Dear colleagues,

A friendly reminder that It is time to pay your membership fees for the National Association of IDeA Principle Investigators (NAIPI). We have many new and planned initiatives to promote biomedical research in the NIH IDeA states and foster communication and collaboration among all IDeA-supported programs. Please remit your annual dues that are essential for NAIPI to continue our important work to continue strengthening our network and ensure success of all IDeA programs.

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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Institutional Development Award (IDeA) was established in 1993 to broaden the geographic distribution of NIH funding for biomedical and behavioral research. The program fosters health-related research and enhances the competitiveness of investigators at institutions located in states in which the aggregate success rate for applications to NIH has historically been low. The program also serves unique populations—such as rural and medically underserved communities—in these states.

The National Association of IDeA Principal Investigators (NAIPI) is the collective voice of all NIH:NIGMS IDeA-funded investigators. NAIPI aims to protect and promote the IDeA programs.  It fosters interactions, promotes resource sharing, enhances the national visibility of the INBREs, COBREs, and CTRs, develops consensus on priorities, identifies and disseminates best practices, identifies opportunities and develops strategies. NAIPI facilitates the organization of the National Idea Symposium of Biomedical Research Excellence (NISBRE) that brings close to 1,000 investigators and students together to exchange information and receive advanced training in specific areas of biomedical research interests. The next NISBRE meetings are planned for June 2022, 2024 and 2026.

  • Funding of IDeA undergraduate travel funds to Washington DC to visit with Congress

  • Funding of undergraduate, graduate and assistant professor awards for best presentations at all regional IDeA meetings and NISBRE and travel awards to NISBRE.

  • Access to IDeA-wide databases of research expertise (planned)

  • Discounts to virtual courses in data science and bioinformatics (planned)

  • Job postings and job searches in the IDeA network (planned)

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