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Advancing Competitive Biomedical Research in Puerto Rico

Award Number: P20GM103475
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/15/2001
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 06/30/2026

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Advancing Competitive Biomedical Research in Puerto Rico - - Overall The overall goal of the Puerto Rico IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence is to augment research capacity in Puerto Rico at the Lead and Network institutions by enhancing the research infrastructure, providing support for meritorious research projects, and providing research experiences for undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral associates, and early career investigators. The PR-INBRE consists of 2 research-intensive institutions, the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) Medical Sciences Campus (MSC) and UPR-Rio Piedras Campus, 7 Primarily Undergraduate Institutions (PUIs) (UPR-Cayey, UPR-Humacao, UPR-Mayaguez, InterAmerican University Metropolitan Campus, and Universidad Ana G Mendez- Gurabo, Carolina, and Cupey campuses), and 10 Outreach Institutions (OIs). The 17 institutions of the network serve a total of 59,692 full-time students, pursuing Ph.D., M.S., and B.S. degrees in STEM and biomedical disciplines. The UPR-MSC is the Lead institution of the PR-INBRE. The PR-INBRE consists of an Administrative Core at the UPR-MSC that provides administrative support and scientific assessment to the network, a Bioinformatics Resources Core (BiRC), a Centralized Research Instrumentation Core (CRI), a Science, Technology, Competency and Education Core (STCE), and a Developmental Research Projects Program (DRPP). The PR-INBRE network has made great strides in the development of the research enterprise at several network institutions during the current funding period (2015-2020). In the next cycle, we will continue to enhance the professional growth of PUI early career stage faculty, and we will place greater emphasis on training of postdoctoral associates through not only financial support of meritorious research proposals from this group but also increased professional exposure and networking opportunities outside of Puerto Rico. This would be accomplished through seminar presentations co-sponsored by other INBREs, and improvement of the quality of their research proposals through sustained grant-writing workshops for R15 and R21 proposals and editorial support. Scientific infrastructure and instrumentation at PUIs will also continue to be upgraded every year through a PR-INBRE small instrumentation program for teaching and research labs. In the next cycle, student support will continue to be a top priority of the PR-INBRE through research experiences in funded laboratories and mentoring with the goal of directing them to seek graduate studies and Postdoctoral positions in biomedicine. Overall, the improvements to the institutional environment of the network PUIs to date can be associated with increased research capacity as measured by the number of successful high-quality research proposals submitted to external federal and non-federal funding sources, and published manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals by the PR-INBRE PUI investigators. Continuation of this valuable and essential support for the next cycle is well justified to sustain the continuous growth and maturation of this thriving INBRE network.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $3,824,178 )
2025	2025	UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO MEDICAL SCIENCES CAMPUS	B622 MAIN BUILDING FLR 6	SAN JUAN	PR	00935	SAN JUAN	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	23	7/15/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$3,824,178
														Subtotal = $3,824,178

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $3,824,178 )
2024	2024	UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO MEDICAL SCIENCES CAMPUS	B622 MAIN BUILDING FLR 6	SAN JUAN	PR	00935	SAN JUAN	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	001	22	6/21/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$3,824,178
2024	2024	UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO MEDICAL SCIENCES CAMPUS	B622 MAIN BUILDING FLR 6	SAN JUAN	PR	00935	SAN JUAN	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	002	22	8/28/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2024	2022	UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO MEDICAL SCIENCES CAMPUS	B622 MAIN BUILDING FLR 6	SAN JUAN	PR	00935	SAN JUAN	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	20	3/1/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $3,824,178

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $2,264,036 )
2023	2023	UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO MEDICAL SCIENCES CAMPUS	B622 MAIN BUILDING FLR 6	SAN JUAN	PR	00935	SAN JUAN	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	21	7/19/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$2,264,036
														Subtotal = $2,264,036

