[medinformatics] NIH Provides $32.8 Million for Biomedical Informatics Research

[Medical Informatics News]

The National Center for Research Resources, a component
of the National Institutes of Health, announced today it will provide $32.8 million in additional funding to enhance
its Biomedical Informatics Research Network (BIRN). From the NIH press
release:


The University of California San Diego Medical School will receive $18.8
million over five years, while Massachusetts General Hospital will be granted
nearly $14 million for three years of support. BIRN is an NIH initiative involving a consortium of 15 universities and
22 research groups that fosters collaborations in biomedical science by utilizing information technology innovations.
BIRN’s initial three test bed projects focus on brain imaging of human neurological disorders and associated animal
models.

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