BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF GUAM

拟议的关岛大学医疗保险制度的总体目标 计划是为教师和人才提供机会， 少数民族学生进行生物医学重要的研究，利用 关岛大学的研究设施。三 项目重点是海洋生物医学研究，并将利用 关岛的热带海洋生物多样性环境。 的 提案包括四个研究项目提交的定期 主要研究者和一个提交的研究项目 助理调查员。 研究项目包括： 珊瑚的生殖生物学和遗传学，学习和 珊瑚共生的分子生物学 和动物源性珊瑚，以及天然产物化学和化学 关岛热带森林和本土植物的生态学。 最后通过一个 助理研究员项目将侧重于生物医学活性天然 珊瑚礁海藻和无脊椎动物的产品。 预计 通过拟议的活动，学生和教师 研究环境将得到改善。该计划将增加 少数群体参与生物医学研究的情况 关岛大学，并将帮助培训这些学生， 未来的生物医学研究生涯。 教师和学生参与 研究活动将与美国大陆的科学家互动。 和夏威夷，并将有机会学习新技术， 通过参加校外会议和研究， 活动以及校园研讨会，研讨会和非正式 与来访的科学家进行了讨论。 在地理上孤立的 由于关岛的地理位置，这些经验对 学生在决定研究生职业时。

The general objectiveof the proposed University of Guam MBRS program is to provide opportunities for the faculty and talented minority students to conduct biomedically significant research utilizing the research facilities of the University of Guam. Three of the projects focus on marine biomedical research and will utilize the biologically diverse tropical marine environment of Guam. The proposal includes four research projects submitted by regular principal investigators and a research projet submitted by an associate investigator. Research projects include studies of reproductive biology and genetics of coral, genetics of learning and behavior in Dropsophila, molecular biology of symbiosis between corals and zooxanthallae, and natural products chemistry and chemical ecology of tropical forest and indigenous plants of Guam. Finally, an associate investigator project will focus on biomedically active natural products in coral-reef seaweeds and invertebrates. It is anticipated that through the proposed activities the students and faculty research environment will be enhanced. This program will increase the participation of underrepresented minorities in biomedical research at the University of Guam and will help to train these students for future biomedical research careers. Faculty and students involved in research activities will interact with scientists in the mainland U.S. and Hawaii and will have the opportunity to learn new techniques and developments by participating in off-campus conferences and research activities as well as on-campus seminars, workshops, and informal discussions with visiting scientists. In the geographically isolated location of Guam, such experiences are especially valuable to the students when making decisions on postgraduate careers.