Center of Integrated Biomedical and Bioengineering Research
Center of Integrated Biomedical and Bioengineering Research
National Institutes of Health Phase 2, $10M award will accelerate innovative human health research at UNH.
Committed to the idea that truly valuable, paradigm-shifting research is often conducted in the space between research disciplines and across academic units and establishing UNH as a Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE):
- Increasing the number of NIH-funded research project grants awarded to UNH faculty
- Accelerating hiring and advancement of biomedical and bioengineering researchers
- Acquiring state-of-the-art instrumentation in well-managed core facilities
- Encouraging clinical research, commercial opportunities, and translational medicine
UNH's Center of Integrated Biomedical and Bioengineering Research Receives $10M NIH Grant
UNH's Center of Integrated Biomedical and Bioengineering Research Receives $10M NIH Grant
CIBBR News
Wednesday, October 08, 2025UNH research reveals microbial differences underlying variable responses to opioidsDespite their wide use and effectiveness, opioid pain medications can lead to addiction in some people. New Hampshire has had among the highest drug overdose death rates in the nation within the past decade. At the University of New Hampshire (UNH), Cheryl Whistler is investigating why opioid response and addiction susceptibility differs between individuals and whether unseen but essential...
Friday, October 03, 2025Harish Vashisth, professor of chemical engineering and bioengineering, has been awarded a five-year, $2.1 million Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA) from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The award will support his team’s efforts to develop innovative approaches for designing new therapies to treat diseases such as diabetes, cancer, and viral infections that impact millions of...
