MBRS Support of Continuous Research Excellence at FAU

MBRS 对 FAU 持续卓越研究的支持

• 批准号: 6900922
• 负责人: GREGG B FIELDS
• 金额: $ 91.18万
• 依托单位: FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2005
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2005-06-08 至 2009-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6900922
• 关键词: minority health professional; postgraduate education; university student

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): As one of the fastest growing Universities in the United States, Florida Atlantic University (FAU) recognizes the need to serve a diverse population. Situated in South Florida, a multi-cultural environment, FAU draws many of its students from the local community. As the higher education needs of the underrepresented minorities in the area grow, they will likely turn more and more to FAU to service those needs. To that end, FAU would like to develop competitive research programs that increase the number of underrepresented minorities professionally engaged in biomedical research. FAU is the most ethnically diverse institution in the State of Florida. The University community has more than 25,000 students and 900 faculty. Through its 8 colleges, FAU offers more than 170 baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral degree programs and conducts basic and applied research. Biomedical sciences is one of FAU's strategic themes, with a commitment to quality and cultural diversity. The FAU focus on biomedical sciences is represented by the 14 subprojects and 6 pilot subprojects in the present proposal. The research encompasses the Departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Biomedical Science, and Biological Sciences, and includes the synthesis or biosynthesis and characterization of novel therapeutics, understanding the basic mechanisms of tumor cell invasion, Sjogren's syndrome, cardiomyopathies, neuron survival in the olfactory system, RNA damage during oxidative stress, and lipid signaling in diet, microbiology/bioterrorism, and development of resonance Raman spectroscopy as a cellular probe. The majority of the investigators are junior faculty, and the SCORE Program would provide a tremendously important stepping stone in their research careers. For the more senior investigators, the Program would allow them to pursue new research areas or restart projects that had been slowed by substantial teaching assignments. The training of personnel would be substantial, and critical given the influx of biomedical employment opportunities to Palm Beach County. The MBRS SCORE Program would facilitate faculty development and training in all areas of biomedical research at a major minority serving institution.

描述（由申请人提供）：作为美国发展最快的大学之一，佛罗里达大西洋大学 (FAU) 认识到服务多元化人群的需要。 FAU 位于多元文化环境的南佛罗里达州，吸引了许多来自当地社区的学生。随着该地区代表性不足的少数族裔的高等教育需求不断增长，他们可能会越来越多地转向 FAU 来满足这些需求。为此，FAU 希望开发有竞争力的研究项目，以增加专业从事生物医学研究的代表性不足的少数群体的数量。 FAU 是佛罗里达州种族最多元化的机构。大学社区拥有超过 25,000 名学生和 900 名教职员工。 FAU 通过其 8 个学院提供 170 多个学士、硕士和博士学位课程，并开展基础和应用研究。生物医学科学是 FAU 的战略主题之一，致力于质量和文化多样性。本提案中的 14 个子项目和 6 个试点子项目代表了 FAU 对生物医学科学的关注。该研究涵盖化学和生物化学、生物医学和生物科学系，包括新型疗法的合成或生物合成和表征，了解肿瘤细胞侵袭的基本机制、干燥综合征、心肌病、嗅觉系统中的神经元存活、氧化应激期间的 RNA 损伤、饮食中的脂质信号传导、微生物学/生物恐怖主义以及作为细胞探针的共振拉曼光谱的发展。大多数研究人员都是初级教师，SCORE 计划将为他们的研究生涯提供极其重要的垫脚石。对于更高级的研究人员来说，该计划将使他们能够追求新的研究领域或重新启动因大量教学任务而放缓的项目。鉴于生物医学就业机会涌入棕榈滩县，人员培训将是大量且至关重要的。 MBRS SCORE 计划将促进主要少数族裔服务机构生物医学研究所有领域的教师发展和培训。