# Oklahoma IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence

> **NIH NIH P20** · UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HLTH SCIENCES CTR · 2021 · $3,561,212

## Abstract

Project Summary
This renewal application for the Oklahoma IDeA Network for Biomedical Research Excellence (OK-INBRE)
proposes to further enhance the statewide research infrastructure and biomedical research capacity in
Oklahoma by: i) building on our established OK-INBRE research network with a scientific focus to strengthen
the lead and partner institutions' biomedical research expertise and infrastructure, ii) increasing the research
capacity of Oklahoma by providing support to faculty, postdoctoral fellows and graduate students at OK-INBRE
network partner institutions, iii) providing research opportunities for students from primarily undergraduate
institutions (PUI), community colleges (CC), and minority serving institutions to serve as a "pipeline" for new
students to enter into health research careers, and iv) enhancing the science and technology knowledge of
Oklahoma's workforce. The OK-INBRE Network is comprised of two research intensive institutions, the
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC) and the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
(OMRF). These institutions are integrated and aligned with six PUIs and four CCs that are essential to the
success of the OK-INBRE network. The statewide OK-INBRE network includes Langston University, the only
Historically Black University in Oklahoma, and Northeastern State University, a PUI with the highest number of
American Indians of any four year college in the nation. Additionally, Oklahoma's only accredited tribal college,
along with four other PUIs and three additional CCs are included that educate large numbers of students from
underrepresented groups. The scientific themes are multi-disciplinary and span the areas of Cancer,
Developmental Biology, and Infectious Diseases. OK-INBRE will provide significant research resources to
eight Research Project Investigators (RPIs), four from OUHSC/OMRF and four from the network PUIs.
Specific career development and mentoring committees for each scientific theme will help the RPIs achieve
scientific independence. In addition, smaller developmental grant awards for research and equipment will be
provided to PUI faculty annually. Support for 35 undergraduate students also will be provided each year to
provide a vibrant and dynamic summer undergraduate research program. OK-INBRE will support
Bioinformatics and Proteomics Core facilities that will serve as statewide research and educational resources
to provide faculty, trainees, and students throughout the state with access to the computational tools needed to
enhance multidisciplinary biomedical research in Oklahoma. Uniquely, the Proteomics Core will not only play a
central role in training the next generation of researchers in Oklahoma, but it will also be used as a resource for
investigators in all IDeA-eligible states. Through workshops, seminars, research training, mentoring, and
access to state-of-the-art core facilities, the OK-INBRE program will continue to enhance infrastructure and
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## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10147087
- **Project number:** 5P20GM103447-22
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HLTH SCIENCES CTR
- **Principal Investigator:** DARRIN R. AKINS
- **Activity code:** P20 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $3,561,212
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2001-09-06 → 2024-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10147087

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10147087, Oklahoma IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (5P20GM103447-22). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10147087. Licensed CC0.

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