VS-CoBRE Administrative Core

项目总结/摘要 视觉科学卓越生物医学研究中心（VS-CoBRE）的行政核心将 提供基础设施，以支持不断发展的科学家管道的职业发展，他们将领导 影响视力残疾的调查。资源将集中在当前的项目负责人（PL）和 下一代VS-CoBRE科学家在当前PL毕业后获得独立资助。 专业发展和执行战略，以持续生产力和增长， 将通过全面的辅导、支持 相关尖端共享技术，启动竞争性同行评审试点计划，并继续 围绕视觉科学研究进行集中招聘。行政核心有六个目标， 实现我们的目标。具体目标1：将全面指导作为调查员发展的关键驱动力列为优先事项 和独立具体目标2：建立行政和财政监督机制，为视觉化提供有力支持 科学研究。具体目标3：实施形成性和总结性评价计划，以支持取得进展 走向明确的里程碑。具体目标4：启动试点计划，支持PL领先的新兴项目 专注于影响视觉系统的基本过程。具体目标5：加强一种环境， 促进视觉科学的多学科研究。具体目标6：利用现有资源，包括 由IDEA计划支持的项目，以扩大视觉科学投资的影响。VS-CoBRE， 在1）指导团队; 2）内部和外部咨询委员会; 3）建立的IDEA的支持下， 支持的举措;和4）一个强大的视觉功能和形态（VFM）的核心，将提供一个引人入胜的 促进项目领导人成功并向独立过渡的环境。

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT The Administrative Core of the Visual Sciences Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (VS-CoBRE) will provide the infrastructure to support the career development of an evolving pipeline of scientists who will lead investigations that impact visual disability. Resources will be focused on both current project leaders (PLs) and the next generation of VS-CoBRE scientists following the current PL's graduation to independent funding. Professional development and implementation of strategies for sustained productivity and growth of this thematically aligned community of investigators will be enhanced by comprehensive mentoring, support of relevant cutting-edge shared technology, initiation of a competitive peer-reviewed pilot program, and continuation of focused recruitment around visual sciences research. The Administrative Core has six Aims to focus us on meeting our objectives. Specific Aim 1: Prioritize holistic mentoring as a critical driver of investigator development and independence. Specific Aim 2: Create administrative and fiscal oversight to provide robust support for visual sciences research. Specific Aim 3: Implement a formative and summative evaluation plan to support progress toward well-defined milestones. Specific Aim 4: Initiate a pilot program to support PL's leading emerging projects focused on fundamental processes that affect the visual system. Specific Aim 5: Strengthen an environment that promotes multidisciplinary research in visual sciences. Specific Aim 6: Leverage existing resources, including those supported by IDeA programs, to amplify the impact of investments in visual sciences. The VS-CoBRE, with the support of 1) mentoring teams; 2) the Internal and External Advisory Committees; 3) established IDeA- supported initiatives; and 4) a robust Visual Function & Morphology (VFM) core, will provide an engaging environment that promotes the success of the project leaders and their transition to independence.