National Association of IDeA Principal Investigators NAIPI

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National Association of IDeA Principal
Investigators (NAIPI)
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Institutional Development Award (IDeA) Program
Research Facilities

• Core Laboratories
• Equipments
• State of the Art instrumentation

Perceived Needs to Increase Research Capacity
Faculty Development
Training

• Undergraduate,
• graduate and postdoc
• Students recruitment

• Recruitment
• Release time for teaching and clinical activity

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IDeA Programs

• Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence
  (COBRE), began FY 2000.
• Biomedical Research Infrastructure Networks
  (BRIN), began FY 2001. Re-competed FY 2004 as
  IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence
  (INBRE)

WA
ND
MT
MN
VT
ME
WI
SD
OR
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ID
COBRE
WY
NY
NH
MI
IA
NE
RI
INBRE
PA
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IL
OH
IN
NV
UT
CO
KS
WV
DE
MO
KY
VA
CA
TN
OK
AR
NC
AZ
NM
SC
MS
AL
GA
LA
TX
FL
AK
Puerto Rico
HI
U.S. Virgin Islands
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COBRE
Phase II
Phase I

Improve Infrastructure
Core Facilities
Infrastructure
Transitional Center
Strengthen
Pilot Project Program
Junior Senior Investigators
Junior Investigators
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COBRE Scientific Themes
Neuroscience (17)
Oral Health (5)
Cancer (9)
Inectious Disease (5)
Cardiovascular Disease (9)
Proteomics (7)
Immunology (9)
15 Themes 84 COBREs
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INBRE
Build a statewide multi-disciplinary research
network
Increase research support to faculty,
postdoctoral fellow and students
Provide support to undergraduate students, serve
as pipeline to health research
Goals
Enhance science and technology knowledge of the
state's workforce.
23 INBREs
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Summary of Scientific Themes
EHT (18)
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History of NAIPI

• Jan 08 Meeting of the working group in
  Kansas City
• Aug 08 National vote to establish the NAIPI
• Sept 08 National election of 20 regional
  representatives
• Dec 08 Meeting of representatives and
  election of officers

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West
Central
Northeast
WA
ND
MT
MN
VT
ME
WI
SD
OR
ID
WY
NY
NH
MI
IA
NE
RI
PA
IL
OH
IN
NV
UT
CO
KS
WV
DE
MO
KY
VA
CA
TN
OK
AR
NC
AZ
NM
SC
MS
AL
GA
LA
TX
FL
AK
Puerto Rico
HI
U.S. Virgin Islands
Southeast
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NAIPI Council Members

• INBRE

• COBRE

• Western Region
• Gregory Bohach (4 yr)
• Gerald Mohatt (2 yr)
• Mark Quinn (1 yr)
• Central Region
• Charles Wood (4 yr)
• Judith James (2 yr)
• Robert Anderson (1 yr)

• Western Region
• James Kenyon (3 yr)
• Jeffrey Arterburn (2 yr)
• Central Region
• James Turpen (3 yr)
• Joan Hunt (2 yr)

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NAIPI Council Members

• INBRE

• COBRE

• Northeastern Region
• James Padbury (4 yr)
• Charles Irvin (2 yr)
• William Green (1yr)
• Southeastern Region
• Gus (4 yr)
• Gabriel Navar (2 yr)
• Thomas Curry (1 yr)

• Northeasten Region
• Patricia Hand (3 yr)
• Judith Van Houten (2 yr)
• Southeastern Region
• Nigel Cooper (3 yr)
• Lucia Pirisi-Creek (2 yr)

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NAIPI Officers

• President Charles Wood (Nebraska)
• President Elect Judith Van Houten (Vermont)
• Vice President Gus Kousoulas (Louisiana)
• Secretary/Treasurer Lucia Pirisi-Creek (South
  Carolina)

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Accomplishments

• Establishment of working groups
• Finalize NAIPI by-laws
• Developed a general scope of the strategic
  plan
• Developed the web site
• Maintain communication with IDeAs and NCRR

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Organization of the NAIPI
Strategic Plan Working Group
Web and Communication Working Group
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By-Laws of NAIPI

• Mission Provide leadership and communication for
  the development, promotion and improvement of
  biomedical research through the IDeA programs

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Objectives

• Foster interactions
• Promote resource sharing
• Enhance visibility of IDeA
• Develop priorities and directions for IDeA
• Identify and disseminate best practices
• Identify opportunities and develop strategies to
  achieve goals of IDeA

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General Scope of 2009 NAIPI Council Strategic Plan
(in line with NCRR Strategic Plan) Goal 1 To
document successes of the IDeA program using both
numerical metrics and narrative data so as to
promote public perceptions/relations and assure
future funding.   Goal 2 To expand and enhance
appreciation of the role of the IDeA program in
building top biomedical research in the United
States   Goal 3 To promote interactions and
collaborations throughout the IDeA scientific
community. Goal 4 To increase skills of
emerging investigators.   Goal 5 To promote
development of long-term business plans and best
practices for core facilities.  
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Promote Programatic Interactions
IDeA

• Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE)

• IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence
  (INBRE)

CTSA

• Clinical and Translatiional Science Award

• Research Centers in Minority
• Institutions

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Support and Promote Regional Meetings

• Central May 28-29 at Oklahoma City
• Northeastern Aug 5-7 at Dartmouth Medical School
• Western Sept 16-18 in Big Sky, Montana
• Southeastern Nov 9-11 (tentative)

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Featuring scientific sessions and workshops on
bioinformatics
Next June 16-18, 2010, National IDeA Symposium