Strengthening of MBRS-SCORE Program at SSU

描述（由申请人提供）：萨凡纳州立大学（SSU）在1975年至1989年期间开展了少数民族生物医学研究支持（MBRS）计划；该计划为科学技术学院（成本）的几名本科生和教师提供培训。1999年，Chetty博士（项目主任）的MBRS-SCORE批准项目在R21机制下获得了为期2年的资助，以建立核心设施并振兴生物医学研究项目。2001年4月，上海外国语大学建立了MBRS-SCORE项目，包括一个子项目和一个试点项目。在2001年10月提交的补充补助金申请中，有一项试点项目获得批准，并于2002年8月收到拨款。本申请由成本学院提交的一个子项目和两个试点项目将进一步加强SSU的生物医学研究项目。最近，成本通过联邦和州拨款获得了几项现代化设备，来自NIH/ERDA项目的种子资金，用于改善研究基础设施，启动教师研究和MARC U*STAR计划，供少数民族本科生参与生物医学研究。MBRS计划寻求资金来振兴和进一步刺激SSU的生物医学研究。该项目的主要目标是让教师参与并激励他们在生物医学科学领域进行有竞争力的先进研究。应用的子项目和试点项目范围包括神经毒理学、海洋生态学和药物化学。SSU的MBRS计划提出以下活动：1)激励和加强教师在生物医学研究方面的发展，2)加强和维护教师和本科生生物医学研究的现代核心设施，以及3)改善SSU与其他研究密集型机构的合作。参与MBRS计划的教师都是高素质的科学家，并拥有令人印象深刻的研究出版物记录。如果获得资助，拟议的项目将使SSU加强其生物医学研究基础，并增加教师寻求竞争性研究资金的机会。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Savannah State University (SSU) operated a minority biomedical research support (MBRS) program from 1975-1989; the program provided training for several undergraduate students and faculty in the College of Sciences and Technology (COST). In 1999, Dr. Chetty's (Program Director's) MBRS-SCORE approved project was funded under R21 mechanism for 2 years to establish a Core-Facility and rejuvenate the biomedical research program. In April 2001 SSU established MBRS-SCORE program with one sub project and one pilot project. One pilot project submitted as part of the supplemental grant application submitted in October 2001 was approved and funding was received in August, 2002. One subproject and two pilot projects submitted in this application by COST faculty will further strengthen the biomedical research program at SSU. Recently, COST acquired several items of modern equipment through Federal and State grants, seed money from the NIH/ERDA project to improve the research infrastructure and initiate faculty research and MARC U*STAR program for minority undergraduate students to participate in biomedical research. The MBRS program seeks funding to revitalize and further stimulate the biomedical research at SSU. The primary goal of this project is to involve and motivate the faculty to conduct competitive and advanced research in the biomedical sciences. The Scope of the sub-projects and pilot projects in the application include neurotoxicology, marine ecology and medicinal chemistry. The MBRS program at SSU proposes the following activities: 1) to motivate and enhance faculty development in biomedical research, 2) to strengthen and maintain the modern Core Facility for faculty and undergraduate biomedical research, and 3) to improve the collaboration of SSU with other research intensive institutions. The faculty participating in the MBRS program are highly qualified scientists and have an impressive record of research publications. If funded, the proposed program will enable SSU to strengthen its biomedical research base and enhance opportunities for the faculty to seek competitive funding for research.