RCMI Program at the Ponce School of Medicine

自1985年成立以来，RCMI计划一直致力于将该机构从 从传统的教学型学校转变为充满活力的研究中心。该机构经历了一次重大的 发展人力资源和物质基础设施。沿着这些路线，通过 RCMI计划，该机构已经能够获得最先进的设施，设备和其他 资源，需要追求有竞争力的基础，临床和行为研究。的一些研究 发展的领域包括：逆转录病毒学，艾滋病毒/艾滋病，分子生物学，人类和细菌遗传学， 蛋白质化学和酶学，免疫学，癌症生物学和流行病学。直接影响到 这一发展，该机构经历了实质性的改善;同行评审的数量和质量 由教师引起的手稿，在竞争性论坛上的科学报告的数量， 在国家和国际两级，以及在提交和资助的研究和 研究培训举措。2008-2013年期间，RCMI计划建议： 继续发展其人力和物质基础设施，以使该机构达到其 研究机构战略计划所载的主要目标和目的。将特别强调 将用于在波多黎各和加勒比海盆地开展健康差距研究， 翻译研究的发展。拟议方案包括四项核心活动 （行政，艾滋病研究基础设施计划，分子生物学和行为）和五个 研究试点项目。本竞争性延续申请的主要目的和目标 （1）提供行政支持，以促进RCMI计划活动的持续进展;（2） 实施正式的教师指导计划，以帮助研究人员发展独立的， 竞争力的研究事业，（3）加强教师招聘，发展和保留，（4）加强 艾滋病毒/艾滋病研究基础设施计划和分子生物学核心，（5）实施并进一步 发展行为神经科学核心，（6）为研究提供必要的领导和指导。 发展五个研究试点项目提出的初级教师，和（7）实施全面的 评估计划，对所有RCMI计划活动所取得的进展进行持续评估。

Since its inception in 1985, the RCMI Program has been instrumental in shifting the institution from a traditional teaching school to a vigorous research center. The institution has experienced a substantial development of its human as well as its physical infrastructure. Along these lines, through auspices of the RCMI Program, the institution has been able to acquire state-of-the-art facilities, equipment, and other resources, required to pursue competitive basic, clinical, and behavioral research. Some of the research areas developed include; Retrovirology, HIV/AIDS, Molecular Biology, Human and Bacterial Genetics, Protein Chemistry and Enzymology, Immunology, Cancer Biology, and Epidemiology. As a direct impact of this development, the institution experienced a substantial improvement in; the number and quality of peerreviewed manuscripts elicited by the faculty, the number of scientific presentations at competitive forums at the national as well as international levels, and in the number of submitted and funded research and research training initiatives. The RCMI Program, through the period of years 2008-2013, proposes to continue the development of its human and physical infrastructure in order for the institution to reach its major goals and objectives contained in the Institutional Strategic Plan for Research. Particular emphasis will be given to the development of health disparities research in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean Basin, and the development of translational research. The proposed Program consists of four Core activities (Administration, AIDS Research Infrastructure Program, Molecular Biology, and Behavioral) and five Research Pilot Projects. The major goals and objectives of the present competitive continuation application are to; (1) provide administrative support to foster continued progress of RCMI Program activities, (2) implement a formal Faculty Mentoring Program to assist investigators in developing independent and competitive research careers, (3) strengthen faculty recruitment, development, and retention, (4) strengthen the HIV/AIDS Research Infrastructure Program and the Molecular Biology Core, (5) implement and further develop a Behavioral Neurosciences Core, (6) provide the necessary leadership and guidance for the development of five Research Pilot Projects presented by junior faculty, and (7) implement a comprehensive evaluation program to provide continuous assessment of progress achieved by all RCMI Program activities.