IMPROVEMENT OF BIOMEDICAL INFRASTRUCTURE

系里有七个半教员职位和两个 教职员工有生物医学研究项目。这两个项目都是 利用分子生物学技术研究沙门氏菌的天然抗性 温血动物对蛇的毒液。生物医学系已经 在专业的推荐性期刊上发表，并一直非常活跃 在写研究补助金的时候。TAMUK需要一个机构基础设施 这将通过合作研究促进生物医学研究 与其他大学的联系。NIH/RIMI的总体目标 该计划是通过改善生物医学研究来扩大大学的生物医学研究 研究基础设施。基础设施项目的目标 将：(1)聘请更多对生物医学研究感兴趣的教师 世卫组织将与其他大学建立合作研究，(2)使用 咨询委员会将确保与 其他大学，(3)发展核心研究设施，具有技术 支持操作和维护设备，以及(4)改进 部门的互联网能力，并将其作为一种手段 与合作大学的其他研究人员进行交流。 将增加三个新的教职员工职位，以加强生物医学 大学的专业知识。其中两个职位将是生物学 (细胞生物学家和遗传学家)和一名化学专业(生物化学家)。这个 新教员将有6小时的教学负担，种子资金用于研究， 实验室空间和研究生对研究的支持(这将是 由大学提供)。一个拥有仪器的核心研究机构， 计算机、电信设备和技术支持 已经成立了。计算机和电信设施将是 加强参与方之间的合作研究至关重要 大学。来自不同大学的教职员工和学生 能够通过互联网进行交流。可以使用万维网 建立合作研究项目的联合主页。接合 研讨会、研究会议和学生辩护可以通过 一种电信系统。核心研究设施将包含大型 昂贵的设备，可供所有教职员工用于研究项目。 该设施将有一名全职研究助理来运营和 维护设备。核心研究机构将有六名教员 研究项目的用户，并将促进协作研究 与参与大学的项目。该设施将是必不可少的 吸引高素质的研究人员。学生们将接受培训 和研究经验，使他们能够过渡到 主要大学的博士学位。

There are seven and half faculty positions in the Department and two faculty have biomedical research projects. Both of these projects are using molecular biology techniques to study the natural resistance of warm-blooded animals to snake venom. The biomedical faculty have published in professional refereed journals and have been extremely active in writing research grants. TAMUK needs an institutional infrastructure that will promote biomedical research through collaborative research linkages with other universities. The overall goal of the NIH/RIMI program is to expand biomedical research at the University by improving the research infrastructure. The objectives of the Infrastructure Project are to: (1) hire additional faculty with a biomedical research interest who will establish collaborative research with other universities, (2) use the Advisory Committee to insure that research links will be made with other universities, (3) develop a core research facility with technical support to operate the maintain the equipment, and (4) improve the Internet capabilities in the department and use it as a means of communicating with other investigators at collaborating universities. Three new faculty positions will be added to enhance the biomedical expertise of the University. Two of the positions will be in Biology (cell biologist, and geneticist) and one in Chemistry (biochemist). The new faculty will have a 6 hr teaching load, seed money for research, laboratory space, and graduate student support for research (this will be provided by the University). A core research facility with instruments, computers, telecommunication equipment, and technical support will be established. The computer and telecommunication facility will be essential to enhance collaborative research between participating universities. Faculty and students from different universities will be able to communicate through the Internet. The World Wide Web can be used to establish joint home pages for collaborative research projects. Joint seminars, research meetings, and student defenses can take place through a telecommunication system. The core research facility will contain large expensive equipment that can be used by all faculty for research projects. The facility will have a full time research associate to operate and maintain the equipment. The Core Research Facility will have six faculty users for research projects and will stimulate collaborative research projects with participating universities. The facility will be essential in attracting quality research faculty. The students will obtain training and research experience that will allow them to make the transition into a Ph.D. at major universities.