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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: First-generation college graduates, racial and ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, and those from disadvantaged backgrounds are gravely underrepresented in the health research workforce representing behavioral health sciences and biomedical sciences and engineering (BHS/BSE). Furthermore, relative to their peers, very few students from these underrepresented groups (URGs) earn scientific bachelor's degrees with even fewer earning doctorate degrees. Therefore, programs that engage and retain URGs in health-related research careers early on in their career path are imperative to promote the diversity of well-trained research scientists who have the ability to address the nation's complex health challenges in an interdisciplinary way. The purpose of this paper is to describe the challenges, lessons learned, and sustainability of implementing a large-scale, multidisciplinary research infrastructure at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) - a minority-serving institution - through federal funding received by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Building Infrastructure Leading to Diversity (BUILD) Initiative. PROGRAM AND KEY HIGHLIGHTS: The CSULB BUILD initiative consists of developing a research infrastructure designed to engage and retain URGs on the research career path by providing them with the research training and skills needed to make them highly competitive for doctoral programs and entry into the research workforce. This initiative unites many research disciplines using basic, applied, and translational approaches to offer insights and develop technologies addressing prominent community and national health issues from a multidisciplinary perspective. Additionally, this initiative brings together local (e.g., high school, community college, doctoral research institutions) and national (e.g., National Research Mentoring Network) collaborative partners to alter how we identify, develop, and implement resources to enhance student and faculty research. Finally, this initiative establishes a student research training program that engages URGs earlier in their academic development, is larger and multidisciplinary in scope, and is responsive to the life contexts and promotes the cultural capital that URGs bring to their career path. IMPLICATIONS: Although there have been many challenges to planning for and developing CSULB BUILD's large-scale, multidisciplinary research infrastructure, there have been many lessons learned in the process that could aid other campuses in the development and sustainability of similar research programs.

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Este estudo avaliou a função renal de fêmeas ovinas hígidas da raça Santa Inês, criadas no Estado de São Paulo, com o objetivo de estabelecer valores de referência, além de determinar possíveis variações dos valores de seus parâmetros causados por fatores etários. Foram determinados os valores de ureia, creatinina, sódio e potássio séricos e urinários, e os valores de GGT urinário de 128 animais, divididos em 4 grupos de acordo com a idade. Foi realizada, também a urinálise das 128 amostras de urina. Não foi observada diferença significativa dos valores de densidade entre todos os grupos. Entretanto, constatou-se aumento de valores de ureia, creatinina, sódio e diminuição de proteínas e GGT urinários nos grupos 2, 3 e 4 que eram mais velhos do que o grupo 1. Em relação aos parâmetros séricos, observou-se diferença significativa dos valores de ureia e creatinina entre os grupos, pois uréia e creatinina aumentaram e potássio diminuiu nos animais do grupo 2, 3 e 4 que eram mais velhos. Avaliando-se os resultados obtidos para os exames da função renal, verificou-se que os valores médios na urina da densidade foi de 1,03±0,01; pH 7,71±1,35; ureia em mg/dL foi 1342±1085; de creatinina 42,39±23,36; de proteínas totais em g/dL foi de 5,61±2,88; GGT em U/L foi de 1,44±1,31; sódio e potássio em mmol/L foi de 15,93±20,13 e 240±117 respectivamente. No soro verificou-se que os valores médios foram: de ureia em mg/dL 32,33±19,81; de creatinina 1,22±0,20; de sódio e potássio em mmol/L foram de 145,7±8,8 e 5,5±1,30 respectivamente.(AU)

This study evaluated kidney function of healthy Santa Inês ewes, bred in São Paulo State. The aim of this paper was to establish standard reference values and stipulate value variation caused by age group factor. We determined seric and urinary levels of urea, creatinine, sodium and potassium, and urinary GGT from 128 ewes, divided into 4 groups according to age. Also urinalysis was made in 128 urine samples. No significant statistical difference was found regarding density values between all groups, although there was an increase in urea values, creatinine and sodium, and an decrease in urinary proteins and GGT in group 2, 3 and 4 older than group1. In relation to the seric parameters, there was significative statistical difference in urea and creatinine values between the groups, as an increase in urea and creatinine. Potassium decreased in the older groups 2, 3 and 4. Evaluating the results obtained for renal function, we found that the mean values of density were 1.03±0.01, pH 7.1±1.35, urea (mg/dL) 1342±1085, creatinin 42.39±23,36, total protein (g/dL) 5.61±2.88, GGT (U/L) 1.44±1.31, sodium and potassium (mmol/L) were 15.93±20.13 and 240±117 respectively. In the serum medium values were: urea (mg/dL) 32.33±19.81, creatinine 1.22±0.20, sodium and potassium (mmol/L) 145.7±8.8 and 5.5±1.30 respectively.(AU)

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Influence of age and sex factors on blood count was investigated in healthy sheep of the Santa Ines breed, raised in the region of Piedade (São Paulo State). The hematocrit and red blood cell count presented higher values in younger females, and a gradual decrease occurred during animals' ageing. In contrast, the total number of leukocytes was lower in younger animals and showed a gradual increase with their ageing.(AU)

Foi investigada a influência dos fatores etários e sexuais sobre o hemograma de ovinos sadios da raça Santa Inês, criados na região de Piedade, no Estado de São Paulo. O hematócrito e o número de hemácias apresentaram maiores valores nas fêmeas mais jovens e houve um decréscimo gradual durante o desenvolvimento etário dos animais. Em contraposição, o número total de leucócitos foi menor nos animais mais jovens e apresentou elevação gradual com a evolução da idade dos animais.(AU)

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