Don Sens, PhD

North Dakota will receive $15.9 million over five years for a National Institutes of Health (NIH) program aimed at increasing research opportunities, investigators, and resources in biomedical research.

Health and the environment are the focuses of research conducted under the North Dakota IDeA Networks for Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) program. Half of the budget will be used to support research projects at predominantly undergraduate institutions in the state.

The statewide network will be administered by the University of North Dakota (UND) School of Medicine and Health Sciences in collaboration with North Dakota State University. Major projects will be led by researchers at Cankdeska Cikana Community College, Dickinson State University, Mayville State University, Minot State University, Turtle Mountain Community College, and Valley City State University.

“This marks a major accomplishment for North Dakota,” said interim vice president for health affairs and interim dean Joshua Wynne, MD, MBA, MPH, of the UND medical school. “It will advance the level of scientific inquiry throughout the state and encourage students to pursue meaningful and productive careers in the biomedical sciences.”