Cores and Core Directors
The Delaware INBRE Core Directors have been selected to represent the INBRE Network based on their proven leadership record and specific experience related to this program. Progress within the individual Cores will be evaluated during regularly scheduled meetings of the Research Committee. This will facilitate close interactions between INBRE research leadership and faculty working within the INBRE network and help ensure a successful execution of the Delaware INBRE.
Administration
The purpose of the Administrative Core is to bring together the requisite personnel and resources in a way that will help insure that the goals of the INBRE proposal are achieved in a timely and high-quality fashion. The Administrative Core contains an External Advisory Committee, a Steering Committee to coordinate among the participating institutions, a Research Committee to ensure scientific excellence, Core Directors to manage the individual Cores, and a DBI-centered administration.
David S. Weir - Chair
Karl V. Steiner
Research
The purpose of the Research Core is to deliver, over the five-year term of the grant, a statewide pipeline of capable and competitive medical research personnel who can compete for and win NIH-funded research grants. The Core involves all INBRE partners, either through funded biomedical research projects, and/or through undergraduate research experiences.
The Research Core is responsive to direction from the INBRE Steering Committee. This direction will be based on recommendations from the Research Committee chaired by Dr. Roberta F. Colman, who is also a member of the Steering Committee. These two committees, in conjunction with the External Advisory Board, will be responsible for 1) the assessment of the scientific quality of the research programs and 2) the selection of research proposals in year 3.
Ulhas Naik - Chair
Central Instrumentation
The purpose of the Centralized Research Instrumentation Core is to extend the infrastructure of centralized instrumentation centers that were originally established under the Delaware BRIN. These Centers feature state-of-the-art instrumentation and highly qualified personnel and are a critical component of Delaware’s Science and Technology Plan to provide the State’s research community with the necessary tools to successfully compete for federally funded research grants.
Abraham Lenhoff - Chair
Karl V. Steiner
Bioinformatics
The purpose of the Bioinformatics Core is to extend the significant bioinformatics capability established under the Delaware BRIN and 1) transition the Core from a service-oriented capability to one focused more on bioinformatics research; 2) enhance the knowledge base of faculty and students within the BRIN/INBRE Network; 3) build the bioinformatics capacity and capability at the partner institutions; 4) expand the user base for these facilities; and 5) develop courses and curricula related to bioinformatics.
Karl V. Steiner - Chair
Marwan Rasamny
Undergraduate Research Experience
The purpose of the Research Experience and Training Core is 1) to develop a process and capability to improve the scientific literacy and research experience of undergraduate students as a component of the overall INBRE goal of developing a pipeline of capable and competitive research personnel in Delaware and 2) to improve the expertise of Nursing faculty in research and grantsmanhip.
Jeanette Miller - Chair
Veronica Rempusheski
Outreach
The purpose of the Outreach Core is to 1) increase the scientific research literacy of undergraduate and associate-level students at the INBRE partner institutions, and 2) develop a workforce training /retraining programs for the biomedical sector utilizing, where appropriate, the research programs and network developed under the current BRIN and the future INBRE programs. Two INBRE institutions are responsible to develop and implement this core – Delaware Technical & Community College and the University of Delaware’s College of Health and Nursing Science.
