Biomedical Research at ISU
Biomedical research at Idaho State University is conducted by researchers in several colleges and departments, with individual laboratory and collaborative projects supported by intramural and extramural grant awards. In addition, ISU faculty and students are supported by an ISU subaward with funding provided by a current award to the Idaho IdEA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE), and administered through the University of Idaho.
Active biomedical research programs are evident throughout the ISU community. For example, one can learn more about projects in pharmakokinetics, aging, and drug design in the Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences in the College of Pharmacy. Projects in the Department of Psychology in the College of Arts and Letters include investigations of neural development and extending to human based studies relevant to rural reproductive and mental health. In the College of Science and Engineering, several Departments contribute to ISU biomedical research. In the Department of Biological Sciences, projects investigating pathogenic microbiology and phage biology, environmental toxicology, neural development, and neurophysiology are described in more detail. The Department of Chemistry sponsors projects with relevance to microbial molecular biology and environmental toxicities including microplastics. Finally, biomedical research at ISU is also conducted in a variety of projects within the Division of Health Sciences.
On this page and following sections, you can find more information about:
Successful grant awards to promote research infrastructure at ISU
Core facility resources at ISU
NIH grant opportunities
A complete description of the ISU INBRE program:
Introduction to INBRE: About Idaho INBRE and the ISU INBRE program
Opportunities:
Undergraduate Students: ISU INBRE Fellows
Graduate Students: ISU INBRE teaching and research assistantships
Faculty: Grant opportunities through Idaho INBRE
Mentors
Faculty INBRE awards
Student INBRE awards
Summer program details and information for applications
Promoting biomedical research excellence
Idaho INBRE (IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence) provides access to National Institutes of Health (NIH) research funding to support students and faculty with aims at improving Idaho involvement in health and biomedical research. Idaho INBRE at Idaho State University is funded by a sub-award from grant #P20GM103408, an Institutional Development Award (IdEA) from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health. That award is managed by Idaho INBRE Directors, Carolyn H. Bohach, Ph.D. and Scott A. Minnich, Ph.D. at the University of Idaho.
The INBRE program at ISU provides a platform and resources for ISU faculty, graduate and undergraduate students to engage in publishable biomedical research and to enhance the university competitiveness for faculty and students applying for NIH funding. We also work to increase the awareness and appreciation of such research both within the ISU community and for the public.
