CENTER FOR MOLECULAR & BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE

这个子项目是许多研究子项目中利用 资源由NIH/NCRR资助的中心拨款提供。子项目和 调查员(PI)可能从NIH的另一个来源获得了主要资金， 并因此可以在其他清晰的条目中表示。列出的机构是 该中心不一定是调查人员的机构。 分子和行为神经科学中心(CMBN)成立于1990年，目的是促进波多黎各的神经科学研究。CMBN是由总部设在UCC的神经科学家组成的机构间协会，目前由来自波多黎各四所大学的16名科学家以及准会员和学生成员组成。CMBN的常规成员有超过25个资助的研究项目，涉及从可卡因成瘾的基本机制、兴奋毒性和神经保护到离子通道功能和信号转导途径等一系列问题。与主流大学的同事进行了许多合作，事实证明，这在出版物和方法转移方面是成功的。目前的提议旨在通过制定一个科学交流计划来增加合作。这一科学交流计划影响了四个主要领域：i)解决科学问题的新方法；ii)形成长期的科学/个人纽带；iii)发表论文；iv)提交合作研究补助金。目前的CMBN计划包括继续和/或发展两个核心设施，一个是神经元/神经胶质设施(NGF)，另一个是以前资助的行为测试设施(BTF)。NGF有一名技术人员致力于为CMBN研究人员提供神经元和神经胶质细胞培养。该中心的发展使以前没有这些技术经验的研究人员可以利用这些模型系统进行研究。BTF通过在行为实验的设计、实施和分析方面提供专业知识，继续为UCC的研究社区提供设施和援助。

This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. The Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience (CMBN) was established in 1990 with the purpose of promoting neuroscience research in Puerto Rico. Organized as an interinstitutional association of neuroscientists with headquarters at the UCC, the CMBN is currently formed by 16 scientists from four Puerto Rican universities, as well as by associate and student members. The CMBN regular members have over 25 funded research projects addressing issues ranging from the basic mechanism of cocaine addiction, excitotoxicity and neuroprotection, to ion channel function and signal transduction pathways. Many collaborations with colleagues from main-stream universities are in place and this has proven successful in terms of publications and methodology transfer. The current proposal aimed to increase collaborations by developing a Scientific Exchange Program. This Scientific Exchange Program impacted four major areas i) new approaches to scientific problems; ii) formation of long-term scientific/personal bonds; iii) published papers and iv) collaborative research grants submissions. The current plan for the CMBN included continuing and/or developing two core facilities, a Neuronal/Glial Facility (NGF) and the previously funded Behavioral Testing Facility (BTF). The NGF has a single technician dedicated to providing neuronal and glial cultures to CMBN investigators. The development of this center has allowed investigators who did not have prior experience in these techniques to pursue research utilizing these model systems. The BTF continues to provide facilities and assistance to the research community at UCC by providing expertise in the design, implementation, and analysis of behavioral experiments.