{"id":93516,"date":"2022-11-15T15:40:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-15T21:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=93516"},"modified":"2022-11-17T17:08:58","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T23:08:58","slug":"nsri-highlights-unmc-national-security-contributions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2022\/11\/15\/nsri-highlights-unmc-national-security-contributions\/","title":{"rendered":"NSRI highlights UNMC national security contributions"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In celebration of its 10th anniversary<\/a>, the National Strategic Research Institute at the University of Nebraska has published an updated impact report for UNMC, highlighting the contributions of researchers and students to its national security mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the report online.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since it was established in October 2012 as a University Affiliated Research Center, designated by the Department of Defense and sponsored by U.S. Strategic Command, the institute has facilitated 147 contracts with 48 federal government agencies for a total contract award value of $207.5 million. Seventeen UNMC researchers have led 31 of these contracts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNSRI is a very unique feature for the NU research community and really promotes collaborations across the NU campuses,\u201d said Rebecca Oberley-Deegan, PhD, NSRI fellow, project contributor and professor in the UNMC Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Featured in the impact report is Ken Bayles, PhD, UNMC vice chancellor for research, who launched UNMC\u2019s work with the NSRI and USSTRATCOM in 2012 with the project titled, \u201cResearch initiative for next generation anthrax vaccine.\u201d Dr. Bayles went on to lead and co-lead three additional projects through the institute, two of which created the Nebraska Drug Discovery & Development Pipeline, a system-wide initiative that engages more than 200 researchers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other highlights include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n