The Institutional Development Award (IDeA) is a congressionally mandated program that builds research capacity in states that historically have had low levels of NIH funding. It supports competitive basic, clinical, and translational research, faculty development and infrastructure improvements. The program aims to strengthen an institution’s ability to support biomedical research, enhance the competitiveness of investigators in securing research funding, and enable clinical and translational research that addresses the needs of medically underserved communities. There are 24 IDeA-eligible states and territories and there are five components to the program:
Information hub for the State of Nevada IDeA network
IDeA programs at the University of Nevada, Reno
The University of Nevada, Reno currently hosts the state’s INBRE grant and two COBRE grants.
Nevada INBRE
The Nevada INBRE builds research infrastructure in the state by providing funding and mentoring to early-stage investigators, enhancing programs to train the next generation of biomedical researchers through pipeline programs, supporting and providing access to research service laboratories and collaborating with other western IDeA states.
Visit the Nevada INBRE or contact Jessica Garfield for more information.
Center for Molecular and Cellular Signal Transduction in the Cardiovascular System COBRE
The COBRE program for Molecular and Cellular Signal Transduction in the Cardiovascular System builds capacity by directing support toward an existing, demonstrated area of multidisciplinary expertise. In addition to contributing research funding, the latest COBRE grant strengthens the University’s leadership in cardiovascular research and will serve as a powerful engine for expanding high-caliber research in northern Nevada and across the state.
Visit the cardiovascular COBRE or contact Robert Harvey for more information.
Center for Integrative Neuroscience COBRE
The COBRE for Integrative Neuroscience supports research projects and infrastructure to build the University’s research capacity and impact across the broad discipline of neuroscience. Four research cores provide facilities and technical support for Neuroimaging, Molecular Imaging and Microscopy, Virtual and Augmented Reality Resources, and Computational Modeling and Analysis.
Visit the integrative neuroscience COBRE or contact Leann Kumataka for more information.
IDeA programs across Nevada
Center for Neurodegeneration and Translational Neuroscience (CNTN) COBRE
The CNTN COBRE is a collaboration between the Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (Jefferson Kinney, Ph.D., co-director). The overall focus of the CNTN is to enhance neuroscience infrastructure in southern Nevada.
Visit the neurodegeneration and neuroscience COBRE or contact Jessica Z.K. Caldwell, Ph.D., ABPP/CN, co-director at nevadaCNTN@ccf.org for more information.
Personalized Medicine COBRE
The main goals of the COBRE for Personalized Medicine are to advance the use of genomics and genetics in personalized medicine through cutting-edge research discovery, to build a center of excellence that fosters new investigator independence, and to collaborate with key strategic partners.
Visit the personalized medicine COBRE for more information.