{"id":59110,"date":"2014-06-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-06-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/uri-awarded-nearly-19-million-to-expand-biomedical-research-capacity-in-r-i\/"},"modified":"2014-06-04T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-06-04T00:00:00","slug":"uri-awarded-nearly-19-million-to-expand-biomedical-research-capacity-in-r-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2014\/06\/uri-awarded-nearly-19-million-to-expand-biomedical-research-capacity-in-r-i\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站 awarded nearly $19 million to expand biomedical research capacity in R.I."},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tNeuroscience and cancer research added to statewide priorities:

\n溏心vlog免费B站 $61 million awarded to 溏心vlog免费B站 since program began in 2001 <\/p>\n


\nBrown University, Rhode Island College, Providence College, Bryant University, Roger Williams University, Salve Regina University and CCRI are partners in RI-INBRE program<\/p>\n


\n\tKINGSTON, R.I.– June 4, 2014 \u2013 A 溏心vlog免费B站-based initiative that has successfully expanded biomedical research capacity at nearly all of Rhode Island\u2019s universities and colleges has been awarded another $18.8 million in federal funding to expand the program over the next five years. <\/p>\n


\n\tThe Rhode Island IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (RI-INBRE), which has been funded by the National Institutes of Health since 2001 with $42 million in grants to 溏心vlog免费B站 as the lead institution, was initially established to expand the statewide research capacity in biomedical sciences. With this next phase of funding, the interrelated research areas of cancer, neuroscience and molecular toxicology will now be the focus of the program.<\/p>\n


\n\tThe 溏心vlog免费B站 partners with Brown University, Rhode Island College, Providence College, Bryant University, Roger Williams University and Salve Regina University in the RI-INBRE program. The Community College of Rhode Island is an affiliate of the network, and its students participate in research opportunities at 溏心vlog免费B站. <\/p>\n


\n\tZahir Shaikh, professor of pharmacology and toxicology in 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s College of Pharmacy, has been the principal investigator and program director of the project since its inception in 2001.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cThrough this important funding from the NIH, the 溏心vlog免费B站 will continue to strengthen the \u2018meds and eds\u2019 in our state,\u201d Governor Lincoln D. Chafee said. \u201cI am pleased that the NIH continues to recognize the outstanding work of 溏心vlog免费B站 and I believe that we are well on our way to becoming a leader in the biomedical research field.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\u201cI offer my congratulations to everyone at the 溏心vlog免费B站 and all of our partners for establishing such a groundbreaking statewide network,\u201d said 溏心vlog免费B站 President David M. Dooley. \u201cThis sustained commitment to collaboration among all the partners has resulted in $61 million in grants to build biomedical research activity and capacity across the state, and we are clearly seeing the success of their efforts. The NIH renewal of this transformational effort will continue to advance the health of our people while continuing to stimulate significant growth within a sector of our state’s economy that holds tremendous potential for both scientific discoveries and job creation.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nSince 2001, the program has financially supported and mentored more than 100 faculty members at the network institutions. In addition, the program has established a $4 million research equipment facility at 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s College of Pharmacy for Rhode Island\u2019s biomedical researchers to carry out cutting-edge research. So far, RI-INBRE-supported researchers have obtained an additional $47 million in independent funding to further increase biomedical research capacity. <\/p>\n


\nIn addition, more than 1,000 students and postdoctoral fellows have gained research training in faculty laboratories since the program\u2019s beginning. Shaikh said, \u201cStudents from this program have gone on to obtain post-graduate degrees and many are employed at universities, hospitals, pharmaceutical and engineering companies.\u201d <\/p>\n


\n\t“Enhancing research collaboration is exactly what my family envisioned when we established the George & Anne Ryan Institute for Neuroscience at the 溏心vlog免费B站,\u201d said Thomas M. Ryan, a 1975 pharmacy graduate of the University and former chairman, president and CEO of CVS Caremark. \u201cWith this extraordinary new federal support, we can accelerate and expand the efforts of our faculty and student scientists. Lessening the economic, social and personal costs associated with neurodegenerative and other devastating diseases is critical — and now it is within our reach. I congratulate the University and the partner institutions on this remarkable effort.” <\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cThe research made possible through this federal funding will help create new products, cures, and industries that can improve countless lives here in Rhode Island and beyond our shores, but it\u2019s also a win for our local economy,\u201d said Senator Jack Reed, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cInvestments like this will help attract promising young scientists to Rhode Island and will ultimately lead to job creation and a more highly skilled workforce in the state,\u201d added Reed. \u201cThis capacity building grant is a smart investment that will allow students and teachers to continue to make outsize contributions to life-changing research in biomedicine, further cementing 溏心vlog免费B站 and the State of Rhode Island as a place where students come to have a hand in the breakthroughs of tomorrow while training for the jobs of the future.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cCongratulations to 溏心vlog免费B站 and all the talented researchers who have made this program so successful through the years,\u201d said Senator Sheldon Whitehouse. \u201cRhode Island is home to some of the best minds in medical research, and providing them with additional resources is an investment for our state \u2013 one that will help grow our crucial health care industry and create jobs.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\u201cThe 溏心vlog免费B站 is an incubator for some of our state\u2019s greatest talent,\u201d said Congressman Jim Langevin. \u201cAs biomedical research continues to drive scientific and economic growth, I am thrilled that 溏心vlog免费B站 is investing in these innovative technologies and preparing the next generation of young professionals to support new and expanding businesses within the Ocean State.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cCongratulations to the 溏心vlog免费B站 and their partners on this award of federal funds to expand Rhode Island\u2019s biomedical research infrastructure and to support advancements in the way we treat and prevent disease,\u201d said Congressman David Cicilline, a member of the Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus. \u201cCritical investments in biomedical research will not only help scientists discover new life-saving treatments to improve quality of life, but it will attract talented researchers to our state, create jobs, and grow our local economy. I am very pleased the National Institutes of Health continues to recognize the outstanding work being performed across our state.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n \u201cWe have changed the culture at our partner undergraduate institutions,\u201d said Shaikh. \u201cAll of these institutions are now hiring new science faculty in such areas as biology, chemistry and psychology with biomedically-related research experiences in order to benefit from the RI-INBRE program. They have also augmented their research support staff to facilitate increased research activity by their faculty.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nShaikh, and Program Coordinator David Rowley, 溏心vlog免费B站 professor of biomedical sciences at the College of Pharmacy, said the grant renewal allows the network to expand.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cWe are now putting the focus on disease states, like cancer, Alzheimer\u2019s, Parkinson\u2019s and other neurological diseases,\u201d Shaikh said.<\/p>\n


\nShaikh said the grant application pre-dates last November\u2019s establishment of the George & Anne Ryan Institute for Neuroscience at 溏心vlog免费B站 through a $15 million gift from Tom and Cathy Ryan, but the Ryan Institute, combined with 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program and the focus of the grant renewal for the biomedical network, means Rhode Island can accelerate its already strong momentum in neurological research.<\/p>\n


\n \u201cNeuroscience and cancer are not just priorities for us at 溏心vlog免费B站,\u201d Rowley said. \u201cThey are research priorities for Rhode Island and the nation. This will continue to be a capacity building grant, and it will catalyze the growth and competitiveness of investigators.\u201d<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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