Oral Health Research Infrastructure Development at MUSC

描述(由申请人提供)：本申请是向NIDCR申请资金，以支持扩大基础设施，以增强南卡罗来纳医科大学牙科医学院的研究活动和研究能力。目前关于U24合作协议的提议是根据成功的R24规划赠款申请提出的。规划补助金和目前的建议都是及时的，使学院能够利用现有的机会，并在不断扩大的研究任务的背景下加强其职能和组织结构。加州大学圣迭戈分校牙科医学院的长期研究发展愿景是，通过进入美国国立卫生研究院年度资助总额排名前十的牙科学校，在口腔和颅面研究和研究培训方面取得全国领先地位。在关键需求评估和外部咨询审查的基础上，具体目标是：(1)通过有针对性地招聘额外教师以弥补专业知识的关键差距，并指导牙医学院目标教师的研究职业发展，在与口腔健康相关的三个重点研究领域培养足够数量的研究人员；(2)从战略上加强研究资源共享，方法是聘请新的研究人员提供技术支持和扩大资源能力，并获得几项关键设备以增强资源能力；以及(3)支持行政核心实施基础设施增强计划，并为MUSC口腔健康研究中心制定业务计划和长期可持续发展计划。一个外部科学和项目咨询委员会(ESPAC)将提供独立的外部顾问专业知识，该委员会由7名在口腔健康研究方面与实施拨款重点相关的杰出杰出和成就的国家公认专家组成。令人印象深刻的机构承诺和利用现有资源的组合将确保拟议的基础设施增强计划的成功实施，该计划将对州、地区和国家产生影响。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application is a request for funds from the NIDCR to support the expansion of infrastructure to enhance research activities and research capacity of the College of Dental Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina. The present proposal for a U24 cooperative agreement is pursuant to a successful R24 planning grant application. Both the planning grant and the present proposal are timely, permitting the college to leverage existing opportunities and enhance its functional and organizational structure in the context of an expanding research mission. The long-term vision for research development in the College of Dental Medicine at MUSC is to achieve national prominence in oral and craniofacial research and research training by moving into the top 10 dental schools as indicated by total annual NIH funding. Based on a Critical Needs Assessment and External Advisory Review, the specific aims are to: (1) develop a critical mass of researchers in three focal research areas relevant to oral health through targeted recruitments of additional faculty to bridge critical gaps in expertise, and mentored research career development of targeted faculty in the College of Dental Medicine; (2) strategically enhance shared research resources by hiring new research personnel to provide technical support and expand resource capacity, and acquiring a few critical items of equipment to enhance resource capabilities; and (3) support an Administrative Core to implement the Infrastructure Enhancement Plan and establish a business plan and long-term sustainability plan for the MUSC Center for Oral Health Research. An External Scientific and Program Advisory Committee (ESPAC) comprised of seven nationally recognized experts of outstanding distinction and achievements in oral health research relevant to the focus of the Implementation Grant will provide independent external consultant expertise. An impressive portfolio of institutional commitments and leveraging of existing resources will ensure successful implementation of the proposed Infrastructure Enhancement Plan that will have state, regional, and national impact.