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ADMINISTRATIVE CORE |
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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 peer-reviewed 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 consist 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: |
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