Integrative Center for Precision Nutrition and Human Health
The goal of the NIH Common Fund’s Nutrition for Precision Health, powered by the All of Us Research Program, is to develop algorithms that predict individual responses to food and dietary patterns. Nutrition plays an integral role in human development and in the prevention and treatment of disease. However, there’s no such thing as a perfect, one-size-fits-all […]
Convergent Engineering and Biomolecular Science
Abstract Text PROJECT SUMMARY ─ OVERALL Boise State University is an emerging research institution in the Mountain West. In the past 5 years, annual research awards have increased 58% to more than $65 million. The objective for the proposed COBRE in Convergent Engineering and Biomolecular Science (CEBS) is to enhance Boise State’s ability to contribute […]
Center for Pacific Innovations, Knowledge, and Opportunities (PIKO)
A $15-million, five-year grant has been awarded by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) to establish the Center for Pacific Innovations, Knowledge, and Opportunities (PIKO) to improve the health and wellbeing of Indigenous Pacific People (IPP), defined as Native Hawaiians, Other Pacific Islanders, and Filipinos. These communities comprise 40% of the state’s population […]
NAIPI Western IDEA member states Updated
We are excited to share with our members that all of pages for Western IDEA member states have been updated on the NAIPI portal. Each page has links to senators and district representatives, NIH funding numbers as well as key PIs and funded programs. Western Region: Alaska: https://naipistg.wpenginepowered.com/western-region/alaska/ Hawaii: https://naipistg.wpenginepowered.com/western-region/hawaii/ Idaho: https://naipistg.wpenginepowered.com/western-region/idaho/ Montana: https://naipistg.wpenginepowered.com/western-region/montana/ Nevada: https://naipistg.wpenginepowered.com/western-region/nevada/ […]
Personalized Medicine in Nevada- COBRE
OVERALL Society is progressing beyond ?trial-and-error medicine? into a new data-driven era wherein one’s genetic makeup is used to improve accuracy in medical diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment [1,2]. In President Barack Obama’s State of the Union Address on January 20, 2015, he mentioned the promise of, and future investment in, personalized medicine. Many experts, including […]
SARS-CoV-2 Genomic Surveillance and Epidemiology in New Mexico
Inorganic metals have long been a focus of biomedical research in New Mexico, due to the high prevalence of mining-related metal contaminants in the region. At the University of New Mexico Center for Metals in Biology and Medicine (UNM CMBM) our main focus will be on both studying adverse health outcomes (including cancer, pulmonary, neurologic, […]
Nevada IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence
Overall Network Organization and Management Plan – Abstract In this proposal the NV INBRE will continue to pursue the goals of enhancing biomedical research infrastructure, research competitiveness, training and workforce development throughout the state of Nevada. The specific focus of this research is Cell Growth and Differentiation. Every two- and four-year teaching college and university […]
Circadian disruption and consequences of light pollution
Project Summary Two-thirds of the world’s populated areas are currently above the threshold set for light pollution. It is clear from decades of research that light is the most important time cue for the regulation of circadian rhythms. Circadian clocks can be reset by external light cues, and light pulses at night can shift […]
Smooth Muscle Plasticity
In this Phase III COBRE we will continue to develop the thematic focus: Smooth Muscle Plasticity, by continuing and enhancing Core laboratory services developed during COBRE Phases l&ll. Smooth muscles are complex tissues containing multiple cell types. Treating these muscles as homogenous tissues has been a common way to evaluate gene expression and the changes […]
Improved Spatial Resolution in Magnetoencephalography with an Optically Pumped Magnetometer Array
The goal of this project is to optimize a novel strategy for magnetoencephalography (MEG) neuroimaging to substantially improve resolution and reduce cost. MEG is a non-invasive functional neuroimaging method to map brain activity that is useful for both research, e.g. functional brain mapping and clinical applications, e.g. presurgical epilepsy mapping. Commercial MEG systems using superconducting […]