Comparative Medicine Resource Center Director Meetings

描述(申请人提供)：本申请申请资助第八届比较医学资源中心主任会议，以及随后的两个两年一度的会议。这些会议的目的是为由国家研究资源中心(NCRR)资助的资源中心的主任提供一个论坛，讨论与完成NCRR的使命有关的共同问题和问题，接受NCRR的投入和指导，并就共同解决方案交换意见。第一次(第八次)会议将于2010年5月在贝塞斯达凯悦酒店举行，为期两天。随后的两年期会议也将在贝塞斯达举行。此前举行的会议有：1999年(迈阿密大学/罗森斯蒂尔大学海洋和大气科学学院)、2000年(美国典型培养物收藏，弗吉尼亚州马纳萨斯)、2001年(杰克逊实验室，德克萨斯州巴尔港)、2002年(德克萨斯州圣安东尼奥/西南地区灵长类动物研究中心)、2004年(马里兰州贝塞斯达)、2006年(加州大学戴维斯分校)和2008年(马里兰州贝塞斯达)。这些会议的讨论和后续行动项目帮助资源主任认识到他们面临的许多问题的共性，并帮助他们处理各种共同关注的问题。将在第八次会议上讨论或介绍的主题包括：(1)加强CTSA计划和ARRA项目的方法--NCRR资源互动；(2)资源主任关于其计划的最新情况；(3)NCRR资助的新计划的概要；(4)更好地管理知识产权问题的方法；(5)生物信息学；以及(6)如何通过改进网站、电子MTA和群发电子邮件来加强资源中心。随后两年期会议的主题事项将由具有不同资源代表性的指导委员会拟订。 项目叙事 这笔赠款将在未来五年内支持三次会议，召开由国家卫生研究院国家研究资源中心(NIH NCRR)资助的资源中心主任会议。会议的目标是为董事们提供一个论坛，讨论与履行NCRR使命相关的共同问题和问题，接受NCRR的意见和指导，并就共同解决方案交换意见。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application requests funds to support the Eighth Comparative Medicine Resource Center Directors' Meeting, as well as two subsequent biennial meetings. The purpose of these meetings is to provide a forum for Directors of Resource Centers funded by the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) to discuss common issues and problems relevant to fulfilling the mission of NCRR, to receive input and guidance from NCRR, and to share ideas for common solutions. The initial (Eighth) meeting will be held in Bethesda at the Hyatt Regency Bethesda for 2 days in May, 2010. The subsequent biennial meetings will also be held in Bethesda. Previous meetings have been held in 1999 (University of Miami/Rosenstielhl School of Marine and Atmospheric Science), 2000 (American Type Culture Collection, Manassas, VA), 2001 (The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME), 2002 (San Antonio, TX/Southwest Regional Primate Research Center), 2004 (Bethesda Maryland); 2006 (University of California, Davis), and 2008 (Bethesda Maryland). The discussion and follow up action items of these meetings have helped Resource Directors recognize the commonality of many of the issues they face and helped them to deal with a variety of common concerns. Topics to be discussed or presented at the Eighth meeting will include: (1) approaches to enhance CTSA programs and ARRA projects- NCRR resources interactions; (2) updates from Resource Directors on their programs; (3) synopses of new NCRR-funded programs; (4) approaches to better manage intellectual property matters; (5) bioinformatics; and (6) how to enhance Resource Centers by improving websites, electronic MTAs and mass e-mails. The subject matter of the subsequent biennial meetings will be developed by the Steering Committee that has representation of the diverse resources. Project Narrative This grant will support three conferences over the next five years to convene the Directors of Resource Centers funded by the National Institutes of Health National Center for Research Resources (NIH NCRR). The objectives of the conference are to provide a forum for Directors to discuss common issues and problems relevant to fulfilling the mission of NCRR, to receive input and guidance from NCRR, and to share ideas for common solutions.