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

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'.

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.

September 12, 2007 │University Receives NSF Grant for Supercomputer
The University of Arkansas has received an $803,306 equipment grant from the National Science Foundation to purchase and assemble the university's second supercomputer. The new machine will be among the fastest supercomputers in all U.S. academic institutions.

AUGUST 22, 2007  | $9 Million grant awarded
The Arkansas Science & Technology Authority has been awarded a $9 million grant from The National Science Foundation (NSF) to establish the Arkansas ASSET Initiative (Advancing and Supporting Science, Engineering and Technology). The award was made through NSF’s Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, (EPSCoR). Grant funding will be provided to three Arkansas universities: the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, and Arkansas State University in Jonesboro.

February 21, 2007 │The Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the Burroughs Welcome Fund are pleased to announce the publication of two FREE books to help beginning investigators become successful managers of research programs. For more information visit  http://www.hhmi.org/resources/labmanagement/

NOV. 15, 2006 | Students Consider Future at Biomedical Career Day

How about a career path in private industry or academia? Should I teach or focus on research? How will a graduate degree help me?

Fall 2006 - Arkansas Tech debuts new BA in Spanish-English Medical Interpretation
Article by Wilson J. Gonzalez-Espada, Ph.D., BRIN Summer Fellow

Arkansas Tech University Department of Foreign Languages
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2006-06-25-hospital-interpreters_x.htm

INBRE grant funds research and provides equipment for Patterson School of Natural Sciences

OBU - 7/31/2006  - Two professors in the J.D. Patterson School of Natural Sciences are conducting research projects through an INBRE (IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence) grant. 

Researcher received major grant from the National Institutes of Health
ASU - July 25, 2006 - Dr. Malathi Srivatsan, assistant professor of molecular biology at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, has received a grant totaling nearly $200,000 from the prestigious National Institutes of Health to study the effects of nicotine on developing nervous systems.

Biology professor awarded research grant

CONWAY, Ark. (May 11, 2006) - Hendrix College Professor Andrea Duina has received a $370,654 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for an undergraduate research project to study the basic mechanisms that govern gene regulation in living cells.

New Research Computer at UAMS First of its Kind in State
4/18/06  | LITTLE ROCK – The quest for new medical treatments through research at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) can now take advantage of a high-speed fiber optic data network and a super computer that is the only one of its kind in Arkansas for medical research.

UAMS, UAF, UALR, Partner Schools Receive $16.7 Million

SEPT. 26, 2005 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)

NIH Road Map

NIH Roadmap Initiatives at NCRR

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.

NIH/NCRR announces new web site:
Grants.gov, a new web portal sponsored by the federal government, provides the public with a single, centralized source of information on government-sponsored grant opportunities, as well as the ability to apply for grants online.
http://grants.gov

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