About Nevada INBRE












Investigators using INBRE facilities, services or resources are required to cite NIH Grant Number P20 RR-016464 from the INBRE Program of the National Center for Research Resources in all publications and presentations. © Nevada INBRE 2006. © Nevada INBRE 2006.
National Center for Research Resources Nevada INBRE National Institutes of Health

Nevada INBRE is part of the

IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence Program

IDeA supports faculty development and enhancement of the research infrastructure at institutions located in Alaska, Arkansas, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming.

Nevada IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (Nevada INBRE) is a network of physical and human resources available to scientists in Nevada. Our mission is to provide infrastructure that enables investigators to successfully win research funding.

 

INBRE research facilities provide research support services, training, and equipment for Nevada's biomedical investigators. We also sponsor research, scholarship and training opportunities for faculty members and students.

 

For many years, the NIH has made a special effort to stimulate research at educational institutions that traditionally have not received significant levels of competitive research funding from the NIH. The IDeA (Institutional Development Awards) Program was established for the purpose of broadening the geographic distribution of NIH funding for biomedical and behavioral research by enhancing the competitiveness for research funding of institutions located in states in which the aggregate success rate for grant applications to the NIH historically has been low.

 

Disparate funding distributions may stem in part from having relatively few competitively supported biomedical and behavioral investigators in IDeA states. Statewide IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) programs are intended to develop the research resources and modern laboratories needed to attract established investigators, and to develop and enhance the research skills of talented investigators and promising students within each state.

 

The INBRE program began in 2001 by providing planning grants for three years (BRIN grants). These programs were re-competed in 2004 to establish inclusive statewide multidisciplinary research networks with scientific foci to promote the development, coordination, and sharing of research resources and expertise that will expand the research opportunities and increase the number of competitive investigators in the IDeA-eligible states.