{"id":35287,"date":"2009-10-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-10-09T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2009\/10\/09\/dr-smiths-cobre-grant-renewed-for-nearly-10-4-million\/"},"modified":"2009-10-09T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-10-09T05:00:00","slug":"dr-smiths-cobre-grant-renewed-for-nearly-10-4-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2009\/10\/09\/dr-smiths-cobre-grant-renewed-for-nearly-10-4-million\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Smith’s CoBRE grant renewed for nearly $10.4 million"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\n<\/TABLE>Competitors are often thought of as athletes — not research scientists. But the battle for research funds is fierce as numerous investigators compete for the same grants. <\/p>\n

Researchers with multiple victories — such as UNMC’s Shelley Smith, Ph.D. — could be considered hall-of-famers.<\/p>\n

Dr. Smith — director of molecular genetics at UNMC’s Munroe-Meyer Institute — recently learned her Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (CoBRE) grant for nearly $10.4 million was renewed for five years. Kirk Beisel, Ph.D., Creighton University, and Edward Walsh, Ph.D., Boys Town National Research Hospital, are co-primary investigators of the grant.<\/p>\n

“It’s a testament to Dr. Smith’s diligence and hard work, but most significantly to her worldwide reputation in 21st-century genetics,” said Tom Rosenquist, Ph.D., vice chancellor for research.<\/p>\n


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\nUNMC has three total CoBRE grants, the maximum number an institution can receive. Learn more about CoBRE online.<\/a>
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\n<\/TABLE>Dr. Smith credited her renewal success to a former UNMC CoBRE recipient, the late Peggy Wheelock, Ph.D.<\/p>\n

“The CoBRE offers limitless opportunities as far as research, but it’s also a career-development and mentoring program for junior faculty to jumpstart their careers,” Dr. Smith said. “Dr. Wheelock gave us some good advice to help strengthen the mentor component of our program.”<\/p>\n

Mentors include:
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