2006 Update on KY-BRIN/INBRE
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Kentucky,Biomedical,infrastructure,network,KBRIN,INBRE,ersearch,NCRR,
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Funding Increase
Kentucky jumps from $ 83.9 m to $ 162.3 m in NIH dollars in the
BRIN/INBRE/COBRE years
2005 University of Kentucky $81.7m ; University of Louisville $75.6m
KY-BRIN/INBRE Successes
- Junior researcher, Dr. Robin Krimm at the University of Louisville, receives the state’s first Presidential Early Career Development Award for research on the role of role of neurotrophinsneurotrophins in the development of the gustatory system.
- Junior faculty member, Dr. Eric Rouchka in Computer Sciences at the University of Louisville, receives NLM grant to support a regional bioinformatics summit.
- Our most well-funded INBRE-researcher is statistician, Dr Arnold Stromberg at the University of Kentucky, who is now a Co--I on NIH grants worth $3.5m.
- 13 junior faculty members of the KY--BRIN--INBRE supported institutions submit record numbers of R15/AREA grant applications in the INBRE years.
- The BRIN--INBRE programs have aided 120 undergraduate students from KY-colleges to receive summer training in biomedical research at thcolleges to receive summer training in biomedical research at the research intensive institutions.
- Increase in undergraduates from regional colleges going on to graduate programs in the biomedical sciences (see following table).
Tracking Kentucky Students
| Students entering Ph.D. programs in the biomedical sciences across the country from our INBRE-affiliates. | 1997 -2001 | 2002-2006 |
|---|---|---|
| Morehead State University | 8 |
19 |
| Western Kentucky University | 22 |
39 |
| Northern Kentucky University | 12 |
18 |
| Eastern Kentucky University | 12 |
17 |
| Students from all KY Colleges entering biomedical research Ph.D. programs at the University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville | Unknown |
54 |
Institutional Developments in Bioinformatics in Kentucky
- 2005/06 - Established BS and MS Bioinformatics Training Programs at Eastern Kentucky.
- 2006 -A new 2,000 sq. ft. Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics Core Facility is planned for Morehead State University. Enhancement of sponsored programs office with newly created position of Associate Provost for Research.
- 2006 - A new Bioinformatics and Information Science Center (7 departments, 39 members) is established at Western Kentucky University.
- 2006 -CSTA planning grants with informatics cores are submitted by the University of Louisville and the University of Kentucky.
- 2006 - A new College of Informatics is formed at Northern Kentucky University. New Informatics Dean, Dr. Douglas Perry, starts starts in July 2006.
