EXCEED SPACE PROVIDED.The SC-INBRE is a network of academic institutions across South Carolina, united in a collaborative effort todevelop our state's biomedical research capacity. Three Comprehensive Research Universities (CRU) proposefaculty recruitment, infrastructuredevelopment and outreach activities in the thematic area of RegenerativeMedicine. These schools propose a range of multi-disciplinary and complementary research programs, frombiomaterials research at Clemson University (CU), tissue engineering at the University of South Carolina, andstem cell technology at the Medical University of South Carolina. The SC-INBRE theme complements a $12Minvestment in Chairs in Regenerative Medicine, one at each of the CRUs, endowed by the South CarolinaLottery Commission. In addition to the CRUs, four Predominately Undergraduate Institutions (PUIs), selectedin a competitive process, will develop research and educational programs for undergraduate students in theareas of biotechnology, biochemistry, cell and molecular biology and related disciplines. Two of these schoolsare our largest public PUIs (College of Charleston and Winthrop University), and two are private (Claflin andFurman Universities), including one HBCU (Claflin University). All seven of these SC-INBRE CoreInstitutions have made strong matching commitments to the SC-INBRE program. Our Bioinformatics Coreprovides support for development of statewide bioinformatics capacity, with emphasis on training programs,distribution of software resources and access to hardware. Our Outreach Core provides a range of programsreaching out to all PUIs throughout the state, a total of 24 additional schools, with emphasis on researchseminar programs, undergraduate research experiences, and minority outreach initiatives. The AdministrativeCore has implemented a web-based data collection system and will conduct continuous evaluations to improvethe effectiveness of SC-INBRE programs. Through support for faculty and staff recruitment, infrastructuredevelopment, undergraduate research experiences and minority involvement, and through a network ofinteractions among academic institutions, the SC-INBRE will continue the initiatives developed during theSC-BRIN for growth of the biomedical research capacity of South Carolina.
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