The goal of the IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) is to increase the NIH research capacity of the state by programmatic expansion and networking of research activities of faculty and students at academic institutions through the state.
These SC INBRE goals will be achieved through faculty expansion at the three research universities in South Carolina: Clemson University, the University of South Carolina and the Medical University of South Carolina. These Mentor Institutions work closely with the four 4-year institutions that are at an earlier stage, but at the frontline in South Carolina, in developing their research activities: The College of Charleston, Furman University, Winthrop University and Claflin University. Twenty-four 4-year institutions in South Carolina with bachelor degree programs in chemistry and biology participate in SC INBRE as Outreach Institutions.
Main Goals of SC INBRE-
(1) Providing access to resources for support of research activity at all institutions in SC;
(2) Provide training and resources for preparation of competitive grant proposals; and
(3) Develop competitive grants programs to involve faculty at
Mentored and Outreach institutions, and provide a unique opportunity to enhance
productive interactions among academic institutions throughout the state and
thereby accelerating growth of biomedical research activities in the state.
SC INBRE Cores
South Carolina INBRE is divided into two main cores to promote specific activities within the network.
Bioinformatics Core
The Bioinformatics Core provides facilities and services for the collection and interpretation
of data from research performed by scientists at the participating institutions.
Outreach Core
The Outreach Core provides opportunities for those researchers and institutions
not directly receiving support from the INBRE grant through programs like the
Summer Undergraduate Research Program and the Post-Doctoral Academic Career
Development Program.
Oversight
Oversight for the activities performed as part of the INBRE grant are
overseen by two committees: the
External Advisory Committee, comprised of
researchers and administrators from non-IDeA jurisdictions, and the
Steering
Committee, comprised of leadership from the participating Mentor and Mentored
institutions.
Research Projects
The presentations below were given at the 2008 SC INBRE Research Symposium. They highlight some of the research being performed by INBRE researchers in South Carolina.
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John Baynes, PhD Keynote Address (USC) |
Melissa Moss Target Faculty (USC) |
Jennifer Grant Postdoctoral Associate (MUSC) |
Chip Norris Target Faculty (MUSC) |
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Eli Hestermann Target Faculty (Furman) |
Titus Reaves Target Faculty (MUSC) |
Eric
Birgbauer Target Faculty (Winthrop) |
Janelle
Silvers Postdoctoral Associate (USC) |
| Hai
Yao Target Faculty (Clemson) |
Elizabeth Meyer-Bernstein Target Faculty (College of Charleston) |
Judy
Grisel Target Faculty (Furman) |
2009 INBRE Renewal
The South Carolina EPSCoR/IDeA State Committee will be submitting a proposal in response to the NCRR IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) solicitation (PAR-08-150) in July of 2009. The Committee is currently accepting pre-proposals from four-year, predominately undergraduate institutions in South Carolina. Each institution will be allowed to submit only one (1) pre-proposal under this solicitation.
2009 SC NIH INBRE Program Call for Pre-Proposals (PDF)
2009 SC NIH INBRE Solicitation Forms (MS Word)
SC INBRE Proposal Workshop
October 31, 2008, The Inn at USC, Columbia, South Carolina
Presentations and Documentation related to the Workshop can be found here
Material on this site is based upon work supported by the
National Institutes of Health Grant Number P20 RR-016461 from the National
Center for Research Resources. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or
recommendations expressed in this material are those of the South Carolina
EPSCoR/IDeA Program and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Institutes of Health.