Planning for research activities and shared core facilities

项目概要：规划股 随着建立加勒比地区卓越研究中心（CRCRE）的长期目标，我们的计划是 首先在牙买加建立一个卓越研究中心，最终推广到加勒比其他地区。 该中心将促进加勒比国家和国际合作伙伴之间开展强有力的合作研究。 的 规划股的目标是：目标1。进行需求评估，包括研究人员、实验室人员和 社区;并利用结果来规划一个高质量的研究计划，重点是多学科的非传染性疾病 研究优先事项（与协调股合作）。目标2.建立可持续的区域研究 加强牙买加科学家和公共卫生专业人员的活动，使他们能够解决卫生问题， 与非传染性疾病有关的问题（重点是癌症和心脏代谢疾病），并在这一领域开展试点研究。 目标3。 加强现有设施和服务，促进区域联系，以促进强有力的研究、教育和社区 牙买加、加勒比区域和其他国际伙伴之间的外联努力。我们将在三年内实现这一目标 前两个阶段是在规划授标期间。(1)在第一阶段，我们将在牙买加举行一次科学务虚会， 介绍CRCRE计划，并启动研究/实验室需求评估 确定优先事项、培训方面的差距， 资源进行研究。这将 包括 研究人员、实验室人员和社区， 协调单位。结果将用于规划一个高质量的研究计划，重点是多学科 研究重点（前列腺癌、心血管疾病和糖尿病）。(2)第二阶段包括加强研究活动， 牙买加CRE以需求评估为指导;规划研究方案和共享核心设施。 虽然在筹备CRCRE（授标后）的过程中，将重点在牙买加开展加强研究的活动， 将通过基于网络的通信方法向大加勒比地区提供这些活动。研究 强化活动还将通过以实验室为基础的培训和导师-学员匹配计划来加强，这些计划将 有助加强研究项目的概念及促进未来试验研究的发展。(3)第三阶段规划 （获奖后阶段）包括制定可持续发展的研究计划战略， 申请资助中心的U 54合作伙伴。在第一和第二阶段，目标是提高 现有设施和服务，以促进区域联系，促进强有力的研究、教育和社区外联 牙买加和加勒比地区之间的努力，以便在规划奖期结束和第三阶段开始时， 过渡到CRCRE的准备工作已经完成。

PROJECT SUMMARY: PLANNING UNIT With the long-term goal of establishing a Caribbean Regional Center for Research Excellence (CRCRE), our plan is to first develop a Center for Research Excellence (CRE) in Jamaica, ultimately to be rolled out to the rest of the Caribbean. The Center will facilitate robust collaborative research between Caribbean countries as well as international partners. The Aims of the Planning Unit are: Aim 1. Perform a needs assessment including researchers, laboratory personnel and the community; and use the results to plan for a high-quality research program that focuses on multidisciplinary NCD research priorities (in collaboration with the coordinating unit). Aim 2. Establish sustainable regional research enhancement activities for scientists and public health professionals based in Jamaica, to enable them to address heath issues related to NCDs (focused on cancer and cardiometabolic diseases) and conduct a pilot study in this area.. Aim 3. Enhance existing facilities and services to promote regional linkages for robust research, educational and community outreach efforts between Jamaica, the Caribbean region and other international partners. We will achieve this in three phases, the first two during the planning award period. (1) In Phase 1, we will conduct a scientific retreat in Jamaica to introduce the CRCRE plan and initiate a research/laboratory needs assessment to identify priorities, gaps in training and resources for research conduct. This will include researchers, laboratory personnel and the community, in collaboration with the coordinating unit. Results will be used to plan a high quality research program focusing on multidisciplinary research priorities (prostate cancer, CVD and diabetes). (2) Phase 2 includes research enhancement activities for the Jamaica CRE guided by the needs assessments; and planning for the research program and Shared Core Facilities. Although research enhancement activities will be focused in Jamaica, in preparation for the CRCRE (post-award), these activities will be made accessible to the wider Caribbean through web-based communication methods. Research enhancement activities will also be augmented by lab-based training and a mentor-mentee matching program, which will help to strengthen research project concepts and promote development of future pilot research. (3) Planning for Phase 3 (post-award phase) includes development of a research program strategy for sustainability as well as inclusion of additional partners with a U54 application for funding of the Center. Throughout Phases 1 and 2, the aim is to enhance existing facilities and services to promote regional linkages for robust research, educational and community outreach efforts between Jamaica and the Caribbean region, so that by the end of the planning award period and start of Phase 3, preparation for the transition to the CRCRE is complete.