# Kansas IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence 5

> **NIH NIH P20** · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER · 2024 · $4,384,759

## Abstract

PROJECT ABSTRACT- OVERALL
 The Kansas IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (K-INBRE) is a statewide network of
universities in Kansas and Oklahoma that work cooperatively to improve biomedical research. The University of
Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) is the Lead Institution and works closely with two other non-primarily
undergraduate institutions (non-PUIs: University of Kansas-Lawrence, KU-L; Kansas State University, KSU;)
and seven institutions focused on undergraduate student training PUIs: Emporia State University (ESU), Fort
Hays State University (FHSU), Haskell Indian Nations University (HINU), Langston University (LU, Langston,
OK), Pittsburg State University (PSU), Washburn University (WU), and Wichita State University (WSU).
 The K-INBRE is focused on 1) developing a skilled, competitive Kansas workforce in biomedical
research, 2) increasing undergraduate research participation, and 3) the power of mentored team science. The
long-range objectives are to promote multidisciplinary research networks in biomedical research; increase the
research base and capacity through research support; provide research opportunities for trainees; serve as a
pipeline for students to continue health research careers; and enhance science and technology knowledge of
data science in the K-INBRE community.
 To achieve the objectives of the K-INBRE, the proposal contains key elements within three Specific Aims
and three Cores. Aim 1 seeks to strengthen research capacity and infrastructure. The K-INBRE Administrative
Core oversees all K-INBRE functions and includes the Incentives & Awards Committee and the Student
Research Program. The Administrative Core focuses on network communications, scholarship, and internal
evaluations. Aim 2, through its Data Science Core, enhances science and technology knowledge by offering
research support and education. Aim 3 stimulates Kansas's basic, translational, and entrepreneurial research
via mentored, interdisciplinary research opportunities. The Developmental Research Project Program (DRPP)
Core oversees the Developmental Research Project Program, SPRING Pilot Projects, and Postdoctoral Awards.
The K-INBRE continues to refine and expand our efforts in biomedical research within the K-INBRE network.
New innovations include implementing programs targeted to PUIs (CURE awards, SPRING Pilot Projects, DRPP
awards, and Data Science Research awards for PUI faculty (DSC-PUI Awards). Collectively, these mechanisms
allow K-INBRE network faculty and trainees to engage in biomedical research at different stages and increase
opportunities to pursue NIH-funded research programs and opportunities in biomedical careers.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10874159
- **Project number:** 2P20GM103418-24
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER
- **Principal Investigator:** Douglas E Wright
- **Activity code:** P20 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $4,384,759
- **Award type:** 2
- **Project period:** 2001-09-18 → 2029-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10874159

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10874159, Kansas IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence 5 (2P20GM103418-24). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10874159. Licensed CC0.

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