Small Grants Program

小额赠款计划的项目摘要 在生物医学研究卓越中心(COBRE)资助的第一和第二阶段期间，太平洋研究中心 新发传染病研究(http://pceidr.jabsom.hawaii.edu/))转变为 科学卓越中心，用于开发快速诊断、有效治疗和负担得起的 传染病疫苗，对亚太地区服务不足的社区造成不成比例的影响 区域。Cobre第三阶段的总体目标是改善条件，加快 科学发现，提高研究效率，增加对外部资金的竞争力 维持科布雷核心，并实施合作小额赠款计划。建议的小规模 赠款计划将遵循IDEA计划的主要原则：即促进协作互动； 促进数据和资源共享；确定和传播最佳做法；并制定战略，以确定 核心可持续性的更多机会。 因此，科布雷小额赠款计划将利用丰富的人力资本和非凡的核心资源 Cobre、IDEA生物医学研究卓越网络(INBRE)和机构发展奖 临床和转化性研究的计划基础设施(IDEA-CTR)计划以实施团队科学 新发传染病研究。更好地满足不同职业教师的需求 为指导和专门培训提供更多机会，小额赠款计划 将通过三个不同的筹资机制在竞争的基础上提供适度的支持：(1)试点项目 计划；(2)过渡基金计划；(3)教师交流计划。严格的申请和审查 根据NIH指南设计的过程将被实施，以确定最有价值的科学 并挑选最有潜力取得长期成功的申请者。与此同时，科布雷 导师还将为没有资助的申请者提供个性化的指导，从而优化专业人员 培养本地传染病研究方面的人才。 根据我们在管理其他NIH合作试点项目和过渡资金计划方面的经验 中心赠款，预计拟议的小额赠款计划将对以下方面产生重大影响 提高研究效率和提高拨款成功率。显著的投资回报，如 以R系列、U系列和K系列赠款形式的外部资金衡量，将作为科学和 经济引擎，以推动未来的研究和资金，以维持中心及其核心。

Project Summary for the Small Grants Program During Phases I and II of Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) funding, the Pacific Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases Research (http://pceidr.jabsom.hawaii.edu/) was transformed into a translational science center of excellence for the development of rapid diagnostics, effective therapeutics and affordable vaccines for infectious diseases, that disproportionately affect underserved communities in the Asia-Pacific region. The overall objective of the Phase III COBRE is to enhance the conditions that accelerate the pace of scientific discovery, heighten research productivity and increase competitiveness for extramural funding by sustaining the COBRE cores and implementing a collaborative Small Grants Program. The proposed Small Grants Program will embrace the key tenets of the IDeA Program: namely, to foster collaborative interactions; promote data and resource sharing; identify and disseminate best practices; and develop strategies to identify additional opportunities for core sustainability. Thus, the COBRE Small Grants Program will harness the rich human capital and exceptional core resources at COBRE, IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) and Institutional Development Award Program Infrastructure for Clinical and Translational Research (IDeA-CTR) programs to conduct team-science research on emerging infectious diseases. To be more responsive to the needs of faculty at different career stages and provide additional opportunities for mentoring and specialized training, the Small Grants Program will offer modest support on a competitive basis through three distinct funding mechanisms: (1) Pilot Projects Program; (2) Bridging Funds Program; and (3) Faculty Exchange Program. A rigorous application and review process, designed according to NIH guidelines, will be implemented to identify the most meritorious science and to select the applicants with the greatest potential for long-term success. At the same time, COBRE Mentors will also provide personalized mentoring to unfunded applicants, thereby optimizing the professional development of local talent for careers in infectious diseases research. Based on our experience in managing collaborative pilot projects and bridging funds program in other NIH center grants, the expectation is that the proposed Small Grants Program will have a significant impact on heightening research productivity and enhancing grants success. A significant return on investment, as measured by extramural funding in the form of R-, U- and K-series grants, will serve as the scientific and economic engines to drive future research and funding to sustain the Center and its cores.