BUILDING RESEARCH CAPACITY IN THE SCIENCES

描述(申请人提供)：美国人口的多样性 是美国最大的资产之一，也是最大的挑战之一。 一种不同的疾病、疾病和死亡的负担在种族和 少数民族人口和医疗服务不足的人。扩大……干部队伍 来自这些群体的科学研究人员是消除健康的一种策略 差距。一种机制是通过创造一个 鼓励、培育和重视研究。传统上，为少数群体服务 各机构都把重点放在教学和服务上。加强政府部门的作用 研究需要往往得不到的资源。NCCU通过其使命和 领导力，正准备增加其在科学领域的作用。这个项目 提供可识别的资源，使教员能够成功 竞争资金，进行研究，建立大学网络，以及 与非学术科学界合作。的目标 该项目的目的是：1)建立一个研究发展办公室， 加强和赞扬赞助研究办公室的工作，2) 培养一支活跃的科学研究人员队伍，能够提交有竞争力的 向NIH、其他联邦机构、私人基金会和 组织，3)发展为少数群体服务的区域联盟 合作开展生物医学和生物行为研究的机构 并建立大学网络；以及4)评估该计划的成果 形成性和总结性数据。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The diversity of the American population is one of the nation's greatest assets -- and one of its greatest challenges. A disparate burden of illness, disease, and death persists among racial and ethnic populations and the medically underserved. Expanding the cadre of science researchers from these groups is a strategy in eliminating health disparities. One mechanism is through the creation of an environment that encourages, nurtures, and values research. Traditionally, minority-serving institutions have focused on teaching and service. Strengthening the role of research requires resources often not available. NCCU, through its mission and leadership, is preparing to increase its roles in the sciences. This project makes available a recognizable resource that enables faculty to successfully compete for funding, conduct studies, build a collegial network, and collaborate with the non-academic scientific community. The objectives of this project are to: 1) establish an Office of Research Development that enhances and compliments the work of the Office of Sponsored Research, 2) create a cadre of active science researchers able to submit competitive applications to NIH, other federal agencies, private foundations and organizations, 3) develop a regional consortium of minority-serving institutions to collaborate on biomedical and biobehavioral research efforts and build a collegial network; and 4) assess the outcomes of the program using formative and summative data.