Partnerships for Biomedical Research in Arkansas

项目总结/摘要 该提案将继续追求阿肯色州IDEA生物医学网络的主要目标 卓越研究（INBRE），以扩大阿肯色州的生物医学研究能力。基础上 在早期BRIN/INBRE阶段开发的基础设施中，两个研究密集型的领先机构 州--阿肯色州医学科学大学（UAMS）和费耶特维尔的阿肯色州大学 (UAF)将提供科学的领导。发展研究项目计划的重点将是 扩大从事生物医学研究的主要本科院校（PUI）的教师数量。 这将通过协助PUI与教师招聘，提供研究资金， 支持PUI教师的职业发展。由PUI教师领导的阿肯色州INBRE-supported研究将 在蜂窝网络的总主题下， 信号，生长和分化。行政核心将提供业务支持和协调 所有阿肯色州的INBRE活动，以及外展核心将扩大本科生的机会， 参与研究。全州本科研究人员的成就将是 在一次由所有阿肯色州INBRE教师和学生参加的年度会议上展示。阿肯色州 INBRE将继续致力于为代表性不足的群体扩大机会， UAMS多样性事务中心和NIH资助的最大化学生发展计划的倡议， 增加完成生物医学科学研究生学位的人数。 将通过电话会议网络和社交媒体促进INBRE参与者之间的沟通 枢纽生物信息学核心将是全州范围内的研究和教育资源， 教师和学生获得多学科生物医学研究所需的计算工具， 将继续在培养下一代生物信息学家方面发挥核心作用。阿肯色州的INBRE将 支持研究技术核心，为PUI研究人员提供先进的 小型机构难以建立仪器和技术专长。联同 俄克拉荷马州INBRE，IDEA国家蛋白质组学资源将为IDEA研究人员提供蛋白质组学 数据和接触核心人员进行数据解释和分析，并将提供年度讲习班 专注于尖端蛋白质组学技术的培训。通过进一步加强研究 基础设施，特别是在本科院校，阿肯色州INBRE将继续提高能力， 学术研究人员的发现，改善人类健康，增加数量， 选择生物医学研究职业的本科生，并刺激生物技术的发展。 阿肯色州的工业。

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT This proposal will continue to pursue the primary goals of the Arkansas IDeA Network for Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) to expand biomedical research capacity in Arkansas. Building upon infrastructure developed during the earlier BRIN/INBRE phases, two research-intensive, lead institutions in the state—the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville (UAF) will provide scientific leadership. The focus of the Developmental Research Project Program will be to expand the number of faculty at primarily undergraduate institutions (PUI) engaged in biomedical research. This will be accomplished by assisting PUIs with faculty recruitments, providing research funding, and supporting the career development of PUI faculty. Arkansas INBRE-supported research led by PUI faculty will be carried out in collaboration with their mentors at the lead institutions under the overall theme of Cellular Signaling, Growth, and Differentiation. The Administrative Core will provide operational support and coordinate all Arkansas INBRE activities, and the Outreach Core will broaden opportunities for undergraduate student participation in research. The accomplishments of undergraduate researchers across the state will be showcased at an annual conference attended by all Arkansas INBRE faculty and students. The Arkansas INBRE will continue its commitment to expand opportunities for underrepresented groups, partnering with the UAMS Center for Diversity Affairs and NIH-funded Initiative for Maximizing Student Development Program to increase the numbers of underrepresented students completing graduate degrees in the biomedical sciences. Communication among INBRE participants will be facilitated by a teleconferencing network and a Social Media Hub. The Bioinformatics Core will be a statewide research and educational resource to give undergraduate faculty and students access to the computational tools needed for multidisciplinary biomedical research and will continue to play a central role in training the next generation of bioinformaticians. The Arkansas INBRE will support a Research Technology Core that will provide PUI investigators access to sophisticated instrumentation and technical expertise difficult to establish at small institutions. In collaboration with the Oklahoma INBRE, the IDeA National Resource for Proteomics will provide IDeA investigators with proteomics data and access to core personnel for data interpretation and analysis, and it will offer annual workshops focused on training with cutting-edge proteomics techniques. Through further enhancement of research infrastructure, particularly at undergraduate institutions, the Arkansas INBRE will continue to improve the ability of academic researchers to make discoveries that improve human health, increase the number of undergraduate students who choose careers in biomedical research, and stimulate the growth of biotechnical industries in Arkansas.