CARE is responsible for evaluations of the SC INBRE Program; results are included in our reporting to NIH (our funding agency). Your responses are invaluable for these reports!

Representative:
Pam Gillam
CARE Director

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Clemson is a science- and engineering-oriented University dedicated to teaching, research and service. With more than 5,500 students in 140+ graduate and professional degree programs — many of which are nationally ranked — we offer a transformative education for all.

Our goal is to promote superior research and scholarship at Clemson University by providing the highest level of education and training for our students. Clemson graduate students are passionate about answering the fundamental questions in their fields, and in line with our modern land-grant mission, they’re driven to share what they learn for the benefit of all — through research, scholarship, teaching and service.

Representative:
Hallie Conrad
Admissions Coordinator

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The James B. Edwards College of Dental Medicine is a strong, academically progressive, financially stable institution with a committed faculty and staff that serves a uniquely talented cohort of students and patients across South Carolina. Through academic excellence, innovation and discovery, and a commitment to serving patients with the highest level of care, we are changing what’s possible in dental education. 

Representative:
Dr. Michael Kern, Medical University of South Carolina
Professor, Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology
Joint Appointment, Oral Health Sciences Department, College of Dental Medicine, MUSC
Adjunct Professor, Clemson University School of Health Research
Director, Dental Scientist Training Program

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Research sparks discoveries. Discoveries then form the foundation for medical devices, treatments, and new approaches to care. Looking beyond, these advancements promote healthier communities across our state and the globe.

The Medical University of South Carolina's College of Graduate Studies fuels these developments by training the next generation of biomedical and clinical researchers and reflecting our community and nation. 

Representative:
Cathy Butler
Director of Recruitment, Outreach and Career Development

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The mission of the Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy is to provide a quality education that delivers optimal team-based patient care, fosters leadership, and creates a service culture.

The School of Pharmacy will accept up to 65 professional students each year. From our beautiful residence halls and spirited campus events to our diverse clubs and Division I athletic teams, PC offers one of the most enjoyable educational experiences in the region.

Representative:
Josh Tyson
Director of Graduate Enrollment

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With 230+ highly respected graduate degree programs and a vibrant community on and off campus, it's no wonder that 6400+ graduate students call USC their academic home.

Representatives:
Dr. Matthew Klopfenstein
Director of Professional Development

Kesha Clavon
Director of Recruitment and Student Affairs

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The PA program at the USC School of Medicine Columbia is a program that while young — founded in 2017 with an inaugural class of 20 students — plays an integral role in providing healthcare to the state of South Carolina.

During your course of study, you'll have clinical experience, extensive training in the classroom and access to state-of-the-art technologies. This will teach you how to work as part of an interprofessional health care team. 

Representative:
Kirby Cranford Lee
Admissions Director, Clinical Assistant Professor

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There’s a different kind of medical school in Upstate South Carolina, a place where tomorrow’s doctors train alongside today’s physicians and all members of the interdisciplinary healthcare team from day one. The University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville offers a hands-on, real-world experience that isn’t a mere promise for the future, but a way of life.

The USC School of Medicine Greenville is a place where students learn using the latest clinical, information and simulation technology and where they develop the leadership, clinical and interpersonal skills essential to delivering the next generation of patient-focused health care with confidence and compassion.

Representative:
Lucy Conaway
Admissions Coordinator

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The mission of the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) is to prepare globally minded, community-focused osteopathic physicians to meet the needs of rural and medically underserved populations and advance research to improve human health.

Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine, also known as DOs, are licensed in every state to practice the full scope of medicine: examination, diagnosis, writing prescriptions, performing surgery, and providing musculoskeletal manipulation.

Osteopathic physicians staff every field of medicine from family practice to neurosurgery. However, the majority of DOs practice primary care, with approximately one-fourth providing care in small communities and rural areas.

Representative:
April Bates
Application Services Specialist and Admissions Recruiter

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The IRF provides state-of-the-art biomedical research instrumentation for use in the USC School of Medicine Columbia and USC main campus research environments. 

