MBRS SCORE Supplement at Univ of Texas at Brownsville

描述(由申请人提供)：德克萨斯大学布朗斯维尔分校和德克萨斯最南端学院(UTB/TSC)是一家致力于发展生物医学研究的少数族裔服务机构(92%是西班牙裔)。由国家卫生研究所少数民族生物医学研究支持(MBR)赞助的项目在补充UTB/TSC资源以开展这些活动方面发挥了关键作用。SCORE基金对于在UTB/TSC培养具有竞争力的生物医学研究项目的强大科学家核心尤为关键。正如最近资助的提案所描述的那样，UTB/TSC对生物医学研究的承诺包括雇用具有生物医学研究专业知识的新教师。这份补充申请包括来自最近聘用的教师的两个新的个人研究项目：Masoud Zarei博士和Michael Lehker博士。拟议的研究集中在两个主题领域：神经科学和传染病。由于这些领域对大学和社区生活都有影响，因此已被确定为UTB/TSC战略计划的优先事项。这些项目的资助将大大提高UTB/TSC的竞争力和研究能力，极大地增加该大学获得资助的生物医学研究科学家的数量。这一应用的成功还将有助于发展内部合作，并为在不久的将来开发成功的R01应用提供必要的科学环境。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College (UTB/TSC) is a minority serving institution (92% Hispanic base) committed to develop biomedical research. Programs sponsored by the Minority Biomedical Research Support (MBRS) of the National Institute of Health play a critical role in complementing UTB/TSC resources to develop these activities. SCORE funds in particular are critical to develop a strong core of scientists with competitive research programs in biomedicine at UTB/TSC. As depicted in the recently funded proposal, UTB/TSC's commitment to biomedical research includes the hiring of new faculty with expertise in biomedical research. This supplemental application includes two new individual research projects from recently hired faculty: Dr. Masoud Zarei and Dr. Michael Lehker. The proposed research focuses in two thematic areas: neuroscience and infectious diseases. These areas have been identified as priorities in UTB/TSC's strategic plan due to their impact on both university and community life. The funding of these projects will substantially increase the competitiveness and research capabilities of UTB/TSC, critically increasing the number of funded biomedical research scientists at the university. The success of this application will also contribute to the development of internal collaborations and the necessary scientific environment to develop successful R01 applications in the near future.