Specialized Program in Cellular & Molecular Neurobiology

蜂窝专业计划

• 批准号: 7558493
• 负责人: Carlos A. Luciano
• 金额: $ 127.27万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO MED SCIENCES
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 1999
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1999-09-30 至 2012-11-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7558493
• 关键词: Specialized; Program; Cellular; Molecular; Neurobiology

This proposal is in response to the Notice of Limited Competition for Specialized Neuroscience Research Programs (SNRPs) issued by NINDS. The main goal of our application is to build-upon the foundation set by the initial SNRP grant and strengthen the newly formed cluster in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience at the University of Puerto Rico. This will be done by (i) funding three promising neuroscientists and directing them to become independent investigators with competitive research projects, (ii) fostering the neuroscience environment at UPR with an active seminar series where eminent neuroscientists are invited to present their work and to interact with local neuroscientists as well as by organizing meetings among local neuroscientists and (iii) setting up a training program in Neurosciences. The participating investigators include Annabell Segarra, from the Physiology Department of the Medical School collaborating with Craig Ferris of U.Mass., Eduardo Rosa-Molinar, of the Biology Dept. collaborating with Scott Fraser of Caltech and Joshua Rosenthal of the Institute of Neurobiology collaborating with Miguel Holmgren and Kenton Swartz of NIH. The SNRP Director will be Dr. Jose E. Garcia-Arraras, Professor in the Biology Department who has extensive experience in directing research programs. The Program will have a huge impact on Neuroscience in Puerto Rico by uniting in a cohesive working group some of the most active researchers, graduate and undergraduate student from the Institute of Neurobiology, the Biology Dept and the Physiology Dept. of the University of Puerto Rico. The Program will also enhance the research infrastructure providing equipment and technique transfers to various laboratories. Finally, SNRP will provide the structure needed to continue scientific studies initiated in the previous SNRP and to establish the first Training Program in Neurosciences in Puerto Rico.

该提案是对NINDS发布的《专业神经科学研究项目（SNRP）限制竞争通知》的回应。我们申请的主要目标是建立在最初的 SNRP 拨款的基础上，并加强波多黎各大学新成立的细胞和分子神经科学集群。这将通过（i）资助三名有前途的神经科学家并指导他们成为具有竞争性研究项目的独立研究人员，（ii）通过活跃的研讨会系列来培育UPR的神经科学环境，邀请杰出的神经科学家展示他们的工作并与当地神经科学家互动，以及组织当地神经科学家之间的会议 (iii) 设立神经科学培训计划。参与的研究人员包括医学院生理学系的 Annabell Segarra 与麻省大学的 Craig Ferris 合作、生物系的 Eduardo Rosa-Molinar 与加州理工学院的 Scott Fraser 合作、神经生物学研究所的 Joshua Rosenthal 与 NIH 的 Miguel Holmgren 和 Kenton Swartz 合作。 SNRP 主任将由生物系教授 Jose E. Garcia-Arraras 博士担任，他在指导研究项目方面拥有丰富的经验。该计划将把波多黎各大学神经生物学研究所、生物学系和生理学系的一些最活跃的研究人员、研究生和本科生联合起来组成一个有凝聚力的工作组，对波多黎各的神经科学产生巨大影响。该计划还将加强研究基础设施，提供设备 以及向各个实验室的技术转让。最后，SNRP 将提供继续先前 SNRP 发起的科学研究所需的结构，并在波多黎各建立第一个神经科学培训计划。