# Center for Integrative Neuroscience

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA RENO · 2022 · $1,067,729

## Abstract

Project Summary
Overall
This proposal is to continue the development of a Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) in
Integrative Neuroscience at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR). Nationally, advances in the neurosciences
are proceeding on many fronts and addressing fundamental questions in both basic and clinical science. The
COBRE at UNR was established to synergize and elevate the capacity for neuroscience research at UNR and
the state of Nevada, by 1) cross-fertilizing research units that had already developed teams of focused
expertise in cognitive or cellular neuroscience or bioengineering; and 2) providing the modern infrastructure
required to mount impactful research programs in the field. Phase I and II have supported 24 tenure-track
junior faculty in both basic and clinical research. These mentored project leaders have achieved very high
productivity in both peer-reviewed publications and NIH, NSF, and agency funding. Phases I and II also
developed research cores with high impact and use, including establishing the first fMRI facility in the region.
The resources provided through the cores have expanded far beyond the original aims, and have been
mounted in ways that are highly cost-effective and sustainable. Phase III will further expand and solidify these
successes, supporting four research cores for 1) Neuroimaging; 2) Computational Modeling and Analysis; 3)
Cellular and Molecular Imaging; and 4) Virtual and Augmented Reality Interactions. The Computational Core
represents an expansion of the data analytics services supported in Phase II to include facilities and technical
support for AI and deep learning, and will fill an area we have identified of high potential impact and need. The
cores will continue to serve a large number of investigators and their teams and the user base will be further
expanded and strengthened by a Pilot Project Program providing investigator project support and a pool of
funds for using core facilities. Finally, the COBRE will continue to drive the rapid growth of other neuroscience
initiatives at UNR, by becoming the research arm of the Institute of Neuroscience established with university
support at the beginning of Phase II. This will allow the research aims of the center to connect with and
leverage the broader neuroscience research and training initiatives at the university, and to transition to a
permanent and sustained research center.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10418518
- **Project number:** 1P30GM145646-01
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA RENO
- **Principal Investigator:** MICHAEL A WEBSTER
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $1,067,729
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2022-07-15 → 2027-05-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10418518

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10418518, Center for Integrative Neuroscience (1P30GM145646-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10418518. Licensed CC0.

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