Fayetteville State University SCORE Program

描述（由申请人提供）：费耶特维尔州立大学（FSU）是北卡罗来纳州大学的组成机构。作为一个历史悠久的黑人机构，拥有138年丰富的卓越教育历史，FSU也是北卡罗来纳州和全国最多样化的大学之一。FSU SCORE计划的目标是提高和扩大FSU的生物医学研究能力。这一目标的成功实现预计将通过增加从事生物医学研究的代表性不足的少数民族的数量来影响整个MBRS SCORE计划。为实现这一目标，提出了四项目标： 目标1：提高教师的研究生产力; 目标2：改善进行生物医学研究的设施; 目标3：与研究密集型机构的科学家建立联系; 目标4：使该机构能够赢得外部研究资金。 FSU SCORE计划的活动将有助于实现这些目标，包括：（1）为从事研究的教师提供释放时间，（2）扩大研究支持人员，（3）建立MBRS研究实验室，（4）建立外部子项目咨询委员会（ESAC），以及（5）建立SCORE研究研讨会系列。 旨在评估FSU SCORE目标和目的实现情况的绩效指标包括：（1）每个资助的子项目将在前两年内至少出版一份出版物，并在四年资助周期结束时至少出版4份出版物;（2）每个SCORE教师每年至少在国家研究会议上发表一次研究报告;（3）MBRS研究实验室将在SCORE资助的前6个月内建立并运作;（4）MBRS研究实验室将增加400平方英尺的研究空间;（5）至少有两个资助的子项目将在4年资助周期结束时开发定期研究项目;（6）自然科学系的研究赠款额将由每年2项增加至每年4项，增幅为100%。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Fayetteville State University (FSU) is a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina. As a historically Black institution with a rich 138-year history in excellence in education, FSU is also one of the most diverse universities in North Carolina and the nation. The goal of the FSU SCORE program is to enhance and expand biomedical research capability at FSU. Successful attainment of this goal is expected to impact the overall MBRS SCORE program by increasing the number of underrepresented minorities engaged in biomedical research. To achieve this goal, four objectives have been proposed: Objective 1: To increase the research productivity of faculty; Objective 2: To improve facilities for conducting biomedical research; Objective 3: To build connections with scientists at research-intensive institutions; Objective 4: To position the institution to win external research funding. Activities of the FSU SCORE Program that will facilitate achievement of these objectives include: (1) providing release time to faculty engaged in research, (2) expanding research supporting staff, (3) establishing an MBRS Research Laboratory, (4) establishing an External Subproject Advisory Committee (ESAC), and (5) instituting a SCORE Research Seminar Series. Performance measures designed to evaluate the achievement of the FSU SCORE goal and objectives include: (1) Each funded subproject will produce at least one publication within first two years and at least 4 publications in by the end of the four-year funding cycle; (2) Each SCORE faculty will give at least one research presentation at a national research conference each year; (3) The MBRS Research Laboratory will be established and functioning within the first 6 months of the SCORE funding; (4) The MBRS Research Laboratory will increase the research space by 400 square feet; (5) At least two of the funded subprojects will develop regular research projects by the end of the 4-year funding cycle; (6) The number of new research grants awarded to faculty of Department of Natural Sciences will increase 100% from 2 per year to 4 per year by the end of the funding period.