Developmental Research Plan

西部地区生物防御和新发传染病研究中心的宗旨 (WRCE)发展研究计划提供所需的全面指导，以征求、评估、选择、 并管理试验性研究项目，这些项目对生产力的发展和可持续性至关重要 基础和应用生物防御研究计划。该程序将作为 WRCE的使命是通过扩大研究范围，增加生物防御研究人员和 参与WRCE的机构数量，开辟新的研究领域和开发新的 协助制定与特派团有关的对策所需的技术。这个 发展研究计划利用该地区丰富的相关科学专门知识，通过 发现和推动新的研究思路，采用和开发新技术。这个 研究项目将由现有的生物防御和新出现的传染病进行 研究人员，以及新进入该领域的研究人员，他们愿意应用他们的专业知识来指导一部小说 以产品为导向的研究方面。系统严谨的行政管理和科学管理 将采用与第一个WRCE赠款周期中使用的计划类似的计划，以便选择 最相关和最科学合理的研究项目，以及有效监测和评估 进步。WRCE主任将全面负责发展研究计划和 将指定WRCE副主任来管理该计划。副主任将由以下人员提供支助 WRCE项目管理员、其他关键的WRCE管理核心人员和WRCE 研究项目主题负责人。此外，WRCE负责产品开发和 WRCE指导委员会将在需要时被要求在决定继续 支持生产性项目，改变项目方向，或停止非生产性项目。 此外，新项目的选择将依赖指导委员会的科学专门知识，即 WRCE主任和NIAID项目官员。这种专业知识，协同工作，有助于 WRCE内生产性发展研究项目的建立和可持续性。

The purpose of the Western Regional Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Disease Research (WRCE) Developmental Research program is to provide overall guidance required to solicit, evaluate, select, and manage pilot research projects that are critical to the development and sustainability of a productive basic and applied biodefense research program. The program will function as an integral component of the WRCE's mission by expanding the scope of research, increasing the pool of biodefense researchers and the number of institutions involved in the WRCE, opening up new lines of research and developing new technologies needed to contribute to the development of mission-relevant countermeasures. The Developmental Research plan takes advantage of the region's wealth of relevant scientific expertise by identifying and promoting new research ideas, and employing and developing novel technologies. The research projects will be conducted by established biodefense and emerging infectious disease investigators, and by researchers new to the field, who are willing to apply their expertise to conduct a novel aspect of product-oriented research. A systematic and rigorous administrative and scientific management plan, similar to the plan used during the first WRCE grant cycle, will be employed to allow for the selection of the most relevant and scientifically sound research projects, and for effective monitoring and evaluation of progress. The WRCE Director will have overall responsibility for the Developmental Research program and will designate the WRCE Associate Director to manage the plan. The Associate Director will be supported by the WRCE Program Administrator, other key WRCE Administrative Core personnel, and the WRCE Research Project Theme Leaders. In addition, the WRCE Associate Director for Product Development and the WRCE Steering Committee will be called upon as needed when decisions are made regarding continued support for productive projects, the redirection of projects, or the discontinuation of unproductive projects. Also, the selection of new projects will rely upon the scientific expertise of the Steering Committee, the WRCE Director, and the NIAID program officers. This expertise, working in concert, contributes to the establishment and sustainability of productive Developmental Research projects within the WRCE.