物医学研究。 research.通过与区域COBREs和缅因州INBRE的合作，研究核心将变得可持续 外部咨询和指导委员会的共同努力，强有力的机构支持，以及 积极的商业战略规划和营销方法。COBRE第一和第二阶段深刻地改变了 环境研究所。在第一阶段提交时，核心研究设施不存在。增加 通过COBRE计划创造的研究能力，已经招募和资助了大量的 研究人员，培训熟练的劳动力，发展可持续的核心研究设施， 为UNE的教师和学生以及外部学术和行业合作伙伴提供高质量的研究。与持续 通过第三阶段资金提供的机构投资和额外支持，我们将在这一早期成功的基础上再接再厉， 建立我们的中心作为一个领导者在疼痛研究多年来。