About NAIPI
History of NAIPI
The National Association of IDeA Principal Investigators (NAIPI) includes members from the 23 states and Puerto Rico that are part of the Institutional Development Awards (IDeA) network. The association represents the Principal Investigators from each IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) and Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) in those states.
The NAIPI’s 20-member executive committee assists the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR), a division of the National Institutes of Health, in strengthening research in those 23 IDeA-eligible states and Puerto Rico. Committee members serve two-year terms and meet in Washington, D.C.
The IDeA program supports biomedical research infrastructure in states with historically low levels of NIH research funding.
For more information about the IDeA program, visit the IDeA website.
NAIPI Officers:
K. Gus Kousoulas, PhD – President
vtgusk@lsu.edu
Judith Van Houten, PhD – Past President
judith.vanhouten@uvm.edu
Jim Kenyon, PhD - Vice President
jlkenyon@unr.edu
Lucia Pirisi-Creek, PhD - Secretary/Treasure
pirisi@uscmed.sc.edu
NAIPI By Laws
Council Members:
| Term Beginning: October 2011 | ||
| Western Region | ||
| COBRE | ||
| Dr. Mark Quinn | mquinn@montana.edu | 2 Years |
| Dr. Larry Forney | lforney@uidaho.edu | 1 Year |
| Dr. Rick Yanagihara | yanagiha@pbrc.hawaii.edu | 4 Years |
| INBRE | ||
| Dr. James Kenyon | jlkenyon@medicine.nevada.edu | 1 Year |
| Dr. Carolyn Bohach | cbohach@uidaho.edu | 4 Years |
| Central Region | ||
| COBRE | ||
| Dr. Dan Marcus | marcus@ksu.edu | 2 years |
| Dr. Charles Wood | cwood1@unl.edu | 1 year |
| Dr. Jonathan Geiger | jgeiger@medicine.nodak.edu | 4 years |
| INBRE | ||
| Dr. James Turpen | jturpen@unmc.edu | 1 year |
| Dr. Barb Goodman | barb.goodman@usd.edu | 4 years |
| Southeastern Region | ||
| COBRE | ||
| Dr. Edgar Garcia-Rill | garciarilledgar@uams.edu | 2 years |
| Dr. Gus Kousoulas | vtgusk@lsu.edu | 1 year |
| Dr. Prescott Deninger | pdeinin@tulane.edu | 4 years |
| INBRE | ||
| Dr. Nigel Cooper | nigelcooper@louisville.edu | 1 year |
| Dr. Lucia Pirisi-Creek | lucia.pirisi-creek@uscmed.sc.edu | 2 years (tie- share with L. Cornett) |
| Dr. Larry Cornett | cornettelawrencee@uams.edu | 2 years |
| Northeastern Region | ||
| COBRE | ||
| Dr. James Padbury | jpadbury@wihri.org | 2 years |
| Dr. Charles Irvin | charles.irvin@uvm.edu | 1 year |
| Dr. Ralph Budd | ralph.budd@uvm.edu | 4 years |
| INBRE | ||
| Dr. Patrica Hand | phand@mdil.org | 1 year |
| Dr. Judith Van Houten | judith.vanhouten@uvm.edu | 4 years |
| EX-OFFICIO | ||
| Dr. W.F. Taylor | taylorwf@mail.nih.gov | |
| Dr. Sindey McNairy | McNairyS@mail.nih.gov | |
| Dr. Charles Irvin | charles.irvin@uvm.edu | |
