New Recruitment to Expand Neuroscience Research at the UPR School of Medicine

说明： 新招聘以扩大UPR医学院的神经科学研究：此申请的目的是申请资金，以支持波多黎各大学(UPR)医学院(SOM)解剖与神经生物学(A&N)系的两名新教员在SOM神经科学研究与培训核心(NRTC)的背景下开发研究项目。普遍定期审议的神经科学研究正在通过一个多学科研究人员社区的工作而取得进展。通过A&N、生物学、化学、药理学、生理学、心理学、精神病学、神经病学和神经外科等不同部门之间的合作，促进了基础科学和临床研究之间的联系。SOM的A&N处于特别有利的地位，可以成为这些努力的焦点，从那里可以集中力量制定计划，加强公关领域的神经科学研究，成为基础科学和临床科学之间的桥梁。由于意想不到的预算限制，实现这些目标的努力最近不得不被搁置。虽然该机构拥有维持新教员独立研究项目和职业发展所需的必要空间和基本支持资源，但它缺乏初步建立项目和实验室所需的种子资金。拟议计划的科学目标是：(1)扩大和扩大SOM的多学科研究人员社区，专注于以下领域之一：(A)突触/神经回路生理学；(B)神经发展/再生/可塑性；(C)行为/认知神经科学；(D)神经疾病和中风的神经机制；(2)有助于实现足够多的研究人员，以加强SOM的能力，培养来自代表不足的少数族裔的新一代神经科学家。拟议方案的具体目标是：(1)在任命两名助理教授级别的教员后的头两年提供工资。该机构承诺继续提供工资和释放时间至少两年；(2)提供启动资金，用于购买运营新实验室所需的设备和用品；(3)为每个新教师提供技术援助工资，以帮助他们建立他们在神经科学方面的独立研究计划。

DESCRIPTION: New Recruitment to Expand Neuroscience Research at the UPR School of Medicine: The purpose of this application is to request funds to support the hiring of two new faculty at the Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology (A & N) of the University of Puerto Rico's (UPR) School of Medicine (SoM) to develop research projects within the context of a SoM Neuroscience Research & Training Core (NRTC). Neuroscience research at UPR is advancing through the work of a community of multidisciplinary researchers. Links between basic science and clinical research are being fostered through collaborations between various departments, including A & N, Biology, Chemistry, Pharmacology, Physiology, Psychology, Psychiatry, Neurology and Neurosurgery. The A & N of the SoM is particularly well positioned to serve as focal point from which these efforts can be centered into a plan to strengthen Neuroscience research in PR, serving as a bridge between basic and clinical sciences. Efforts towards achieving these goals had to recently be put on hold due to unexpected budgetary constraints. While the institution has the necessary space and basic support resources needed to sustain development of new faculty independent research programs and careers, it lacks the needed seed funding for the initial establishment of their projects and laboratories. The Scientific Goals of the proposed program are to: (1) Augment and expand the SoM's community of multidisciplinary researchers focusing in one of the following areas: (a) synaptic/neural circuit physiology; (b) neural development/regeneration/ plasticity; (c) behavioral/cognitive neuroscience; (d) neural mechanisms underlying neurological diseases and stroke; (2) Contribute to achieving a critical mass of researchers that can strengthen the So M capacity to train new generations of Neuroscientists from underrepresented minorities. The Specific Aims of the proposed program are to: (1) Provide salary for the first two years following appointment of two faculty at the Assistant Professor level. The institution is committed to continue providing salary and release time for at least two additional years; (2) Provide start-up funds for purchasing of equipment and supplies needed to operate the new labs; (3) Provide salary for technical assistance for each new faculty to help them establish their independent research programs in Neuroscience.