Enhancing Dental Research Infrastructure at U. Colorado

描述(由申请人提供)：科罗拉多大学牙科学院(SOD)是一所在口腔健康研究方面具有卓越潜力的地区性学校。在过去的五年中，在48-21岁的MDCR研究资金方面，SOD的地位有所提高。它已经获得了NCRR的建设赠款，以在科罗拉多大学健康科学中心的新Fitzsimons校区完成最先进的实验室，并获得了NIDCR R24奖，以制定其基础设施增强计划(IEP)。该学院成功招聘了新的研究人员，从而扩大了研究重点和合作。目标：SOD现在寻求NIDCR资金，以支持实施旨在提高其研究能力和竞争力的IEP。第一部分介绍了我们对关键需求进行评估的过程。作为这项自我研究的结果，我们确定了三个计划领域，将为这些领域建立足够多的科学调查人员和合作伙伴关系，以增加学院的研究努力的深度和广度。这些领域包括：颅面发育生物学、生物材料/生物工程和头颈部癌症。我们还致力于改善本科生、研究生和博士后的研究培训。我们的长期目标是在国际口腔健康协会内建立一个区域性的口腔健康综合中心。在H部分，我们描述了我们的基础设施改进计划，通过该计划，我们打算在已确定的计划领域招聘新的教师，并提高我们的学生在口腔健康研究领域从事职业的兴趣。确定了我们内部咨询委员会(IAC)和外部科学与计划咨询委员会(ESPAC)的成员。在HI部分，我们描述了招聘新教师和培训学生的方法。在第四部分中，我们列出了空间和保有权的承诺书，以及我们的ESP AC的支持函，以帮助我们实施我们的计划。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The University of Colorado School of Dentistry (SOD) is a regional school with the potential for excellence in oral health research. In the past five years, SOD has improved its standing in terms of MDCR research funding from 48th-21st. It has obtained a construction grant from the NCRR to complete state-of-the-art laboratories at the new Fitzsimons Campus of the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, and an NIDCR R24 award to develop its Infrastructure Enhancement Plan (IEP). The school has successfully recruited new research faculty, thereby expanding its research focus and collaborations. OBJECTIVES: SOD now seeks NIDCR funds to support the implementation of an IEP designed to enhance its research capacity and competitiveness. Part I describes the process by which we undertook an assessment of critical needs. As a result of this self study, we have identified three programmatic areas for which a critical mass of scientific investigators and collaborative partnerships will be created to add depth and breadth to the research endeavors of the school. These areas include: Craniofacial Developmental Biology, Biomaterials/Bioengineering, and Head and Neck Cancer. We are also committed to improving research training of undergraduate, graduate and post-doctoral students. Our long-term objective is the establishment of a regional Comprehensive Center for Oral Health within SOD. In Part H we describe our Infrastructure Improvement Plan by which we intend to recruit new faculty to the identified programmatic areas, and increase our students' interest in pursuing careers in oral health research. Members of our Internal Advisory Committee (IAC) and External Scientific and Program Advisory Committee (ESPAC) are identified. In Part HI, we describe the methods by which the recruitment of new faculty and training of students will precede. In Part IV we list Letters of Commitment for space and tenure, as well as Letters of Support from our ESP AC to assist us with the implementation of our plan.