CORE--OK COBRE: RECRUITING

俄克拉荷马州生物医学研究卓越中心（COBRE）自身免疫的分子机制和遗传学的总体目标是指导初级研究人员的科学发展，以实现出色，富有成效的独立研究职业生涯，并创建必要的基础设施，以确保他们在这奋进的成功。这个招募核心，由J.唐纳德·卡普拉，医学博士。- OMRF总裁-将确定，招聘和保留优秀的初级研究员，以取代该COBRE的毕业生。卡普拉博士在确定和招募优秀的初级教师到他以前的工作中取得了惊人的成功。 计划项目，他正在进行的COBRE，以及OMRF。他将使用这些技能来确定最有希望的候选人（S）有资格获得该自身免疫中心的支持。卡普拉博士的经验和招聘记录，加上副主任的经验和招聘记录，以及OMRF的声望，将确保这一招聘核心的成功。内部和外部咨询委员会，从导师的洞察力，将确定当一个初级研究员已经充分发展为一个研究人员和科学家的毕业点（但与持续的指导）是合适的。在2005年7月1日之前招募一名新的初级研究者是招募核心和COBRE的一个里程碑。一个非常强有力的候选人已经确定，并提供。我们计划确定其他同样有前途的人，邀请和 评估建议，并在做出最终选择之前，向外部咨询委员会和NCRR提交其证书和候选人准备的书面建议。此外，我们还完全预期现有的一名或多名初级研究员将在COBRE资助的第三年开始向独立R 01资助过渡。这将释放资源，用于资助第一批和额外招募的初级调查员的项目。因此，招募活动将在这个COBRE中持续进行，目的是尽可能多地培养自身免疫科学家的早期职业生涯。

The overall goal of the Oklahoma Center for Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) on Molecular Mechanisms and Genetics of Autoimmunity is to mentor the scientific development of Junior Investigators to achieve outstanding, productive independent research careers and to create the necessary infrastructure to ensure their success in this endeavor. This Recruiting Core, led by J. Donald Capra, M.D. - President of the OMRF - will identify, recruit, and retain outstanding Junior Investigators to replace graduates of this COBRE. Dr. Capra has had phenomenal success in identifying and recruiting outstanding junior faculty to his previous program projects, his ongoing COBRE, and to the OMRF in general. He will use these skills to identify the most promising candidate(s) eligible to receive support from this autoimmunity Center. Dr. Capra's experience and recruiting record, coupled with those of the Deputy Directors, and the prestige of the OMRF, will ensure the success of this Recruiting Core. The Internal and External Advisory Committees, with insight from the Mentors, will determine when a Junior Investigator has sufficiently developed as a researcher and scientist to the point that graduation (yet with ongoing mentoring) is appropriate. Recruiting one new Junior Investigator by July 1, 2005 is a milestone for the Recruiting Core and this COBRE. A very strong candidate has been identified and is available. We plan to ascertain others who are equally promising, to invite and evaluate proposals, and to present their credentials and a written proposal prepared by the candidate to the External Advisory Committee and NCRR before a final choice is made. In addition, we also fully anticipate the one or more of the existing Junior Investigators to begin the transition to independent R01 funding by the third year of COBRE funding. This will release resources which will be used to fund the projects of this first and additional recruited Junior Investigators. Consequently, recruiting activities will be continuous in this COBRE with the intention of fostering as many early careers for scientists in autoimmunity as is possible.