# INBRE IV - Hawaii Statewide Research and Education Partnership (HiSREP)

> **NIH NIH P20** · UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA · 2022 · $3,727,647

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY
The Hawaii Statewide Research and Education Partnership (HiSREP) comprises a network of nearly all of the
institutions of higher learning in the state of Hawaii, specifically 4 primarily undergraduate institutions (PUIs), 1
University of Hawaii (UH) college and 4 UH community colleges under the management of the lead R1
institution, the University of Hawaii at Manoa. In the previous grant cycle, INBRE III focused on strengthening
the research community and infrastructure at the partner institutions outside of the lead institution. This was
accomplished through a tightly coordinated leadership team overseeing an integrated program of support for
new laboratory construction under Alterations & Renovation funding, acquisition of new instrumentation,
funding for junior investigator research and undergraduate student research experiences paired with outreach
and multi-level mentoring. This resulted in substantial expansion of the research base, stronger student
engagement leading to a near doubling in student participants, and new initiatives in career advancement. In
INBRE IV, HiSREP will continue the development of emerging investigators, but will widen the reach of the
network to all levels of biomedical research scientists through a new array of competitive granting mechanisms
including teaching-postdoctoral fellowships, pilot projects, new initiatives and team-based collaborative grants
through a Developmental Research Project Program (DRPP). Research under HiSREP will be guided by two
key themes, Natural Products and Molecular Medicine, which emphasize notable strengths in the biomedical
research community in Hawaii. In addition, HiSREP will support a reorganized Bioinformatics Core as a
centralized resource across the state to provide education on bioinformatics, aid with research design,
technical expertise including development of new informatics tools, data management and analysis. The
Bioinformatics Core will promote community synergy for researchers and students through one-on-one, group,
workshop, course and online interactions, the latter through a real-time research community portal. The
student research program under the PATHway to Biomedical Careers will look to embrace a wider range of
undergraduates by emphasizing collaborative group projects through volunteer, intern, scholar and returning
researcher opportunities, including partnerships with complementary undergraduate research programs, while
maintaining focus on individual career development through skill training, practical mentoring sessions,
extended resources and workforce development. In addition, PATHway will develop proactive advanced
training for laboratory supervisors to increase research sophistication as well as opportunity statewide, leading
to increased capacity. It will also ultimately enhance undergraduate education through incorporation of
research activity into the basic science curriculum. Overall, HiSREP will serve as a catalyst for advancement...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10403670
- **Project number:** 5P20GM103466-21
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA
- **Principal Investigator:** Robert Alan Nichols
- **Activity code:** P20 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $3,727,647
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2001-09-30 → 2023-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10403670

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10403670, INBRE IV - Hawaii Statewide Research and Education Partnership (HiSREP) (5P20GM103466-21). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-10 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10403670. Licensed CC0.

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