SELECTIVE EXCELLENCE IN HEALTH-RELATED RESEARCH

UHM少数民族机构研究中心计划(RCMI)已经 继续朝着其总体目标努力，即在 与健康相关的研究的新举措..当前的焦点 该计划包括四项活动：核心支持、分子内分泌学、 反转录病毒学和夏威夷土著健康研究。 核心支持--旨在维持和扩展 第一个细胞、分子和神经行为焦点的实现 五年，通过提供间接的、有选择性的、经济高效的支持 学生研究资源，电子显微镜和分子生物学 设施、商店、一名计算机专家和一名生物统计师以支持 所有有针对性的活动。RCMI的支持吸引了大量的州政府 与这些因素相匹配，有助于 我们的教职员工。 分子内分泌学--一个选择性卓越的新领域，带来了 太平洋生物医学研究中的人力和物质资源 中心(PBRC)和医学院。我们的目标是让初级 师资达到优先发展所需的竞争水平，R01 或P01拨款提案，通过提供指导、技术支持、 内分泌学试点研究项目的设备和用品。 逆转录病毒学--利用PBRC，癌症研究中心的资源 夏威夷(CRCH)和医学院，并巩固我们在 人类逆转录病毒HIV的基础、流行病学和临床研究 和HTLV-1，成为补充单独资助的艾滋病的单一活动 临床试验组。 夏威夷原住民健康研究--一项新倡议，将 来自PBRC、医学院和当地社区卫生组织的资源 在一项研究心血管疾病风险的合作试点工作中 和夏威夷原住民的糖尿病。

The UHM Research Centers in Minority Institutions Program (RCMI) has continued to work towards its overall goal of catalyzing excellence in new initiatives in health-related research.. The focus of the current program is in four activities: Core Support, Molecular Endocrinology, Retrovirology and Native Hawaiian Health Research. Core Support -- is designed to maintain and extend the level of achievement of the cell, molecular and neuro-behavioral foci of the first five years by providing indirect, selective and cost- effective support for student research resources, electron microscopy and molecular biology facilities, shops, a computer specialist and a biostatistician to support all targeted activities. RCMI support has attracted significant State matching for these elements contributing to the competitive posture of our faculty. Molecular Endocrinology -- a new area of selective excellence, brings together human and physical resources in the Pacific Biomedical Research Center (PBRC) and the Medical School. The objective is to bring junior faculty up to the competitive level required for developing FIRST, R01 or P01 grant proposals, by providing mentoring, technical support, equipment and supplies for pilot research projects in endocrinology. Retrovirology -- draws on resources in PBRC, the Cancer Research Center of Hawaii (CRCH) and the Medical School and consolidates our efforts in basic, epidemiologic, and clinical studies of the human retroviruses, HIV and HTLV-1, into a single activity complementing a separately funded AIDS Clinical Trials Unit. Native Hawaiian Health Research -- a new initiative, brings together resources from PBRC, the Medical School and local community health groups in a collaborative pilot effort to study risks of cardiovascular disease and diabetes in native Hawaiians.