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UTSA Biology Programs Rank High Nationally According to data just published by the National Institutes of Health, UTSA's biology program currently ranks No. 27 out of 251 college and university biology departments nationwide in numbers of NIH grant dollars awarded for the current federal fiscal year. For federal fiscal year 2000-01, UTSA's biology program is receiving $4,708,660 in NIH funding, including $4,561,957 for research and $146,703 for training. Recipients of the largest amounts are the Minority Biomedical Research Support (MBRS) Support for Continuous Research Excellence (SCORE) program, which provides funding for 17 separate faculty research projects, and the Cajal Neuroscience Research Center. From their multiple-year grants, SCORE nets just over $1.7 million per year and the Cajal Center, just under $1.1 million. The Specialized Neuroscience Research Program's package of three inter-university collaborative projects is receiving about $945,000 for the year, while the MBRS Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (RISE) program, which funds research at all levels for minority students, is receiving nearly $600,000. Institutionally, UTSA ranks No. 145 out of 485 nationwide in total NIH funding received in all disciplines. UTSA's overall total for the federal fiscal year is $7,007,508, or $6,730,108 for research and $277,400 for training. In addition to funding for biology/life sciences projects, the total includes $497,112 this fiscal year for the Center for Drug and Social Policy Research and $130,697 for the Career Opportunities in Research Training Program, which provides research opportunities for minority students in the fields of psychology, criminal justice, sociology, anthropology and health. UTSA's current NIH grants and principal investigators are as follows: MBRS
SCORE Cajal
Neuroscience Research Center Specialized
Neuroscience Research Project MBRS
RISE Associative
LTP of Area CA3 in the Hippocampus in Vivo Alphavirus
Replication in Cells of the Arthropod Vector Action
Potential Initiation in Hippocampal Interneurons NHLBI
Minority School Faculty Development Award Ethanol
Affects Hypothalmic-detate Gyrus Interactions Neuronal
Organization of the Basal Ganglia Drug
Treatment for Gang-Affiliated Hispanic Adolescents Career
Opportunities in Research Training Program
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