AIDS RESEARCH CORE

庞塞医学院（PSM）RCMI艾滋病研究基础设施计划（ARIP）建议进一步升级其核心实验室单位，以最大限度地满足当前和未来ARIP教职员工的需求。它还建议促进职业发展方案的制定，这些方案是专门为满足ARIP各院系的明确需求而设计的。将加强指导和伙伴关系计划，以支持他们的职业生涯。拟议的ARIP第五阶段活动的具体目标是： 具体目标1：进一步提高和扩大艾滋病研究核心实验室在病毒遗传学、免疫学和滥用药物方面的研究能力。ARIP核心将提供给来自其他机构/国家的艾滋病/艾滋病毒研究人员，以促进共享相同技术的高质量合作研究的发展。ARIP现有的某些先进技术和仪器将使调查人员能够研究加勒比地区艾滋病/艾滋病毒感染的特点。先进的仪器/设备将通过Intemet-2连接真实的提供给其他机构的研究人员，以促进合作。培训将在www.psm.edu网站上提供，介绍如何注册使用仪器以及如何分析所获得的数据。 具体目标#2：实施为ARIP教职员工量身定制的职业发展计划，包括研究和职业指导，研究咨询和伙伴关系发展。将作出协调一致的努力，制定一个可行的机构教师保留计划，包括通过研究企业活动的教师激励发展。缺乏有效的教师发展和保留计划导致关键教师的流失。进行了严格的自我分析，以准确地确定当前院系的实际需求，以便为每个院系制定个人计划。此外，具体目标#3：促进在PSM以及通过RCMI三个机构组成的波多黎各联合会制定更多的艾滋病/艾滋病毒相关研究方案。PSM目前有八名教师积极资助艾滋病相关的独立研究项目;最大的PR RCMI机构。ARI一直在积极寻求通过与U-FL、USF、FCU和FSU的联盟合作制定CFAR和CTSA提案的可能性。

Ponce School of Medicine (PSM) RCMI AIDS Research Infrastructure Program (ARIP) proposes to further upgrade its core laboratory units to maximally meet the need of the current and prospective ARIP faculty members. It also proposes to facilitate the development of career development programs specifically designed to meet the identified needs of the ARIP faculties. Mentoring and partnership program will be strengthened to support their career. The Specific Aims of the proposed ARIP Phase V activities are; Specific Aim #1: To further improve and expand the research capability of the AIDS research core laboratories in viral genetics, immunology and drugs of abuse. ARIP cores will be made accessible for AIDS/HIV investigators from other institutions/countries in order to facilitate the development of high caliber collaborative research sharing the same technologies. Certain advanced technologies and instrumentations available at ARIP will enable investigators to study the characteristics of AIDS/HIV infection in the Caribbean region. Sophisticated instruments/equipments will be made available in real time to investigators from other institutions via lntemet-2 connection, to foster collaboration. Training will be made available at the www.psm.edu site on how to register for the use of the instruments and how to analyze the acquired data. Specific Aim #2: To implement a career development program tailor-made for individual ARIP faculty members, including research & career mentoring, research consultation and partnership development. A concerted effort will be made to develop a viable institutional faculty retention plan including the development of faculty incentives through research enterprise activities. Lack of effective faculty development and retention programs causes loss of key faculty members. Critical self analyses were performed to accurately identify the actual needs of the current faculties so that an individual plan may be developed for each faculty. And also, Specific Aim #3: To facilitate the development of additional AIDS/HIV related research programs at PSM as well as through the Puerto Rico consortium of the three RCMI institutions. PSM currently has eight faculty members with actively funded AIDS-related independent research projects; the largest among the PR RCMI institutions. ARI has been active pursuing the possibility of developing the CFAR and CTSA proposals through the partnership with the consortium of U-FL, USF, FCU, and FSU.