Advanced Research Cooperation in Environmental Health Research

描述(由申请人提供)： 这项提案是为了对我们在佛罗里达国际大学(MSI)的ARCH项目进行竞争性续签。我们的合作伙伴(RIU)机构是迈阿密大学，它拥有一个NIEHS MFBS中心和一个NIEHS/NSF OHH中心。目前正在使用一种包括师资发展和基础设施建设在内的双重方式。MFBS中心包括两个主要研究主题：海洋毒素和饮食风险以及人类疾病的海洋模型。OHH中心专注于藻类毒素、基因组学和致病微生物。在这个ARCH项目中，我们将继续推进我们对藻类毒素的研究主题，并将扩大我们对环境中痕量金属的研究。这个项目将是来自FIU四个系的八名教员和迈阿密大学四个系的六名教员共同努力的结果。行政和规划核心将向金融情报室的ARCH调查员提供行政和文书支助，并将与UM协调活动。除了一名行政助理协助日常运作外，这一核心还将由三个委员会组成，以指导和监督方案的进展；机构间咨询委员会、执行委员会和环境咨询委员会。计划评估将由一名独立的评估者通过该核心提供。ARCH计划的主要目标是建立与NIEHS在FIU的任务相关的外部资助的、独立的环境健康科学研究计划。行政和规划核心将通过研讨会和讲习班促进这些目标，并将跟踪ARCH教员的进展情况，并将这些数据提供给独立评估员。研究方案开发核心将由两个核心设施以及研究和试点项目组成。我们建议继续使用有毒藻类养殖设施，以支持这项研究和两个试点项目。该核心为ARCH研究人员提供材料和服务。此外，我们建议增加一个痕量金属核心基金，该基金将支持拟议的三个试点项目。该设施将为ARCH研究人员提供痕量金属分析方面的分析支持。试点项目将允许FIU的ARCH教师为研究计划拨款申请获得初步数据。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposal is for the competitive renewal of our ARCH program at Florida International University (an MSI). Our partner (RIU) institution is the University of Miami which hosts an NIEHS MFBS Center and an NIEHS/ NSF OHH Center. A two fold approach which includes faculty development and infrastructure development is being used. The MFBS Center encompasses two principle research themes; Marine Toxins and dietary risk and Marine Models of human disease. The OHH Center focuses on algal toxins and genomics and pathogenic microbes. For this ARCH program, we will continue to pursue our research theme of Algal Toxins and will expand our research into Trace Metals in the environment. This program will be a collaborative effort between eight faculty from four departments at FIU and six faculty from four departments at the University of Miami. An Administrative and Planning Core will provide administrative and clerical support to ARCH investigators at FIU and will coordinate activities with UM. In addition to an administrative assistant, who will assist with day to day operations, this core will be composed of three committees to direct and oversee the progress of the program; the IAC, the Executive Committee and the EAC. Program Evaluation will be provided through this core by an independent evaluator. The principal goal of the ARCH program is to establish externally funded, independent research programs in environmental health sciences which are relevant to the NIEHS mission at FIU. The Administrative and planning core will promote these goals through seminars and workshops, and will track the progress of ARCH faculty and provide this data to the independent evaluator. The Research Program Development Core will be composed of two core facilities and research and pilot projects. We propose the continuation of the Toxic Algae Culture Facility to support the research and two pilot projects. This core provides materials and services to ARCH researchers. In addition, we propose to add a Trace Metal Core Facility, which will support three of the proposed pilot projects. This facility will provide analytical support in trace metal analysis to ARCH researchers. Pilot projects will permit ARCH faculty at FIU to acquire preliminary data for research program grant applications.