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Nebraska Researchers: The Next Generation

The Nebraska INBRE program is working to enhance the competitiveness of biomedical research in Nebraska.  This is accomplished by developing the research infrastructure and providing research opportunities for students and faculty at Nebraska's institutions of higher education.

The Nebraska INBRE network consists of nine undergraduate institutions and three PhD-granting institutions that serve the network as training and mentoring institutions.

• Creighton University College of Arts and Science
• Creighton University Medical Center
• College of Saint Mary
• Doane University
• University of Nebraska at Kearney
• University of Nebraska Omaha
• University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• University of Nebraska Medical Center
• Wayne State College
• Chadron State College

Faculty and students on the undergraduate campuses receive support to develop research projects.  This support includes faculty salaries, student stipends, equipment, supplies and travel.  The aim of this component of the program is to develop research capacity on the undergraduate campuses and to enhance research opportunities for undergraduate students at these institutions.

An integral component of the program is the INBRE Scholars Program.  The scholars program provides summer fellowships for advanced research training at one of the PhD granting institutions, as well as research assistantships during the academic year.  Scholars are provided with numerous opportunities to present work at regional, national and international scientific meetings.  With the end result of the scholars program being to recruit students to graduate programs at PhD granting institutions.

The scientific themes of the NE-INBRE program that bring the network together are cell signaling, infectious disease and cancer biology.  Collaborative arrangements between undergraduate faculty and research mentors are integral to the development of these focus areas and increase the research base and capacity for Nebraska.

The goals of the Nebraska INBRE Program are aligned with the objectives of the NIH IDeA Program:

• Build and strengthen the lead institutions' biomedical research expertise and infrastructure.
• Build and increase the research base and capacity by providing research support to faculty, postdoctoral fellows and graduate students at the participating institutions.
• Provide research opportunities for undergraduate students and serve as a "pipeline" for undergraduate students to continue in health research careers within IDeA states.
• Provide outreach activities to students at undergraduate institutions, community colleges and tribal colleges participating in the state's network.
• Enhance science and technology knowledge of the states workforce.