SD BRIN: ADMINISTRATIVE CORE

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This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. The Administrative Core has been actively involved in designing and running SD BRIN, representing SD BRIN, completing reports and applications for continuing funding, and planning for the future of SD BRIN. The Steering Committee met by telephone conference to plan for the implementation of Phase II of INBRE. The PI and PC met with groups from each of the partner undergraduate institutions to discuss how to move forward with INBRE funding. The PI, PC, and program assistant participated in the annual INBRE/BRIN PI meeting in Bethesda during the fall of 2004 and numerous representatives of SD BRIN will be participating in the regional IDeA meeting in Kansas City in May 2005. A graduate student has been preparing and collecting surveys for program evaluation and assisting with the collection of other data to evaluate the success of the program. A new BRIN-supported computer science faculty member with interests in bioinformatics has just been recruited for USD. The Training and Mentoring Core has a very successful undergraduate fellowship program with more applications than there are positions from students from the partner undergraduate institutions. Partner undergraduate institutions and developing their research infrastructures to meet the needs of the Phase II in a timely manner.