# Engaging college students in culturally relevant cancer prevention and control

> **NIH NIH P20** · UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS · 2021 · $153,100

## Abstract

Alaska INBRE 4 - OVERALL PROJECT SUMMARY
Since 2014, AK INBRE 3 has enhanced the research capacity of developing faculty and investigators
throughout its network of University of Alaska universities by awarding pilot research grants, providing salaries
to technicians, training of post-doctoral scientists and graduate and undergraduate students, and supporting
travel, science advising, and equipment purchases. AK INBRE 3 provided support for bioinformatics and
biostatistical analyses to network investigators through building local capacity in genomics, distributing service
awards for DNA sequencing, data analysis, and networking with national bioinformatics centers, and
supporting three summer workshops for advancing lab and computational skills. This support has been
instrumental in increasing the number of independent NIH R-series awards to investigators in the network from
7 to 17 and total annual NIH funding to Alaska from $9.5 to $21.2M. Four developing faculty transitioned to
independent status. To enhance translational and clinical research and strengthen its focus on Alaska Native
health research as part of its research theme of One Health, AK INBRE 3 expanded its network in 2017 to
include two Tribal health organizations, the Southcentral Foundation and the Alaska Native Tribal Health
Consortium. AK INBRE 3 led statewide summits for the coordination of relevant curriculum development and
provided support for new and augmented biomedical courses throughout the UA system. AK INBRE 3
supported research experiences for 100 undergraduate students in biomedical laboratories and proposes for
AK INBRE 4 a new partnership with the Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program to increase the
number of Alaska Native students pursuing careers in biomedical and behavioral health research. AK INBRE 3
developed an effective administrative core with capable leadership distributed across its network and
transparent, merit-based mechanisms for distribution of support. It has helpful and committed advisory
committees with national representation. AK INBRE 3 led efforts for the coordination of planning and sharing of
resources with other infrastructure and diversity programs in Alaska with common goals of enhancing the
health of people and communities and promoting workforce development in Alaska and the nation. In a time of
economic stress, the University of Alaska has recruited 29 faculty with programs in biomedical and behavioral
research and is committing substantial institutional support for investing in their development and the retention
of successful investigators achieving independent researcher status through a Sustaining Research Excellence
Core proposed for AK INBRE 4. An award for continuing the INBRE program will be crucial to building on the
initial success of the new partnerships and sustaining the momentum of growth recently seen in biomedical
and behavioral research in Alaska.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10399375
- **Project number:** 3P20GM103395-21S2
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS
- **Principal Investigator:** BRIAN M BARNES
- **Activity code:** P20 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $153,100
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2001-09-24 → 2024-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10399375

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10399375, Engaging college students in culturally relevant cancer prevention and control (3P20GM103395-21S2). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-21 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10399375. Licensed CC0.

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