About Us

Alaska INBRE (IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence) strengthens biomedical and behavioral health research across the state. By building research capacity, providing student training, and improving infrastructure, Alaska INBRE empowers institutions and individuals to address Alaska’s unique health challenges.

Rooted in a One Health approach, the program supports research that integrates environmental, animal, and human health perspectives.

Our Focus

Supporting Biomedical Research Across Alaska

Alaska INBRE connects and supports a statewide network that includes the University of Alaska system, Iḷisaġvik College, Southcentral Foundation, and Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium. Our goal is to build sustainable research capacity through the development of investigators, student research opportunities, and investments in infrastructure.

What We Do

Training the Next Generation

Alaska INBRE provides hands-on research experiences and career development for undergraduate and graduate students pursuing biomedical and health-related fields.

Building Infrastructure and Access

We invest in core research facilities, laboratory renovations, and access to specialized services like genomics, bioinformatics, and data science to support research statewide.

Fostering Collaboration

Through the Developmental Research Project Program (DRPP), AK INBRE funds Research and Pilot Projects that expand expertise across Alaska.

Aims in Brief

Program Coordination

Provide Administrative Core (AC) support and coordination of the Student Research Program (SRP) and all other programs within the AK INBRE 5 network, its network-wide annual research conferences and summits, Executive, Steering, and External Advisory Committees (EC, SC and EAC), and tracking, reporting, outreach, and evaluation.

Research Funding

Build on the capacity, expertise, and interdisciplinary research collaborations within the expanded statewide network of AK INBRE 5 through the Developmental Research Project Program (DRPP) that funds Research Projects (RPs) and Pilot Projects (PPs) as competitive awards to investigators that include support for their mentors and incentivize involvement of undergraduate students in research.

Data Science

Develop the Data Science Core (DSC) within the AK INBRE 5 program to implement research, education, training, and services in tools, infrastructure, analysis, and stewardship in data science and data engineering for students and investigators.

Research Analytics

Augment the network through a new Research Analytics Core (RAC)  to provide for distributed services and research support in genomics, chemistry, biochemistry, and innovative use of stable isotope analysis in the development of biomarkers in biomedical research.

Community Engagement

Provide resources and training for investigators, students, and community stakeholders through a new Community Based Participatory Research Core (CBPR Core) for training and aiding students and investigators in responsibilities and best practices for engaging the breadth of Alaska communities in research.

Facility Renovation

Renovate space through an Alteration and Renovation Project (A&R) to establish a modern suite for conducting research in chemistry and biochemistry at the University of Alaska Southeast, in Juneau, Alaska.

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