# Bioinformatics Core

> **NIH NIH P20** · MOUNT DESERT ISLAND BIOLOGICAL LAB · 2022 · $459,719

## Abstract

BIOINFORMATICS CORE PROJECT SUMMARY
The Maine IDeA Network for Biomedical Research Excellence (ME-INBRE) Bioinformatics Core will support
research in comparative functional genomics by providing essential consulting and training in bioinformatics.
Biomedical research increasingly utilizes high throughput technologies, and the Core will provide the
specialized expertise needed for managing, analyzing and interpreting large data sets. Expert Core staff will
advise and/or collaborate with ME-INBRE researchers in the application of best practices in experimental
design, data management, and state-of-the-art workflows for genomic data analysis, with a particular focus on
rigor and reproducibility. Core personnel will also provide ME-INBRE Project Leaders access to and expertise
in the use of appropriate cyberinfrastructure spanning local, regional, and Cloud computing resources. The
Bioinformatics Core will leverage regional collaborations and cyberinfrastructure through the Northeast
Cyberinfrastructure Consortium (NECC) that ME-INBRE cofounded with four other IDeA states to expand
regional cyberinfrastructure and conduct collaborative cyber enabled research. Through the Northeast
Bioinformatics Collaborative (NEBC), the Core will work with INBRE Bioinformatics Core staff in Delaware,
New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont on consulting projects to support Maine faculty and collaborate
on delivering bioinformatics training to faculty and students. Regional cyberinfrastructure will be used for
intensive computation and centralized data storage, sharing and backup. The Core will maintain and build
upon its established bioinformatics training courses and workshops, which address audiences ranging from the
undergraduate level to faculty investigators, and will continue to support the University of Maine’s Professional
Master’s in Bioinformatics program and Bioinformatics Scholars Program, which provide valuable
bioinformatics research training for students at ME-INBRE partner institutions. In summary, the Core will
provide the intellectual and technical expertise and training in bioinformatics that ME-INBRE scientists need to
accomplish their research goals.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10401887
- **Project number:** 5P20GM103423-22
- **Recipient organization:** MOUNT DESERT ISLAND BIOLOGICAL LAB
- **Principal Investigator:** JOEL H GRABER
- **Activity code:** P20 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $459,719
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2001-09-30 → 2024-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10401887

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10401887, Bioinformatics Core (5P20GM103423-22). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-10 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10401887. Licensed CC0.

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