Second BRIN grant likely, students benefit

Heidi Hochstetler
Staff Writer
May 6, 2004, Page 3

Doane College is likely to receive a second Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network (BRIN) grant to fund student biomedical and bioinformatics research. If fully funded, the grant would provide Doane with $150,000 per year for the next five years.
“Our grant application got positive reviews,” said Biology professor Dr. Kate Marley. “There is a good chance we will be funded.”
The BRIN grant provides money for equipment and supplies, something that all students can benefit from, Marley said.
Additionally, BRIN provides grants for students to conduct biomedical research.
Doane students are selected to participate as sophomores, and Marley said the application process is competitive.
This year’s BRIN scholars are Jessica Hutter, Chad Fickes and Will Packard. They will spend the summer doing research at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Creighton Medical Center or the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. In the fall they will return to Doane to work with a faculty member on their project for the next two years.