Partnerships for Biomedical Research in Arkansas

阿肯色州生物医学研究伙伴关系

• 批准号: 8076493
• 负责人: Lawrence E Cornett
• 金额: $ 45.57万
• 依托单位: UNIV OF ARKANSAS FOR MED SCIS
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-08-31 至 2012-08-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8076493
• 关键词: Partnerships; Biomedical; Research; Arkansas

This proposal will continue the goals of the Arkansas IDeA Network for Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) to expand biomedical research capacity in Arkansas. Building upon infrastructure developed during the first INBRE phase, three research-intensive, lead institutions in the state-the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock-will provide scientific leadership. Thirteen investigators, faculty from six undergraduate institutions, in collaboration with their mentors at the lead institutions, will conduct research under the overall theme of Cellular Signaling, Growth, and Differentiation. The Administrative Core will coordinate all Arkansas INBRE activities and facilitate the research accomplishments of these 13 investigators. The interactions among undergraduate researchers across the state will be highlighted by an annual conference attended by all INBRE faculty and students. The Arkansas INBRE will continue its commitment to expand opportunities for underrepresented groups. The INBRE will partner with the Center for Diversity Affairs and the School in advancing the goals of the newly NIH-funded Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity (IMSD) Program to increase the numbers of minority students completing graduate degrees in the biomedical sciences at UAMS. Communication among INBRE participants will be facilitated by Access Grid Studios linked through Internet2. The Bioinformatics Core will be a statewide research and educational resource to give undergraduate faculty and student's access to the computational tools needed for multidisciplinary biomedical research. This Core will also host a student exchange with Jackson State University (a Mississippi RCMI) to collaborate in a long-term study of cardiovascular disease in African Americans. The Arkansas INBRE will also support a Science Research Core consisting of proteomics, digital microscopy and DNA damage/toxicology facilities. These will provide investigators access to sophisticated instrumentation and technical expertise difficult to establish at a small institution. The Outreach Core will offer mentored summer research opportunities to non-INBRE undergraduate faculty and students throughout the state. Through further enhancement of research infrastructure, particularly at undergraduate Institutions, the Arkansas INBRE will improve the ability of academic researchers to compete for federal funding, increase the number of undergraduate students who choose careers in biomedical research, and stimulate the growth of biotechnical industries in Arkansas.

该提案将继续阿肯色州生物医学研究卓越（INBRE）的目标，以扩大阿肯色州的生物医学研究能力。基于在第一个近亲阶段开发的基础设施，该阶段是阿肯色州大学医学科学大学的三个研究密集型的主要机构；阿肯色大学，费耶特维尔和小石城阿肯色大学提供了科学领导。 13名研究人员，来自六个本科机构的教职员工，与主要机构的导师合作，将以细胞信号，增长和分化的整体主题进行研究。行政核心将协调所有阿肯色近亲活动，并促进这13名调查人员的研究成就。全州的本科研究人员之间的互动将由所有INBRE教师和学生参加的年度会议强调。阿肯色州inbre将继续承诺扩大代表性不足的团体的机会。 INBRE将与多样性事务中心和学校合作，促进NIH资助的新资助的倡议的目标，以最大程度地提高学生多样性计划，以增加UAMS生物医学科学学士学位的少数族裔学生的人数。通过Internet2链接的Access Grid Studios将促进近亲参与者之间的沟通。生物信息学核心将是全州的研究和教育资源，旨在使本科教师访问多学科生物医学研究所需的计算工具。该核心还将与杰克逊州立大学（密西西比州RCMI）举办一项学生交流，与非裔美国人的心血管疾病进行长期研究。阿肯色州inbre还将支持由蛋白质组学，数字显微镜和DNA损伤/毒理学设施组成的科学研究核心。这些将为调查人员提供很难在小型机构建立的复杂仪器和技术专业知识的访问权限。宣传核心将为全州的非生长本科教师和学生提供指导的夏季研究机会。通过进一步增强研究基础设施，特别是在本科机构，阿肯色州inbre将提高学术研究人员争夺联邦资金的能力，增加选择生物医学研究职业的本科生数量，并刺激阿肯色州生物技术工业的成长。