Morgan State University Biomedical Research Center(RCMI)

描述（申请人提供）： 密西根州立大学自1995年以来一直是少数民族机构研究基础设施（RIMI）赠款的接受者。 由于在这个RIMI计划和其他研究计划取得的进展，密歇根州立大学已经收到并实施了博士学位。生物环境科学专业（BSP），硕士和公共卫生博士学位，以及其他几个项目。 此外，随着博士课程数量的增加，在该机构沿着整体学生入学率，聘请的教师的素质和数量以及教师的研究生产力大大提高。 因此，为了使该机构继续提高其研究能力和能力，密歇根州立大学正在申请资金，以建立一个生物医学研究中心研究中心在少数民族机构（RCMI）计划。 它将侧重于压力和心血管疾病，艾滋病毒/艾滋病，神经发育/神经紊乱和环境健康，以及困扰我们社区，我们的州和我们的国家的毒理学问题。 因此，该RCMI计划的目标是进一步加强该机构的研究基础设施和研究能力。 这将通过建立一个多样化的多学科研究环境来实现，该环境整合了围绕城市环境健康问题的生物医学，行为和环境健康学科的信息。本申请的具体目的是：1）扩大行政结构，以提高计划的努力和成就，它可以与正在进行的大学行政结构接口，使MSU的利益可以实现到最大可能的水平; 2.设立内部咨询委员会（IAC）和外部咨询委员会（EAC）可以就研究人员如何提高中心的研究生产力提供重要建议; 3）在组织化学/细胞学、分子生物学和环境卫生/毒理学领域建立最先进的核心实验室，以提供研究能力，向研究人员提供技术服务和支持，解决压力和心血管疾病、艾滋病毒/艾滋病、神经发育/神经紊乱以及环境卫生和毒理学问题等领域的研究问题。 在建立这些核心实验室的过程中，研究人员计划为核心实验室购买设备和用品，并聘请实验室主任指导和协调这些核心实验室的活动，以确保解决健康问题的研究能力。确定的健康差距可以得到加强; 4）为研究生谁是从事研究，解决上述确定的健康和健康差距提供支持; 5）提供支持教师试点项目在压力和心血管疾病，艾滋病毒/艾滋病研究，神经发育/神经紊乱和环境健康/毒理学/生物传感器研究领域;以及6）建立一个评估计划，解决中心的形成性和总结性评估。 总之，通过在密歇根州立大学建立一个RCMI计划，在这个计划中描绘的目标，调查人员将进一步加强该机构的使命。

Description (provided by applicant): MSU has been a recipient of a Research Infrastructure in Minority Institution (RIMI) grant since 1995. As a result of the progress made in this RIMI program and other research programs, MSU has received and implemented a Ph.D. Bioenvironmental Sciences program (BSP), a M.S. and doctorate in Public Health, and several other programs. Additionally, as the number of doctoral programs increased at the institution along with the overall student enrollment, the caliber and number of faculty hired and the research productivity of the faculty has greatly increased. Therefore, in order for the institution to continue to enhance its research capacity and capabilities, MSU is requesting funds in this application to establish a Biomedical Research Center Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMI) program. It would focus on Stress and Cardiovascular Diseases, HIV/AIDS, Neurodevelopment/Neurodisorders and Environmental Health, as well as toxicological problems that plague our communities, our state and our nation. Consequently, the goal of this RCMI program is to further enhance the research infrastructure and research capabilities at the institution. This would be done by establishing a diverse multidisciplinary research environment that integrates information across biomedical, behavioral, and environmental health disciplines which are centered around the health concerns of the urban environment. The specific aims of this application are to: 1) amplify an administrative structure in order to enhance the efforts and accomplishments of the program s that it can interface with the ongoing university administrative structure, such that the benefits to MSU can be realized to the maximum level possible; 2) develop an Internal Advisory Committee (IAC) and an External Advisory Committee (EAC) that can provide critical advice on ways in which the investigators can enhance the research productivity of the Center; 3) establish state-of-the-art Core laboratories in the areas of histochemistry/cytology, molecular biology and environmental health/toxicology that would provide research capabilities, technical services and support to investigators addressing research questions in the areas of stress and cardiovascular diseases, HIV/AIDS, neurodevelopment/neurodisorders and environmental health and toxicological problems. In establishing these Core laboratories, the investigators plan to purchase equipment and supplies for the Core laboratories, and hire laboratory directors to direct and coordinate the activities of these Core laboratories in such a way that the research capacity that addresses the health and. health disparities identified can be enhanced; 4) provide support for graduate students who are engaged in research that addresses the health and health disparities identified above; 5) provide support for faculty pilot projects in the areas of stress and cardiovascular diseases, HIV/AIDS research, neurodevelopment/neurodisorders and environmental health/toxicology/biosensor research; and 6) establish an evaluation plan that addresses the formative and summative evaluation of the Center. In summary, by establishing an RCMI program at MSU, with the goals delineated in this program, the investigators will further enhance the institution's mission.