August 13, 2004
New grant enables North Dakota INBRE to
take over where North Dakota BRIN left off
GRAND FORKS, N.D. - North Dakota will receive $16.3 million over five years during the second phase of a National Institutes of Health (NIH) program aimed at making the state more competitive in attracting federal funds for biomedical research. Health and the environment will be the focus of research conducted under the North Dakota IDeA Networks for Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) program.
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April 7, 2004
University of North Dakota researcher
explores calcium's role in cell signaling
GRAND FORKS, N.D. - The human body is made up of trillions of living cells that fulfill a myriad of purposes. But how do cells know what to do, when to do it and how to coordinate their actions?
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December 23, 2003
Former NIH cancer researcher finds a home
at North Dakota's Valley City State University
VALLEY CITY, N.D. - Can a Dutch Ph.D. toxicologist researcher from the NIH’s National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, MD, find happiness teaching science at a small university on the plains of North Dakota?
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August 19, 2003
Computer network provides powerful
tool for researchers at NDSU and UND
FARGO, N.D. - Without the use of powerful computers and sophisticated software, Stefan Balaz says the impact on his drug development research would be like the difference between walking and driving. Full story...

July 15, 2003
Dicksinon State assistant professor is
changing the way students think about research
DICKINSON, N.D. - In western North Dakota, an area that’s better known for producing oil and cattle than it is for educating biomedical researchers, Lynn Burgess is bucking the trend. Full story...

February 24, 2003
UND research team studies biomarkers
to discover new clues for treating cancer
GRAND FORKS, N.D. - In the battle against cancer, researchers are studying how cancerous cells provide clues known as biomarkers that can help doctors diagnose and treat their patients more effectively.
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Novermber 14, 2002
Health and water concerns lead to science career
FT. YATES, N.D. - What began for Marie Cloud as a research project for a college science course became a career opportunity and a chance to greatly improve her community's drinking water. An enrolled member of the Lakota Sioux Tribe and mother of five, she lives in Bullhead, S.D., and attends Sitting Bull College in Ft. Yates. Full story...

October 24, 2002
BRIN attracts researchers to North Dakota
GRAND FORKS, N.D. - Researchers are coming to North Dakota with the help of a federal grant designed to increase the state's capacity to conduct biomedical research. Full story...

June 25, 2002
Researcher asks: What makes E. coli go bad?
FARGO, N.D. - Lisa Nolan wants to know why some E. coli bacteria cause disease while most others don't. Her research has identified a gene that's common among harmful forms of E. coli, but not among harmless strains. Full story...

March 8, 2002
Bubonic plague research combats bioterrorism
GRAND FORKS, N.D. - By studying how to unlock the secrets of bubonic plague, Matthew Nilles is not only learning how infectious diseases kill, but also helping to combat the threat of bioterrorism.
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January 22, 2002
Program's goal is more Native
American students in science
MINOT, N.D. - Assisting North Dakota's tribal colleges in increasing the number of Native American students pursuing four-year science degrees is the focus of a planning meeting here on Thursday (Jan. 24). Full story...

January 17, 2002
NDBRIN hires public information professional
Patrick Miller has joined the University of North Dakota School (UND) of Medicine and Health Sciences staff as the public information professional for the Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network (BRIN). Full story...

January 3, 2002
Universities plan to attract more federal
funding for biomedical research
BISMARCK -- Representatives from the North Dakota University System's four-year universities will meet here Friday to develop a plan to increase the state's level of federal funding for biomedical research. Full story...

October 3, 2001
NIH Funds Biomedical Research Infrastructure Networks
Bethesda, Md. — The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced today that it has awarded 24 grants, totaling approximately $45 million, to biomedical research institutions located in states that have not fully participated in NIH grant funding in the past. NIH news release...

September 24, 2001
UND & NDSU to receive $6 million grant from
National Institutes of Health for Biomedical Research
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- North Dakota's Congressional delegation Monday announced that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have awarded a $6 million grant to two North Dakota universities to further develop biomedical research in the state. U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan news release...