INBRE Acronyms & Key Terms
Navigating the world of biomedical research often involves learning a whole new language—one filled with acronyms, abbreviations, and specialized terms. This page is designed to help students, investigators, staff, and collaborators better understand the commonly used acronyms within the Alaska INBRE program and the broader biomedical research community. Whether you’re new to INBRE or a seasoned researcher, this page will help you decode the terms and navigate research communication with more clarity and confidence.
NIH has its own lists of key terms in addition to INBRE, please find them here.
Frequently Used Acronyms in the context of Alaska INBRE and Common Research Administration
| AC-INBRE | Administrative Core |
| ACT - INBRE | Administrative Core Team |
| AD | Associate Director |
| AGF | Alaska Genomics Facility |
| AHRQ | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
| AN | Alaska Native |
| ANLC | Alaska Native Language Center (UAF) |
| ANSEP | Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program (UAA/UAF) |
| ANTHC | Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium |
| APU | Alaska Pacific University |
| ASET | Applied Science, Engineering, and Technology lab |
| ASF | Alaska Satellite Facility (UAF) |
| ASIF | Alaska Stable Isotope Facility (UAF) |
| BiRD | Biological Research & Diagnostics Facility (UAF) |
| BOR | Board of Regents (UA) |
| BRIN | Alaska Biomedical Research Infrastructure (NIH) |
| CANHR | Center for Alaska Native Health Research (UAF) |
| CAS | College of Arts and Sciences (UAA) |
| CBPR - INBRE | Community-Based Participatory Research |
| CD - INBRE | Core Director |
| CDC | Center for Disease Control |
| COBRE | Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (NIH) |
| COH | College of Health (UAA) |
| CTC | Community and Technical College (UAF) |
| CTR-D | Clinical & Translational Research Development (NIH) |
| CTR-N | Clinical & Translational Research Network (NIH) |
| DOD | Department of Defense |
| DOE | Department of Energy |
| DRPP - INBRE | Developmental Research Project Program |
| DSA - INBRE | Data Science Award |
| DSC - INBRE | Data Science Core |
| DUNS | Data Universal Numbering System |
| DVA | Department of Veterans Affairs |
| EAC - INBRE | External Advisory Committee |
| EC - INBRE | Executive Committee |
| EPSCoR | Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (NSF) |
| ER | Expense Report |
| ER-INBRE | Exceptional Request |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| FiRE - INBRE | First Research Experience |
| FOA | Funding Opportunity Announcement |
| GRA | Graduate Research Assistantship |
| HRSA | Health Resources and Services Administration |
| IARC | International Arctic Research Center (UAF) |
| IC - INBRE | Ilisagvik College |
| I-CRRC | IDeA Clinical Research Resource Center |
| IDeA | Institutional Development Award |
| IGNITE | Individual Growth & New Ideas Through EPSCoR/INBRE |
| INBRE | IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence |
| LSI | Life Science Informatics |
| MAU | Major Administrative Units of the University of Alaska |
| Mod-# | Modification to the Award-Year |
| NAIPI | National Association of IDeA Principal Investigators |
| NARC - INBRE | Network-wide Annual Research Conference |
| NARCH | Native American Research Centers for Health (NIH) |
| NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| NCGR | National Center for Genomic Resources |
| NCRR | National Center for Research Resources |
| NIAID | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases |
| NIGMS | National Institute of General Medical Sciences |
| NIH | National Institute of Health |
| NIMH | National Institute of Mental Health |
| NIMHD | National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities |
| NISBRE | National IDeA Symposium of Biomedical Research Excellence |
| NIST | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| NSF | National Science Foundation |
| OASH | Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health |
| OGCA | Office of Grants & Contracts (UAF) |
| OSP | Office of Sponsored Programs |
| PA | Program Administrator |
| PC | Program Coordinator |
| PD | Program Director |
| PHS | Public Health Service |
| PI | Principal Investigator |
| PP | - INBRE |
| PUI | Primarily Undergraduate Institution |
| RA | Research Assistant |
| RAC - INBRE | Research Analytic Core |
| RAC TAG - INBRE | Research Analytics Core Technology Access Grant |
| RAHI | Rural Alaska Honors Institute (UAF) |
| RAIN | Regional Alliance of INBRE Networks |
| RFP | Request for Proposals |
| RP - INBRE | Research Projects |
| RPPR | Research Progress Performance Report |
| SAMSHSA | Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration |
| SC - INBRE | Steering Committee |
| SCF | Southcentral Foundation |
| SCURE-INBRE | Summer Cohort Based Undergraduate Research Experiences |
| SEPA | Science Education Partnership Award |
| SPARK | Summer Proposal Awards for Research Karats |
| SO | Signing Official |
| SOE | School of Education |
| SRP - INBRE | Student Research Program |
| SuRE | Support for Research Excellence |
| TAG - INBRE | Technology Access Grant |
| THO | Tribal Health Organization |
| UA | University of Alaska System |
| UAA | University of Alaska Anchorage |
| UAF | University of Alaska Fairbanks |
| UAS | University of Alaska Southeast |
| URA | Undergraduate Research Assistantship |
| URSA | Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Activity |
| WWAMI | Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, & Idaho |