BRING-IT: Biomedical Research Investing in Growth and ISU Talent - PROJECT SUMMARY Idaho State University (ISU) is a resource-limited, regional, R2 doctoral-granting institution in a rural, Mountain West state. As the state’s designated lead for training in the health professions and a participating member of the statewide Idaho INBRE program (NIH IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence), ISU has significant potential for growing its biomedical research portfolio. To build toward a stronger future in biomedical research, ISU needs a clear picture of the institutional capacity and research environment. A needs assessment and an action plan that specifically hones in on strengthening the biomedical research enterprise has never happened at ISU, and it is much needed. Our long-term goals are to strengthen biomedical research infrastructure at ISU and to create a research environment where faculty and students in the biomedical sciences can flourish. The objective of BRING-IT: Biomedical Research Investing in Growth and ISU Talent is to develop an institution-wide and data-informed action plan that will guide improvements in biomedical research capacity. University leadership will champion the action plan, which will be developed by institutional collaborators at different levels of the research enterprise. To attain the objective of this application, we will create a practical roadmap, with both short-term and long-term goals, for strengthening the future of biomedical research at ISU in ways that will lead the institution and faculty to be more competitive for NIH funding. Institutional leadership is committed to seeing through implementation of the action plan. The overall impact will reverberate across the university, with ISU becoming better positioned to secure individual research project grants (e.g., R01s), as well as capacity-building grants (e.g., COBREs and CTRs). Outcomes are expected to have a positive impact on faculty research support and professional development, student training opportunities, institutional research culture, and research infrastructure.