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $3,834,720 )
2022	2022	UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO MEDICAL SCIENCES CAMPUS	MAIN BLDG FLR 6 B-622	SAN JUAN	PR	00935	SAN JUAN	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	002	20	6/24/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$3,834,720
2022	2021	UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO MEDICAL SCIENCES CAMPUS	MAIN BLDG FLR 6 B-622	SAN JUAN	PR	00935	SAN JUAN	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	001	19	4/1/2022	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$3,063,830
2022	2020	UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO	JARDIN BOTANICO SUR 1187	SAN JUAN	PR	00926	SAN JUAN	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	18	4/1/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	-$3,063,830
														Subtotal = $3,834,720

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $3,972,220 )
2021	2021	UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO MEDICAL SCIENCES CAMPUS	MAIN BLDG FLR 6 B-622	SAN JUAN	PR	00935	SAN JUAN	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	001	19	7/15/2021	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$3,972,220
2021	2020	UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO	JARDIN BOTANICO SUR 1187	SAN JUAN	PR	00926	SAN JUAN	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	18	7/7/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $3,972,220

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $3,911,367 )
2020	2020	UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO	JARDIN BOTANICO SUR 1187	SAN JUAN	PR	00926	SAN JUAN	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	001	18	2/21/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$391,137
2020	2020	UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO	JARDIN BOTANICO SUR 1187	SAN JUAN	PR	00926	SAN JUAN	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	18	1/1/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$3,520,230
														Subtotal = $3,911,367

Issue Date FY: 2019 ( Subtotal = $3,938,643 )
2019	2019	UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO	JARDIN BOTANICO SUR 1187	SAN JUAN	PR	00926	SAN JUAN	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	001	17	9/16/2019	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2019	2019	UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO	JARDIN BOTANICO SUR 1187	SAN JUAN	PR	00926	SAN JUAN	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	17	1/3/2019	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$3,938,643
														Subtotal = $3,938,643

Issue Date FY: 2018 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2018	2017	UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO	JARDIN BOTANICO SUR 1187	SAN JUAN	PR	00926	SAN JUAN	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	16	2/14/2018	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2017 ( Subtotal = $3,263,082 )
2017	2017	UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO	JARDIN BOTANICO SUR 1187	SAN JUAN	PR	00926	SAN JUAN	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	001	16	8/8/2017	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$396,308
2017	2017	UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO	JARDIN BOTANICO SUR 1187	SAN JUAN	PR	00926	SAN JUAN	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	16	5/19/2017	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$2,866,774
														Subtotal = $3,263,082

Issue Date FY: 2016 ( Subtotal = $3,989,171 )
2016	2016	UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO	P.O. BOX 23334	SAN JUAN	PR			USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	15	5/30/2016	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$3,989,171
														Subtotal = $3,989,171

Issue Date FY: 2015 ( Subtotal = $4,411,317 )
2015	2015	UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO	P.O. BOX 23334	SAN JUAN	PR			USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	002	14	8/31/2015	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$4,411,317
2015	2013	UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO	POST OFFICE BOX 23334	SAN JUAN	PR	00931	SAN JUAN	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	001	13	8/20/2015	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2015	2013	UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO	POST OFFICE BOX 23334	SAN JUAN	PR	00931	SAN JUAN	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	13	5/14/2015	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $4,411,317

Issue Date FY: 2013 ( Subtotal = $3,374,717 )
2013	2013	UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO	P.O. BOX 23334	SAN JUAN	PR			USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	13	6/28/2013	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$3,374,717
														Subtotal = $3,374,717

Issue Date FY: 2012 ( Subtotal = $3,511,672 )
2012	2012	UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO	P.O. BOX 23334	SAN JUAN	PR			USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	12	6/1/2012	CHANGE OF GRANTEE / TRAINING INSTITUTION / AWARDING INSTITUTION	$3,511,672
														Subtotal = $3,511,672

Grand Total All Awards = $44,119,301

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Advancing Competitive Biomedical Research in Puerto Rico

Award Number: P20GM103475

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/15/2001

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 06/30/2026

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