# Center for Integrative Neuroscience

> **NIH NIH P20** · UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA RENO · 2020 · $2,120,483

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT
Overall
This proposal is 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 has supported seven projects and five pilot
projects spanning both basic and clinical research. Mentored project leaders have achieved very high
productivity in both peer-reviewed publications and NIH and NSF funding. Phase I 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 II will further expand and solidify these successes, supporting
an initial team of 5 projects that will continue to build UNR’s strength in cellular and cognitive neuroscience
while also targeting strategic growth in computational neuroscience. The project leaders will be mentored by a
strong team of successful researchers who will bring perspectives and expertise drawn from many disciplines,
with a framework chosen to foster real interdisciplinary collaborations. Research cores for Neuroimaging and
Molecular Imaging will be expanded to provide an array of critical tools and training that will both strengthen
and open new research opportunities for COBRE projects and the broader neuroscience community. A new
core will also be developed to support applications of virtual and augmented reality for sensory and cognitive
neuroscience, an area where we have again identified high potential impact and need. Finally, the COBRE will
continue to drive the rapid growth of other neuroscience initiatives at UNR, by becoming the research arm of a
new Institute of Neuroscience that will be 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 recently initiated Graduate Program
in Integrative Neuroscience, and begin the transition to a permanent and self-sustaining research center.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9984401
- **Project number:** 5P20GM103650-09
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA RENO
- **Principal Investigator:** MICHAEL A WEBSTER
- **Activity code:** P20 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $2,120,483
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2012-09-05 → 2022-05-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9984401

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9984401, Center for Integrative Neuroscience (5P20GM103650-09). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9984401. Licensed CC0.

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