Purpose: to promote and enhance biomedical research in Arkansas Focus: Undergraduate institutions

INBRE Outreach Core Purposes: 1) to provide fellowships and research opportunities to undergraduate faculty and students at the INBRE Lead Institutions 2) to offer networking through an instate Annual Scientific Research Symposium

INBRE Outreach Core Core Director, R. Koeppe, PhD, UAF Summer Research Fellowships For undergraduate faculty & students 6 faculty research fellowships 16 student research fellowships 10-week summer program, May - July 2003 Summer Students Research conducted in a state-of-the-art lab at one of the lead institutions Research Day for student posters and faculty talks at end of program Annual Research Symposium University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Open to undergraduate science/math majors & faculty Every fall – Next one: October 15-16, 2010

Students select a research lab at a Lead Institution (UAMS, UALR, UArk) Arkansas INBRE provides: Stipend Housing/Travel Allowance Research Supply Budget Students agree to: Present a poster at Arkansas INBRE Research Day Prepare a research paper Mentored Student Fellowships UAPB ASU Lyon UCA Hendrix JBU OBU UALR UAMS UAF PSC HSU ATU SAU UAM

Current Status of INBRE Summer Student Fellows Graduation Date Number of Students Number Attending Graduate School Number Attending Professional School EmployedLost Contact (2 applying) (expected)5 98 (91) Contributing to the Pipeline Arkansas INBRE Outcomes for Student Fellows in Last 5 Years

Current Status of INBRE-Supported Students in PUI Laboratories Undergraduate Institution ( ) Number of Students Number Attending Graduate School Number Attending Professional School EmployedNumber without Tracking Data Arkansas State U University N.A.21 Hendrix College2607N.A.19 John Brown U University Lyon College1313N.A.4 Ouachita Baptist U University 38414N.A.12 University of Central A Arkansas 624N.A.13 University of r Arkansas at Pine B Bluff 1602N.A N.A.77 Contributing to the Pipeline Arkansas INBRE Outcomes for Undergraduate Researchers in Last 5 Years

Mentored Faculty Fellowships Faculty & Mentor prepare a proposal Arkansas INBRE provides: Stipend Housing/Travel Allowance Research Supply Budget Faculty agree to: Build long-term relationship with mentor Continue research in future years Involve undergraduate students in research UAPB ASU Lyon UCA Hendrix JBU OBU Harding HSU ATU Summer & Academic-Year Fellowships

Increased Research Funding To Undergraduate Faculty Extramural Research Funding to INBRE Faculty Fellows In last 5 years: 4 NSF grants, 5 R15, 1 R03, 1 USDA grant Some extramural funding directly to prior INBRE Fellows e.g., NIH R15 (AREA) grant to Tim Lindblom (Lyon College) - renewed 2010 NSF grant to Andrea Duina (Hendrix College) - renewed 2010 USDA grant to John David Swanson (Univ of Central Arkansas) Some Fellows become Project Leaders and then obtain extramural funding e.g., NSF grants to Barbara Clancy (Univ of Central Arkansas)

Partner Institutions UAPB ASU Lyon UCA Hendrix JBU OBU UALR UAMS UAF PSC Primarily Undergraduate Institutions (PUIs) Arkansas State University Hendrix College John Brown University Lyon College Ouachita Baptist University Philander Smith College University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff University of Central Arkansas Lead Institutions: