雨:一个多州的研究联盟,以促进合作,增加学生的机会,并分享核心设施资源
Brian Bothner1, Shelley L Lusetti2, Robert S Seville3
1Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, United States.
Advances in physiology education
|February 13, 2025
概括
七个西方国家成立了INBRE网络区域联盟 (RAIN),以促进生物医学研究. 这种合作增强了赠款的成功,共享核心设施,并支持学生培训,证明了研究能力建设的成功模式.
科学领域:
- 生物医学研究能力建设
- 州际研究合作网络.
背景情况:
- 国家卫生研究院 (NIH) 建立了机构发展奖 (IDeA) 生物医学研究卓越网络 (INBRE),以增加NIH资金较低的州的研究能力.
- 七个西部州 (阿拉斯加,夏威夷,爱达荷,蒙大拿,新墨西哥,内华达,怀俄明) 参加了INBRE项目.
研究的目的:
- 建立一个州际"超级网络",INBRE网络区域联盟 (RAIN),以增强生物医学研究能力.
- 概述RAIN的举措:沟通,核心设施共享,学生交流和研究合作.
主要方法:
- 每月举行INBRE项目主管/主要调查员 (PD/PI) 的会议,以制定战略和解决问题.
- 在各州之间共享IDEA构建的现有核心设施和研究计划.
- 发展州际本科生研究交流和教师跨学科研究促进.
主要成果:
- 通过在2017年至2019年之间共享核心设施,估计节省了2760万美元的成本.
- 29名本科生参加了研究交流活动.
- 产生了18篇科学报告,12篇同行评审出版物,以及140万美元的新NIH资助.
结论:
- 雷恩模型有效地分享最佳实践,加强合作,减少冗余的基础设施,并利用研究专业知识.
- 这种联盟对于补偿NIH静态预算至关重要,同时解决不断增长的研究任务,有利于补助金更新,核心设施访问,学生准备和教师领导的解决方案.
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