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Idaho State University creates Research Institute to focus its biomedical efforts

August 6, 2005 /

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Idaho State University has created the ISU Biomedical Research Institute http://www.ibri.isu.edu/ in an effort to increase the collaboration, efficiency and focus of the University’s biomedical research activities, according to a press release from university relations.

Chris Daniels, ISU pharmaceutical sciences professor and former chairman of the department, is the director of IBRI, which became a formal entity on July 1.

"In a nutshell, we’ve created the Institute to completely revamp and restructure how biomedical research is conducted on campus," Daniels said. "Currently, we have biomedical research infrastructure, resources and personnel spread all over campus. It has become clear that we absolutely need to do this so we do not duplicate resources on campus."

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