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In September 2001, the University of Alaska (UA) accepted a $6 million award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to form the Alaska Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network (Alaska BRIN). In September 2002, we received a $2.5 million dollar supplement to our previous Alaska BRIN award. The National BRIN program helped universities in rural states develop biomedical research excellence. BRIN research themes were blends of federal and state priorities. BRIN was the biomedical analogue of the National Science Foundation's EPSCoR program. The BRIN program ended in 2004 with the beginning of a similar but more tightly focused national program: INBRE (IDeA Networks for Biomedical Research Excellence). In July 2004, we received a $17.5 million dollar, five-year grant that will strengthen the gains of the Alaska BRIN program. The University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) and the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) form the main backbone of the network. Each campus brings separate, complementary strengths to the Alaska INBRE Program that will enhance the biomedical research resources in Alaska. Students and faculty at UAS, community, rural, and tribal campuses will also be woven into the network, increasing their access to resources, research experience, and training, and creating a strong fabric of collaboration and expertise.
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