GRANT WILL SUPPORT BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AT NEC
Three professors receive grant in excess of $650,000
Three New England College professors have received a grant from
the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as part of a $15.4 million award
to ten institutions of higher education in the State of New Hampshire.
The grant makes it possible to upgrade the College’s science facilities,
provide training for both students and faculty, and for faculty and
students to conduct biomedical research.
NEC research
investigators Dr. Lori Bergeron, Assistant Professor of Biology, Dr.
James Newcomb, Assistant Professor of Biology, and Dr. Heather Chabot,
Associate Professor of Psychology, will have the opportunity to continue
their specific research projects with additional resources, and to
involve undergraduate students in their work over the academic year and
the summer break.
The grant establishes the New Hampshire Idea
Network of Biological Research Excellence known as INBRE, and allows for
a statewide collaboration of institutions of higher education that
includes: Dartmouth Medical School; the University of New Hampshire;
Plymouth State University; Keene State College; Colby-Sawyer College;
St. Anselm College; Franklin Pierce University; River Valley Community
College; and Great Bay Community College.
“The INBRE grant is a
direct reflection of the New England College mission to support engaged
learning for our undergraduate students,” states President Michele
Perkins. “This is an opportunity for our College to enhance the culture
of research on our campus, to sustain the important research projects
currently pursued by our faculty, and to provide opportunities to engage
in research that would lead to potential careers in biomedical research
for our students.”
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Is the Body or Mind More Eager to Help?Dr. Heather Chabot’s research into domestic violence intervention |
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Researching the PuzzleDr. Lori Bergeron Explores the Effects of Bacteria on Health |
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Something in the Way it MovesDr. James Newcomb Studies Locomotion in Sea Slugs |
For more information about the New Hampshire Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (NH-INBRE), please visit their website at http://nhinbre.org.
