Center for Innovative Biomedical Resources (CIBR)

Center for Innovative Biomedical Resources
CIBR is a UMB-wide shared resource for state-of-the-art technologies, high-tech instrumentation, and expertise that supports biomedical research, clinical practice and health care

---

Other Shared Resources

UM Greenbaum Comprehensive Cancer Center - Shared Services
Shared scientific resources provide support and facilitate specialized research activities for all UMGCCC investigators. Shared Services allow scientists at UMGCCC and the UMSOM e to pool their expertise and resources.

BIORESCO Resource Supply Store
A list of vendors that provide laboratory supplies and services

---

Clinical Research Facilities

• UMB Institute for Clinical Translational Research
• General Clinical Research Center (GCRC)
• UMB Biobank

---

Cardiovascular Data Science Initiative

The Data Science Initiative is a partnership between CVRL and colleagues in University of Maryland Baltimore County's (UMBC) Department of Mathematics and Statistics. This partnership allows us to use advanced Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning as well as traditional methodologies to unravel and mine the wealth of data generated in the following critical areas:

• clinical trials
• electronic health records
• digital health devices
• cardiac imaging studies
• academic drug discovery efforts

 Learn more >

---

Animal Research Facilities

• Physiology Phenotyping Lab
  In vivo measurements of CV and extra-CV function in mice and larger animals, 
• Transgenic and Knockout Facility
• Translational Laboratory Shared Service
  Carries out various in vivo assay
• Veterinary Services (UMB)

---

Additional Facilities

• Air Pollution Exposure Facility

---

Collaboration Opportunities

• UMB Experts
  Searchable database of up-to-date research profiles of the research faculty from all disciplines at the University of Maryland, Baltimore

---

Research Regulatory Links

• Office of Animal Welfare Assurance (OAWA)
• Human Research Protections
• Collaborative Institutional Comprehensive Evaluation of Research Online (CICERO)

---

Funding Support

• Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund (MSCRF)
  Functions to promote state-funded stem cell research and cures through grants and loans to public and private entities in the State. 
• Funding & Grant Resources
  Grant and funding resources from the Center for Advanced Research Training and Innovation (CARTI).
• Office of Research Affairs
  Information and tools to secure corporate funding and promote technology commercialization efforts.

---

Research Essentials

• Health Sciences and Human Services Library
  Portal offering University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) library services.
• Research at UMB
  Office of Research (OSU) access portal to all of the web-based tools, software, and downloadable forms needed to conduct research at UMB.

---

Educational Support

• Research Career Development (RCD)
  Offers workshops, classes and seminars in subjects critical to academic research careers.

External Resources

Grants and Funding Opportunities

• American Lung Association Research and Funding Opportunities
• American Heart Association (AHA) Research and Funding Opportunities
• AHA Grants@Heart Grants Submission and Tracking Site
• American Thoracic Society Research and Funding Opportunities
• Community of Scholars (COS) Pivot Funding Portal
• Granthome Database of Scientific Research Grants
• National Cancer Institute Research and Funding Opportunities
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Research and Funding Opportunities
• National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering Research and Funding Opportunities
• National Institutes of Health Research and Funding
  Policies, Guidelines, and Opportunities
• NIH Electronic Research Administration(eRA) Commons Grant Application Database
• National Science Foundation
  Research and Funding Opportunities
• US Government Funding Opportunities and Grant Application Tracking: Grants.gov

News and Research Aids

• American College of Cardiology Smart Brief
  Twice weekly snapshot of cardiology news (free subscription)
• American Diabetes Association Smart Brief
  Daily snapshot of diabetes news (free subscription)
• ClinicalTrials.gov
  Database of publicly and privately supported clinical studies conducted around the world
• NIH Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools (RePORT)
  Portal for reports, data, and analyses of NIH research activities, grants, and awards
• NIH RePORTER
  Searchable database of NIH awards and grants