# The Maine Biomedical Research Network (INBRE)

> **NIH NIH P20** · MOUNT DESERT ISLAND BIOLOGICAL LAB · 2024 · $3,579,355

## Abstract

OVERALL PROJECT SUMMARY
The Maine IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (ME-INBRE) is a statewide biomedical research
network of public and private institutions led by the MDI Biological Laboratory (MDIBL). ME-INBRE currently
consists of two private research institutes (MDIBL and The Jackson Laboratory), one public Ph.D.-degree
granting R1 university (The University of Maine), ten primarily undergraduate institutions (PUIs: Bates, Bowdoin,
and Colby Colleges, College of the Atlantic, UMaine Honors College, UMaine Farmington, UMaine Machias,
UMaine Presque Isle, UMaine Fort Kent, and University of New England), and one community college (Southern
Maine Community College). In the proposed renewal, we will add three more network institutions: two PUIs
(UMaine Augusta and University of Southern Maine) and one private research institution (Maine Health Institute
for Research). All these institutions have potential to contribute to developing Maine’s capacity for biomedical
research that engages undergraduate students and have confirmed their commitment through letters and
Memoranda of Understanding. A Steering Committee comprising institutional leadership will ensure adherence
to ME-INBRE's mission, an Executive committee comprising the faculty leads at each network institution will
oversee implementation of ME-INBRE programs at their respective institutions, and an External Advisory
Committee of esteemed scientists will provide advice and assess progress. An overarching goal of the ME-
INBRE is to increase collaboration between scientists and students from diverse disciplines, perspectives, and
institutions, using data science as a collaborative platform. To that end, the Data Science Core will develop a
statewide Community of Practice in data science, involving a working group of scientists from each network
institution, and will offer data science training through workshops, courses, and mentored research experiences.
A new Collaborative Research Resources Core will provide crucial core technologies as well as resources for
collaboration and connecting researchers with IDeA-funded core facilities, including core facility access awards.
The Developmental Research Project Program will support the research and career development of exceptional,
diverse faculty. Competitively selected Research Project Leaders will devote 50% of their effort to a Research
Project, and Pilot Project Leaders from PUIs will devote 25% effort to projects that provide research experiences
for undergraduate students. Collaborations with Maine COBREs, CTR, and regional IDeA programs will leverage
core resources, increase diversity, and engage students and faculty in basic, translational, and clinical research
opportunities that will complement and extend ME-INBRE's programs. The Administrative Core will manage and
coordinate all activities, including the ME-INBRE Student Research Program and a new Community Outreach
initiative, in accordance with a Plan for Enhancing ...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10875859
- **Project number:** 2P20GM103423-24
- **Recipient organization:** MOUNT DESERT ISLAND BIOLOGICAL LAB
- **Principal Investigator:** JAMES A COFFMAN
- **Activity code:** P20 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $3,579,355
- **Award type:** 2
- **Project period:** 2001-09-30 → 2029-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10875859

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10875859, The Maine Biomedical Research Network (INBRE) (2P20GM103423-24). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-11 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10875859. Licensed CC0.

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