This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. The major of objective of this project is to increase biomedical research infrastructure and capacity at MSU.
The specific aims are: 1) to increase biomedical NIH grant applications and funding; and 2) to increase the number of undergraduate students pursuing careers in biomedical research. Progress in the second year includes: 1) the MSU-INBRE steering committee consisting of researchers from molecular biology and behavioral neuroscience faculty continue to guide the development of biomedical research at MSU. 2) the MSU-INBRE seminar series continues with four seminars planned on neuroscience, bioinformatics, and genomics topics presented by scientists invited from the Harvard University and the University of Louisville. 3) Funds were expended to enhance the capabilities of fluorescent inverted microscope available to INBRE researchers; 4) Funds were made available to support undergraduate students (two biology, two psychology) as INBRE Scholar-Assistants to work on biomedical research projects during the academic year, and four previously funded students entered Ph.D. programs in biomedical sciences at the University of Louisville, University of Kentucky, and Purdue University; 5) Funds were provided to two grants development/ accountants staff members to attend professional Development workshops concerning the pre- and post-award administration of federal grants; 6) student and faculty biomedical researchers were funded to attend and present at research conferences including the Society for Neuroscience, the Kentucky Academy of Science, the joint Kentucky-Tennessee Bioinformatics Summit, and meetings of the Louisville and Bluegrass chapters of the Society for Neuroscience; 7) Two biology faculty were selected as 2005 INBRE Summer Fellows to develop and submit new NIH R15 grant proposals. Together with the two supported INBRE principal investigators at MSU (Wesley White & Darrin DeMoss), four NIH R15/R01 grant proposals were submitted in September, 2005. In addition to INBRE supported activities, a scanning electron microscope was purchased with NSF funding, the institution initiated an undergraduate research fellowship program which supported four additional students to work with INBRE researchers, and the institution has received state and federal support to build a new health sciences research building. Thus, as a direct and indirect result of the INBRE program, we have made significant progress at MSU in the development of biomedical research and infrastructure.
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