IRF Discount for SC INBRE PUIs. The IRF is pleased to offer a discount to researchers from SC INBRE’s PUIs and Outreach Institutions. This discount allows eligible external researchers to access all IRF equipment and services at internal pricing, ensuring greater affordability and support for their research needs. Questions? Contact Dr. Austin Worden (email). 

Representative:
Dr. Austin Worden
Director

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The mission of the core is to provide MUSC and other regional investigators with expertise, instrumentation, training, and services for a range of molecular technologies. 

The core currently offers Bioanalyzer service for qualitative analysis of eukaryotic total RNA and quantitative analysis of DNA libraries. Several instruments are available to users, including qPCR, PCR, NanoDrop, microplate reader, and Qubit fluorometers. Following certification of training, users are free to schedule their use at their convenience. 

The core also offers bioinformatic analysis in support of bulk RNA-seq data analysis and other miscellaneous applications (database mining, cloning design, etc.) 

For RNA-seq projects, the core can access raw data from providers, run data analysis pipelines, securely store the data until publication, and assist users with submission of project data to public archives.

Representative:
Dr. Jamie Barth
Director
SC INBRE Institution Lead at MUSC

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The Clemson University Genomics and Bioinformatics Facility (CUGBF) helps investigators use the latest genomics technologies in their research. The heart of our facility is Illumina’s Nextseq 2000 NGS platform, which offers high throughput sequencing used in many applications such as whole-genome, transcriptome, and targeted resequencing. CUGBF offers services to support the use of the Nextseq 2000 from experimental design through bioinformatic deliverables. We also have a 10x Genomics Chromium X and Illumina Single Cell equipment for single cell sequencing. In addition to offering a full-service genomics lab and bioinformatics team, we pride ourselves in offering training to students to work alongside our staff members to learn genomic and bioinformatic techniques. Outside of the lab, we offer training and informational workshops to Clemson’s diverse scientific community.

Representative:
Dr. Rooksie Noorai
Assistant Director of Bioinformatics

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The Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) in Human Genetics constitutes a unique partnership between the Clemson University Center for Human Genetics and the Greenwood Genetic Center. Research in the COBRE in Human Genetics focuses on understanding the genetic, genomic, and epigenetic mechanisms by which molecular genetic variation affects rare and common diseases.

Representatives:
Dr. Trudy Mackay
Director

Dr. Robert Anholt

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SC TRIMH’s primary mission is to develop a new generation of NIH-funded investigators by providing the intellectual expertise needed for one-on-one and group mentoring opportunities to early-stage and/or new investigators, financial support for investigators to obtain preliminary data and research infrastructure, through dedicated scientific cores, necessary for investigators to be successful in competing for NIH research awards. The specific aims are to:

Expand the critical mass of funded investigators conducting musculoskeletal research

Strengthen innovative scientific cores that support and advance musculoskeletal research

Advance the ongoing development of an independent, sustainable, multidisciplinary thematic program. 

Representative:
Tommy Gallien
Program Manager

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The scientific mission of the CDSI is to investigate how compounds derived from botanicals and natural products can attenuate inflammation, as well as understand the mechanisms that trigger chronic inflammatory diseases. Inflammation plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of not only autoimmune diseases but also a wide range of clinical disorders including cardiovascular diseases, neurodegenerative disorders, obesity, aging, and cancer. 

The FCCA Core of the CDSI is located at Building 1 of the School of Medicine at the VA hospital campus. The major equipment in the FCCA Core include: BD FACS Celesta BVR, BD FACSymphony A5 SE, RS 2000 X-Ray Biological Irradiator, BD FACSymphony Sorter, Agilent Seahorse XFe96 Analyzer, Illumina NextSeq 550, 10x Chromium, Buxco for testing pulmonary function, and Vizgen Merscope Spatial Transcriptomics.

Representative:
Dr. Narendra Singh
Director, Immune Monitoring Core

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