Arkansas Integrative Metabolic Research Center

阿肯色州综合代谢研究中心（AIMRC）总体部分的项目总结： 阿肯色州-费耶特维尔大学（阿肯色大学）是阿肯色州的旗舰校园，但并非如此 在校园里有积极的NIH COBRE基金。生物医学研究的明显优势已经有机地显现出来 在校园里，美国国立卫生研究院的大部分资金都用于细胞和组织代谢的研究。这 一群NIH资助的校园研究人员将发起并发展一个跨学科研究中心， 阿肯色州大学命名为阿肯色州综合代谢研究中心（AIMRC）。凯尔·奎恩医生， 作为代谢成像和生物医学光学领域的公认领导者， 其他NIH资助的代谢研究人员将指导该中心。AIMRC的科学主题 是通过研究了解细胞和组织代谢在疾病，发育和修复中的作用 涉及先进的成像、生物能量学和数据科学。通过阐明 代谢和不同的疾病状态，使用已建立的生物能量学测定，先进的无标记成像 技术和尖端的数据科学方法，新的治疗目标和机制的见解， 为各种疾病建立新的治疗方法。AIMRC将有一个 行政核心，三个研究核心和四个研究项目，由初级研究员项目领导人领导。 行政核心将协调中心活动，监督初级教师的招聘和指导， 并协调试点项目计划。AIMRC将投资于现有的最先进的显微镜服务 中心在校园内建立成像和光谱核心专注于无标记代谢成像， 谱生物能量学核心将采用最先进的活细胞代谢分析平台， 利用已建立的流式细胞术工具， 的细胞。数据科学核心也将通过利用我们的高性能计算来建立 资源和专业知识，以协助研究人员分析，整合和综合大 由研究核心和中心成员生成的数据集。AIMRC将支持四名初级教师 成员领导研究项目，研究细胞和组织代谢的不同方面，包括： 了解乳腺癌神经支配的机制，评估翻译后 在乳腺癌中的修饰，评估甲硫氨酸代谢在黑色素瘤中的作用，并阐明细胞 信号和线粒体动力学在上皮形态发生。近期目标是追随一个中心 组织和管理计划，通过招聘，发展和建立中心的基础， 指导初级调查员最终，我们计划将中心发展到一个研究人员的临界质量， 维持该中心，并使其在代谢研究的广泛校外支持方面具有竞争力。

Project Summary for Overall Section of the Arkansas Integrative Metabolic Research Center (AIMRC): The University of Arkansas - Fayetteville (U of A) is the flagship campus of the State of Arkansas, but does not have active NIH COBRE funding on campus. A clear strength in biomedical research has emerged organically on campus, with the majority of NIH funding at the U of A involving research on cell and tissue metabolism. This collection of NIH-funded researchers on campus will initiate and develop a cross-disciplinary research center at the University of Arkansas titled, the Arkansas Integrative Metabolic Research Center (AIMRC). Dr. Kyle Quinn, an established leader in the field of metabolic imaging and biomedical optics, with ongoing collaborations with the other NIH-funded metabolic researchers on campus will direct the center. The scientific theme of the AIMRC is to understand the role of cell and tissue metabolism in disease, development, and repair through research involving advanced imaging, bioenergetics, and data science. By elucidating the complex relationship between metabolism and different disease states using established bioenergetics assays, advanced label-free imaging technology and cutting-edge data science approaches, novel therapeutic targets and mechanistic insights can be identified to establish new treatment approaches for a variety of diseases. The AIMRC will have an administrative core, three research cores, and four research projects led by junior investigator Project Leaders. The Administrative Core will coordinate center activities, oversee the recruitment and mentoring of junior faculty, and coordinate a Pilot Project Program. The AIMRC will invest in existing state-of-the-art microscopy service centers on campus to establish an Imaging and Spectroscopy Core focused on label-free metabolic imaging and spectroscopy. A Bioenergetics Core will employ state-of-the-art live cell metabolic assay platforms in conjunction with established flow cytometry tools to provide quantitative insights into the mitochondrial and metabolic health of the cells. A Data Science Core will also be established by leveraging our high-performance computing resources and expertise on campus to assist researchers with analyzing, integrating, and synthesizing large datasets generated by the research cores and center members. The AIMRC will support four junior faculty members to lead Research Projects to study different aspects of cell and tissue metabolism that include: understanding the mechanisms of breast cancer innervation, evaluating the effects of post-translational modifications in breast cancer, evaluating the effect of methionine metabolism in melanoma, and elucidating cell signaling and mitochondrial dynamics during epithelial morphogenesis. The near-term goal is to follow a center organization and management plan to establish the foundation of the center by recruiting, developing, and mentoring junior investigators. Ultimately, we plan to grow the center to a critical mass of researchers that sustains the center and allows it to be competitive for a wide range of extramural support in metabolic research.