Newswise — The University of Rhode Island announced today that it has secured a five-year, $21 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to support the Rhode Island IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence program from 2024 to 2029. This latest grant raises RI-INBRE’s investment in biomedical research and training in the state to more than $100 million since the program’s inception in 2001. RI-INBRE promotes biomedical research at academic institutions across Rhode Island, including URI, Bryant University, Brown University, Rhode Island College, Community College of Rhode Island, Providence College, Roger Williams University, and Salve Regina University.
Headquartered on URI’s Kingston Campus, the program provides faculty research and development support through research grants and student training awards for investigators across the state. Originally created to support biological, chemical, and pharmaceutical sciences, the program has expanded to include neuroscience, engineering, biotechnology, nursing and other health and environmental sciences, according to Director and URI College of Pharmacy Professor Bongsup Cho. “RI-INBRE provides the environment that enables unique opportunities for networking, faculty development, student training, and resource sharing in Rhode Island.
This has nurtured a vibrant community of researchers dedicated to advancing biomedical science,” Cho said. “This is a highly productive collaboration between federal and.
