The FIU Research Center in a Minority Institution (FIU-RCMI)

FIU-RCMI总体 摘要 迈阿密-戴德佛罗里达国际大学少数民族机构研究中心（FIU-RCMI） 由FIU历史上最大的NIH奖支持。自2017年以来，FIU-RCMI一直致力于 制定和维持一个国家，临床和行为研究计划，解决卫生不公平问题 以及主要与艾滋病毒和药物使用问题有关的差距。我们提供了广泛的 为早期研究人员提供研究支持和培训，与服务不足的社区合作， 开发和开展研究，并利用我们的社区关系开发补充性大型- 大规模研究，消除健康差距。FIU，我们新兴的卓越的健康研究计划 不平等，我们的ESI，以及我们的南佛罗里达少数民族社区合作伙伴都从NIMHD中受益- 供资的金融情报股区域监测和协调机制。我们很乐意为我们的中心提交这个有竞争力的更新提案， 它建立在我们早期的成就之上，改进了我们对ESI指导、社区研究 合作伙伴关系和教师招聘，并扩大我们的范围。我们的科学重点领域将包括基本的 生物医学研究、行为研究和人口科学，以及临床/卫生服务研究， 每个区域一个R 01等效项目。在金融情报室-区域协调机制的初始供资周期，我们集中精力 行为和临床研究，主要是关于艾滋病毒和物质使用问题。最近，随着 补充研究资金，雇用新的研究人员，以及我们的试点研究的增长， 社区研究增强计划，FIU-RCMI研究浓度已经增长到包括 行为，临床，人口和基础生物医学研究有关阿尔茨海默病，COVID-19，应用程序- 基于艾滋病毒的预防方法，农场工人农业化学品暴露和精确的癌症治疗。我们 有竞争力的更新提案反映了这一增长。金融情报室区域协调机制相对于金融情报室的优先事项而言处于有利地位， 健康相关研究的长期目标和愿景。此外，金融情报室的卫生不平等和差异 金融情报室区域协调机制是该方案的一个主要组成部分， 卓越计划。我们建议的中心更新的总体目标包括：1。加强机构 研究能力，2。增加研究者成功获得竞争性的校外研究支持，3. 营造一个有利于环境服务人员职业发展的环境，4.广泛传播研究成果， 特别是促进少数民族健康，5。与社区建立可持续的关系 组织的

FIU-RCMI Overall Abstract The Research Center in Minority Institutions at Miami-Dade's Florida International University (FIU-RCMI) is supported by the largest NIH Award in the history of FIU. Since 2017, the FIU-RCMI has been devoted to developing and sustaining a national, clinical and behavioral research program addressing health inequities and disparities primarily associated with HIV and substance use problems. We have provided extensive research support and training for early-stage investigators (ESIs), partnered with underserved communities to develop and conduct research, and capitalized on our community connections to develop supplementary large- scale research combatting health disparities. FIU, our emerging preeminent research program in health disparities, our ESIs, and our South Florida minority community partners all have benefitted from the NIMHD- funded FIU-RCMI. We are enthusiastic about submitting this competitive renewal proposal for our Center, which builds upon our earlier achievements, refines our approaches to ESI mentoring, community research partnership, and faculty recruitment, and broadens our scope. Our scientific focus areas will include basic biomedical research, behavioral research and population science, and clinical/health services research, with one R01-equivalent project in each area. During the initial funding cycle of the FIU-RCMI, we concentrated on behavioral and clinical research primarily regarding HIV and substance use problems. More recently, with supplemental research funding, the hiring of new investigators, and the growth of our pilot studies and community research enhancement programs, FIU-RCMI research concentrations have grown to include behavioral, clinical, population, and basic biomedical research regarding Alzheimer's Disease, COVID-19, app- based HIV prevention approaches, farmworker agrochemical exposure, and precision cancer therapeutics. Our competitive renewal proposal reflects this growth. The FIU-RCMI is well positioned relative to FIU's priorities, long-range goals and vision for health-related research. Moreover, FIU's Health Inequities and Disparities Program, of which the FIU-RCMI is a major component, has been designated by FIU as an Emerging Preeminent Program. Overarching goals of our proposed Center renewal include: 1. enhancing institutional research capacity, 2. increasing investigator success in obtaining competitive extramural research support, 3. fostering an environment conducive to career development for ESIs, 4. disseminating research generally and specifically for advancing minority health, and 5. establishing sustainable relationships with community-based organizations.