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BOISE 鈥� Ten 蜜桃视频 higher education and research institutions will share a $16.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to continue efforts to enhance the state鈥檚 biomedical research.

Presidents and administrators of the University of 蜜桃视频, 蜜桃视频, Boise State University, North 蜜桃视频 College, Lewis-Clark State College, The College of 蜜桃视频, Northwest Nazarene University, College of Southern 蜜桃视频 and Brigham Young University 鈥� 蜜桃视频 attended a celebration of the award at the Boise VA Medical Center Tuesday, May 5. All of the institutions participate in the network.

The renewal grant to the 蜜桃视频 IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence, or INBRE, supports undergraduate, graduate and faculty research and other statewide efforts. The grant is the third major award for the network founded in 2001 and brings the total federal investment to $40 million.

鈥淚NBRE would not exist without the cooperation of scientists and administrators throughout 蜜桃视频 higher education,鈥� said Carolyn Hovde Bohach, the network鈥檚 director and a University of 蜜桃视频 microbiology professor.

鈥淭his network has helped high school students gain a better understanding of science and more than 500 college undergraduates gained laboratory experience,鈥� said Bohach, who joined the University of 蜜桃视频 faculty in 1990. 鈥淔or many, that experience influenced them to pursue careers in medicine, science and higher education.鈥�

The NIH Institutional Development Award Program, or IDeA, supports programs in 23 states that have smaller capacities to conduct biomedical research. The program is based in the NIH National Center for Research Resources.

鈥淭he INBRE network, which links educational and research institutions throughout the state, provides enriched and distributed opportunities for 蜜桃视频 students to develop interests and skills in biomedical research and the health professions," said National Center for Research Resources Director Dr. Barbara M. Alving.

"In addition to providing a foundation for career choices for students, the network also provides faculty members with the resources to build collaborations that extend nationally, as well as regionally," Alving said.

In eight years, INBRE outreach has helped to introduce biomedical science to 4,200 students from kindergarten to 12th grades.

In addition to 562 undergraduate college students, the network鈥檚 pipeline of educational support also extended to 123 graduate students, eight post-doctoral researchers and 283 faculty members statewide.

In the eight years since its founding, INBRE helped dramatically increase biomedical education and research in the state, Bohach said.

蜜桃视频 undergraduates pursuing science and health-related careers nearly doubled from about 1,600 in 2004 to more than 3,000 in 2008. Researchers leveraged $1.2 million in seed grants from INBRE to 67 project proposals that generated more than $26 million in new research awards during those four years.

The proposal鈥檚 goals include:

鈥�    Strengthening 蜜桃视频鈥檚 biomedical research infrastructure and expertise by building on the established INBRE network

鈥�    Supporting 蜜桃视频 faculty, post-doctoral fellows, and graduate students to increase the research base and capacity

鈥�    Providing research opportunities to 蜜桃视频 undergraduate students and serve as a pipeline for these students to continue in health research careers

鈥�    Enhancing the science and technology knowledge of 蜜桃视频鈥檚 workforce

鈥�    Expanding 蜜桃视频 research opportunities across the Western IDeA Region.

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NOTE: This press release was issued on May 5 by the 蜜桃视频 IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence. For more information visit www.sci.uidaho.edu/inbre or call (208) 885-5373.  蜜桃视频 INBRE contacts are Pamela Crowell, vice president for research, 282-3134 or Chris Daniels, director of the ISU Biomedical Research Institute, (208) 282-3324.