Meharry Clinical and Translational Research Center (MeTRC)

描述(由申请者提供)：Meharry Translational Research Center(METRC)的长期目标是为临床和转化性健康差异研究建立一个全国性的模型。Metrc将协同Meharry由NCRR支持的几项正在进行的研究活动，包括少数民族机构研究中心、艾滋病健康差异研究中心、妇女健康研究中心、临床研究中心以及临床研究教育和职业发展计划。在梅哈里研究机构的特别优势的基础上，Metrc的重点将是传染病，包括艾滋病毒/艾滋病和妇女健康。将建立一个从基础基础研究到应用型、参与者参与的临床研究的综合转化研究计划。短期目标是改变Meharry的翻译研究能力和基础设施。具体目标是： 1.建立行政基础设施，促进综合和创新的翻译和临床研究计划(Metrc)的开发和维护 2.开发技术和支持基础设施，以支持一项整合的翻译和临床研究计划。 3.建立一个流程，以促进RCTR教职员工之间的协作互动和沟通，以维持和发展创新临床和转化研究的综合计划。 4.建立基础、转化和临床研究管道，以支持和发展Metrc计划。 5.通过建立新的参与者和临床互动资源(PCIR)，显著增强翻译和临床研究的基础设施。 6.开发临床和转化性研究方面的多学科培训和职业发展计划，利用RCTR的基础设施、项目和教师。 7.参与和加强根据Vanderbilt-Meharry CTSA重点创建的现有计划 促进以社区为基础的临床和转化研究过程和伙伴关系的伙伴关系 8.制定和执行一项自我评估短期和长期区域协调机制目标的计划，包括方案活动的执行和跟踪。 公共卫生相关性(由申请者提供)：Metrc环境将加速从工作台到床边到社区的研究企业的双向进展，衡量标准是同行评议的出版物、增加包括社区伙伴关系在内的内部和外部合作以及改善健康结果。研究活动将主要集中在妇女中的传染病，包括艾滋病毒/艾滋病。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The long-term goal of the Meharry Translational Research Center (MeTRC) is to establish a national model for clinical and translational health disparities research. MeTRC will synergize several ongoing research initiatives at Meharry supported by NCRR including Research Center in Minority Institutions, Center for AIDS Health Disparities Research, Center for Women's Health Research, Clinical Research Center, and Clinical Research Education and Career Development Program. Building on particular strengths of the research enterprise at Meharry, the focus of MeTRC will be on infectious disease, including HIV/AIDS, and women's health. An integrated program of translational research will be established that spans basic fundamental research to applied, participant-involved clinical studies. The short-term goal is to transform the capacity and infrastructure for translational research at Meharry. The specific aims are: 1. Develop an administrative infrastructure that will facilitate development and maintenance of an integrated and innovative translational and clinical research program (MeTRC) 2. Develop a technical and support infrastructure that will sustain a program of integrated translational and clinical research. 3. Establish a process to facilitate the collaborative interactions and communication between RCTR faculty and staff needed to sustain and grow an integrated program of innovative clinical and translational research. 4. Establish a pipeline of basic, translational, and clinical research that will sustain and grow the MeTRC program. 5. Significantly enhance the infrastructure for translational and clinical research by establishing a new Participant and Clinical Interactions Resource (PCIR). 6. Develop a multidisciplinary training and career development program in clinical and translational research that takes advantage of the infrastructure, programs, and faculty of RCTR. 7. Engage and enhance an existing program created under the Vanderbilt-Meharry CTSA Focused Partnership to facilitate processes and partnerships in community-based clinical and translational research 8. Develop and implement a plan for self-evaluation of short-term and long-term RCTR goals including implementation and tracking of program activities. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE (provided by the applicant): The MeTRC environment will accelerate progress in the bench-to-bedside-to-community research enterprise, bi-directionally, as measured by peer-reviewed publications, increased internal and external collaborations including community partnerships, and improved health outcomes. Research activities will principally focus on infectious diseases in women including HIV/AIDS.