Following on previous INBREs, the long-term goal of WY INBRE-5 is to establish and sustain a statewide network for biomedical research and excellence. The Specific Aims of the program are to: 1) build on the established multi-disciplinary research network that will strengthen biomedical research expertise, education, and infrastructure at the University of Wyoming (UW) and its partner CCs; 2) provide a Student Research Program (SRP) for Wyoming undergraduate students that will increase interest and enrollment in academic programs and opportunities to continue in biomedical and health science education and research careers within IDeA states; 3) build and increase the research base and capacity of UW and its partner institutions by providing research support to faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students; and 4) Expand Wyoming research opportunities across other IDeA programs and the IDeA Western Region. Learn more >
Wyoming INBRE is supported by an Institutional Development Award (IDeA) from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under Grant # 2P20GM103432. Website content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of NIH.
REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS: Wyoming Community College-University of Wyoming 2025 INBRE Transition Student Program - This progam offers competitive awards for outstanding community college life science students who are transferring to the University of Wyoming to pursue careers in the biomedical sciences and/or allied health fields. The award is $2,500 per semester for the fall and spring terms. Conditions apply; the deadline for for application is March 7, 2025 by 11:59 PM. Learn More>
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: 2025 Wyoming INBRE 5 Student Research Program (SRP) Collaborative Research Project Grant Competition - WY INBRE requests proposals from WY Community College & UW faculty. The goal of this program is to support research projects that engage University and Community College researchers and students in projects that provide rigorous research experience for students and have potential to produce publishable results and develop into fundable programs at NIH and other federal agencies. Max request not to exceed $25k/year up to two years with some conditional exceptions. Additional conditions apply. Full Proposals due by 5:00 PM on Friday 1/24/25 Learn more>
OCTOBER 31, 2024 - From UW this Week: UW’s INBRE Receives NIGMS Sandbox Grant to Study
Biomedical Science Datasets - The University of Wyoming’s Wyoming IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence
(INBRE) will enhance biomedical research infrastructure, research competitiveness,
training and workforce development with the assistance of a federal grant to develop
a cloud-based genomics data learning module. Read More>
EXPANDED EDITING SERVICES: The Wyoming INBRE is pleased to announce the expansion of our scientific editing services. This service is now freely available to faculty seeking to improve their extramural grant and peer-reviewed manuscript submissions, with the goal of improving outcomes and increasing success rates and competitiveness. This service is geared mainly toward improving the clarity, accuracy, consistency, and grammar of written documents but may also include some evaluation of the underlying science and conclusions. To use this free service, certain conditions apply. Learn more or request editing services>
SAVE THE DATES! Fall 2024 WY INBRE Video Conference Seminar Series - More information and updates to follow along with Zoom links:
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: 2024 Wyoming NIH INBRE Pilot Project Type 1 (PP-1) - The PP-1 mechanism is open to tenured and tenure-track biomedical, research-active faculty at all career stages. PP-1 grants may serve one of the following intended purposes. (1) PP-1 funding is available to promising early-stage principal investigators (PIs) in cases where (higher-level) INBRE Research Projects (RPs) might be considered premature due to the stage of the project or the investigator’s background. (2) PP-1 funding is also targeted to well-qualified early-stage or established PIs who are branching out into new areas of biomedical research. (3) PP-1 funds may be used as a bridging-type mechanism to support highly productive PIs who may be between grants. Note: justification conditions apply for intended purposes 2 & 3. Letters of Intent due 5:00pm October 14, 2024. Learn more>
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Regional Alliance of INBRE Networks (RAIN) Collaborative Research Grant - The purpose of the RAIN FOA is to stimulate collaborative, competitive biomedical research between two researchers in two Western IDeA states of Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, and Wyoming․ Pre-proposal due by 10/11/2024. Learn more>
OCTOBER 3-5, 2024: Wyoming INBRE Network Fall Retreat - The Retreat will include tours and activities on the UW main campus for visiting students from the community colleges & UW-Casper, as well as presentations from the students on their current research projects. The Retreat offers a chance for visitors to network with their peers from across Wyoming and for students to see what it might look like to take the next step into a future career in biomedical research. Learn more>
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Wyoming Community College / UW-Casper
STEM Seed Grants - The goal of this program is to support community college and UWCasper faculty engaged
in research and education that will enhance the preparation and numbers of community
college students transferring to the University of Wyoming in biomedical-related disciplines.
Proposals can request support for a variety of research or education needs. Proposals are due 5:00 PM Wednesday, September 25, 2024 Learn more>
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: 2024 Wyoming INBRE Research Project (RP) - The main goal of the Research Project (RP) mechanism is to provide support to early career faculty pursuing well-developed high-impact biomedical research projects that will be competitive for NIH R-type or other external health-related funding sources. Letter of Intent due Wednesday 5:00 PM – 9/18/2024 Learn more>
Wyoming INBRE is part of the Regional Alliance of INBRE Networks (RAIN).
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A resource by scientists who've been in your shoes
Help, I'm a Scientist! is a collection of articles, advice, humor, origin stories and more, curated by scientists who've been in your shoes and supported by the above-mentioned Wyoming INBRE award. Scientists at all career stages might find some useful tips, inspiration, career advice and even a few laughs at helpimascientist.com.
