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Cell Differentiation
and Development Center
These multidisciplinary research groups
focus mainly on the mechanisms that govern cellular
differentiation and development.
Center for Business and Economic Research
CBER
promotes regional economic growth by conducting economic
research and providing various business/economic services to
the region’s public and private sectors.
Center for Diagnostic Nanosystems
Researchers at this center develop
state-of-the-art biodetection technologies for early
diagnosis of critical health conditions that affect the
aging and rural population.
Center for Environmental, Geotechnical and Applied Sciences
CEGAS is
dedicated to research, technological innovation and
providing high-value services in information and
geo-technology, environmental management and technology, and
engineering.
Center for the Study of Ethnicity
and Gender in Appalachia
This
center promotes research about various aspects of the
people, cultures and lives within the Appalachian region.
Environmental Management Incubator
The
incubator works to enhance the sustainability of regional
businesses by providing access to environmental information
and management strategies, and encouraging business
development based on environmentally-related opportunities.
John Deaver Drinko Academy
The Drinko
Academy is devoted to enhancing public understanding of
American institutions and the responsibilities of citizens
to their society, particularly a sense of shared values and
common purpose.
Marshall Institute for Interdisciplinary Research
This goal of this institute, created
through the state’s
“Bucks for Brains” research trust fund, is to develop a
focused program of pioneering research dedicated to
producing patentable scientific breakthroughs and creating
new high-tech businesses based on those discoveries.
Marshall University
Nutrition and Cancer Center
Investigators at this
NCRR/NIH-funded Center of Biomedical Research Excellence are
studying a wide variety of dietary components, including
omega-3 fatty acids, capsaicin (responsible for the
“hotness” of chili peppers) and alcohol. Cancers of interest
include small cell lung cancer, breast cancer, skin cancer
and leukemia/lymphoma.
Nick J. Rahall II Appalachian Transportation Institute
The
institute helps influence a more diverse and equitable
economy for rural Appalachia and other mountain areas by
providing insights into how to create and maintain the most
cost-effective enhancement to the national transportation
system in rural Appalachia and rural America.
Robert C. Byrd Center for Rural Health Resources
This
center serves as the base for Marshall's rural medicine
outreach programs, which directly affect more than half of
West Virginia’s population.
Robert C. Byrd Institute for Advanced Flexible Manufacturing
RCBI is
the only statewide manufacturing technology production and
teaching resource in the state. The institute provides
manufacturers with access to advanced equipment; affordable,
customized workforce development and technical training
programs; quality certification and implementation
assistance, and an array of technical support programs.
West Virginia Autism Training Center
This center provides training, information and support to West Virginians
with autism, their families, educators and others.
West Virginia IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence
The
primary goal of this institute is to develop competitive NIH
research at primarily undergraduate institutions in the
state. The program also provides students at these
institutions with enhanced research experiences. The
principal areas of research are cardiovascular disease and
cancer.
West Virginia Prevention Resource Center
This
center supports
West Virginia's Substance Abuse Prevention System
through information dissemination, networking and
collaboration, facilitated learning and training, and
evaluation activities.
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