Viper Resource Grant at Texas A&M University-Kingsville

在过去的15年里，NNTRC已经确立了自己作为蛇毒研究的卓越中心的地位。 该中心的重要意义体现在其用户群的科学多样性、对 它的资源和服务，在它所贡献的科学发现的重要性和它的 卓越的声誉，反映在毒液研究领域的领导者的支持上。这个 NNTRC核心的根本和持久的创新是这样一种想法，即 全面收集经过精选、质量受控的蛇毒将促进严谨和可重复性 在蛇毒研究领域的实验。这一假设的正确性已得到以下证实 大量的重要发现、科学论文和新的治疗方案 起源于由NNTRC及其毒液收集支持的研究。 NNTRC的目标是提供本地毒液和纯化的毒液成分，重组 提供最优质的蛇毒蛋白和专门的蛇毒研究服务，以支持蛇 与毒液相关的研究在美国和国外。 为实现其目标，资源构成部分将处理以下两个具体目标： 目标1将国家天然毒素研究中心作为一个资源中心运营，提供高质量的 支持国内和国际生物和生物医学研究的优质毒液和产品 研究项目。 目标#2发展和扩大蛇的收藏、专门服务和外联方案 以支持美国毒液相关研究的增长。 NNTRC将支持两个资源计划，管理NNTRC的畜牧业计划 全面收集北美毒蛇和生物生产和服务计划 管理毒液的收集、加工和分发，以及 NNTRC向研究界提供。 NNTRC制定了四个行政计划：一)财务计划，二)管理计划，三)a) 营销计划和iv)教育和社区参与计划，将用于整合和 组织项目的运作和活动。这些计划将为 方案的长期增长以及对该中心的业务和科学业绩的监督 它的活动。这些计划还将提高对NNTRC资源和服务的认识，并将 通过教育和社区促进NNTRC对其服务社区的承诺 订婚。 好了！

Over the last 15 years the NNTRC has established itself as a center of excellence for snake venom research. The significance of the Center is reflected in the scientific diversity of its user base, in the growing demand for its resources and services, in the importance of the scientific discoveries to which it is contributing and its reputation for excellence as reflected in its support from leaders in the field of venom research. The fundamental and enduring innovation at the heart of the NNTRC is the idea that the availability of a comprehensive collection of curated, quality-controlled snake venoms will promote rigorous and reproducible experimentation in the field of snake venom research. The validity of this assumption has been confirmed by the large number of important discoveries, scientific papers and new therapeutics programs that have stemmed from research supported by the NNTRC and its venom collections. The goal of the NNTRC is to provide native venom and purified venom components, recombinant venom proteins and specialized venom research services of the highest quality to support snake venom – related research in the US and abroad. To achieve its goal the Resource Component will address the following two Specific Aims: Aim #1 To operate the National Natural Toxins Research Center as a resource center that provides high quality venom and products that support biological and biomedical research for national and International research programs. Aim #2 To develop and expand the collection of snakes, specialized services and outreach programs to support growth of venom related research in the U.S. The NNTRC will support two resource programs, the Husbandry Program that manages the NNTRC's comprehensive collection of N. American venomous snakes and the Bio-Production and Services Program that manages the collection of venoms, their processing and distribution as well as the specialized services that the NNTRC provides to the research community. The NNTRC has developed four administrative plans: i) a Financial Plan, ii) a Management Plan, iii) a Marketing Plan and iv) an Education and Community Engagement Plan that will be used to integrate and organize the operations and activities of the program. These plans will provide a sustainable model for the long-term growth of the program and oversight of the operational and scientific performance of the Center and its activities. These plans will also promote awareness of the NNTRC's resources and services and will promote the NNTRC's commitment to the communities it serves through education and community engagement. !