The Arkansas IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (Arkansas INBRE) is funded by a grant from the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)under the Institutional Development Award (IDeA) Program of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The IDeA program was established for the purpose of broadening the geographic distribution of NIH funding for biomedical and behavioral research. Currently NCRR supports INBRE programs in 23 states and Puerto Rico.

The Arkansas INBRE builds on the successful Arkansas Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network (BRIN) program that was established in 2001 under a grant from NCRR. The Arkansas BRIN established a statewide network that links Arkansas institutions of higher education to establish a statewide infrastructure in support of a growing effort to build a biomedical research capacity in Arkansas.

The goals of the Arkansas INBRE are to:

•    Expand and strengthen the biomedical research infrastructure of the lead and partner institutions by developing a multidisciplinary research network united by the scientific theme of Cellular Signaling, Growth, and Differentiation  

•     Increase the biomedical research base in Arkansas by providing research support to the partner undergraduate institutions so they can obtain independent extramural funding for their biomedical research projects 

•     Provide mentored research opportunities for faculty and undergraduate students statewide

•    Enhance the science and technology base of Arkansas’s future workforce by developing a cadre of trained scientists, especially those with expertise in biomedical research and bioinformatics and provide resources to stimulate growth of biotechnology industries in Arkansas

Lead institutions

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

August 11, 2009 │UCA Faculty Member Leads Team Awarded $700,000 NSF Grant In late July, the National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded grant funding in excess of $700,000 to a collaborative Arkansas/New York team led by Dr. Barbara Clancy from the University of Central Arkansas (UCA), Cornell University in New York, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Read more...

March 9, 2009 │INBRE Project Leader, Lori Hensley, students to present their research on May 5, 2009 to members of the United States Congress as part of the 13th annual Posters on the Hill event.  Read more...

April 22, 2008 │INBRE Project leader, Barbara Clancy, an assistant professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Central Arkansas, has been awarded the UCA Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity Award. She teaches Neuroscience and Biology, and previously she was a Post-doctoral fellow at Cornell University, working on the hypothesis that dissimilar areas of developing brains follow common connectivity 'rules'.

April 12, 2009 │LITTLE ROCK – UAMS Graduate School, Center for Diversity Affairs Receives $1.6 Million NIH Diversity Grant   As many as 24 minority students could get a boost toward a doctorate in biomedical research with help from a four-year, $1.6 million federal grant to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Graduate School.

Nov. 19, 2007│ FCC Launches Initiative to Increase Access to Health Care in Rural America Through Broadband Telehealth

Arkansas receives funding for the Arkansas Telehealth Network – Four existing networks will be consolidated and expanded using T1-grade connections to encompass approximately 245 non-profit sites, enabling better patient care, including electronic records management, and coordinating responses to major public health incidents.

Nov. 12, 2007 │ ASU professors secure NSF grant for recruiting minority students

Arkansas State University's Dr. Roger Buchanan and Dr. Robyn Hannigan have secured a substantial Undergraduate Research and Mentoring (URM) grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to recruit minority or under-represented high school seniors who are interested in careers in science. The grant of $810,000 over a five-year period will involve first-year and second-year college students in mentored research teams and will provide peer and tutoring support. Most of the grant dollars will go to qualified students as scholarships and as wages. The URM will support the RISE-UP (Research Internships in Science of the Environment-University Program) program at ASU.

NIH Road Map

NCRR's 2009 - 2013 Strategic Plan

October 26, 2005 - NIH Rolls Out Electronic Grant Submission

NIH officially began its conversion from paper to electronic on October 18, when it posted its first SBIR/STTR grant solicitations on www.Grants.gov,  requiring applicants to download and submit electronic SF424 Research and Related (R&R) grant applications through the federal site.

Electronic Submission Timeline

February 3, 2005 - NIH  Public Access Policy

NIH Policy on Enhancing Public Access to Archived Publications Resulting from NIH-Funded Research.  The primary purpose of this policy is to enhance public access to archived publications resulting from NIH-funded research. This policy is available in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts at http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-05-022.html. Additional information, including Q&As and details regarding implementation of this policy, is available at http://publicaccess.nih.gov/ .

 NIH Announces  New Investigator Website

The Office of Extramural Research (OER), NIH, announces the posting of a new website that articulates NIH's continuing commitment to new investigators:

            http://grants.nih.gov/grants/new_investigators/index.htm

The website describes current policies, data related to the influx of new investigators, resources that new investigators can use to understand and work with the NIH, and helpful hints that might be useful in constructing a first application for NIH support.

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