Viper Resource Grant at Texas A&M University-Kingsville

在过去的15年里，NNTRC已经成为蛇毒研究的卓越中心。 该中心的重要性体现在其用户基础的科学多样性， 它的资源和服务，它所贡献的科学发现的重要性， 卓越的声誉，反映在它的支持，从领导者在毒液研究领域。的 NNTRC核心的根本和持久创新是这样一个想法，即 全面收集策划，质量控制的蛇毒将促进严格和可再生的 蛇毒研究领域的实验。这一假设的正确性得到了证实， 大量的重要发现，科学论文和新的治疗方案， 源于NNTRC及其毒液收藏支持的研究。 NNTRC的目标是提供天然毒液和纯化的毒液组分，重组 毒液蛋白和最高质量的专业毒液研究服务， 在美国和国外的毒液相关研究。 为实现其目标，资源部分将致力于以下两个具体目标： 目标#1将国家天然毒素研究中心作为一个资源中心， 优质毒液和产品，支持国家和国际生物和生物医学研究 研究项目。 目标#2发展和扩大蛇的收集，专业服务和外展计划 以支持美国毒液相关研究的发展。 NNTRC将支持两个资源计划，即管理NNTRC的 N.的全面收集。美国毒蛇和生物生产和服务计划， 管理毒液的收集、加工和分销，以及 NNTRC提供给研究界。 NNTRC制定了四项行政计划：一）财务计划，二）管理计划，三） 营销计划和iv）教育和社区参与计划，将用于整合和 组织方案的运作和活动。这些计划将提供一个可持续的模式， 项目的长期发展和对中心的运作和科学绩效的监督， 其活动。这些计划还将提高对NNTRC资源和服务的认识， 促进NNTRC通过教育和社区服务对社区的承诺 订婚 !

Over the last 15 years the NNTRC has established itself as a center of excellence for snake venom research. The significance of the Center is reflected in the scientific diversity of its user base, in the growing demand for its resources and services, in the importance of the scientific discoveries to which it is contributing and its reputation for excellence as reflected in its support from leaders in the field of venom research. The fundamental and enduring innovation at the heart of the NNTRC is the idea that the availability of a comprehensive collection of curated, quality-controlled snake venoms will promote rigorous and reproducible experimentation in the field of snake venom research. The validity of this assumption has been confirmed by the large number of important discoveries, scientific papers and new therapeutics programs that have stemmed from research supported by the NNTRC and its venom collections. The goal of the NNTRC is to provide native venom and purified venom components, recombinant venom proteins and specialized venom research services of the highest quality to support snake venom – related research in the US and abroad. To achieve its goal the Resource Component will address the following two Specific Aims: Aim #1 To operate the National Natural Toxins Research Center as a resource center that provides high quality venom and products that support biological and biomedical research for national and International research programs. Aim #2 To develop and expand the collection of snakes, specialized services and outreach programs to support growth of venom related research in the U.S. The NNTRC will support two resource programs, the Husbandry Program that manages the NNTRC's comprehensive collection of N. American venomous snakes and the Bio-Production and Services Program that manages the collection of venoms, their processing and distribution as well as the specialized services that the NNTRC provides to the research community. The NNTRC has developed four administrative plans: i) a Financial Plan, ii) a Management Plan, iii) a Marketing Plan and iv) an Education and Community Engagement Plan that will be used to integrate and organize the operations and activities of the program. These plans will provide a sustainable model for the long-term growth of the program and oversight of the operational and scientific performance of the Center and its activities. These plans will also promote awareness of the NNTRC's resources and services and will promote the NNTRC's commitment to the communities it serves through education and community engagement. !