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Crystal trained as a microbiologist and is the Native American Research Centers for Health (NARCH) program director. She also manages IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE), Institutional Development Award Networks for Clinical and Translational Research (IDeA-CTR), and Support for Research Excellence (SuRE, and SuRE-First) grants.

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New Tribal Institutional Review Board Establishment and Enhancement (TIRBEE) Program and Upcoming Webinar

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We’re pleased to announce that the notice of funding opportunity for the Tribal Institutional Review Board Establishment and Enhancement (TIRBEE) program has been published (PAR-24-260). TIRBEE supports federally recognized American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) Tribes, Tribal colleges and universities, Tribal health programs, or Tribal organizations to establish institutional review boards (IRBs) or enhance the capacity of existing Tribal IRBs. The program seeks to give Tribes greater autonomy over their own research processes and is part of the response to needs identified through a formal Tribal consultation [PDF] NIGMS conducted in 2021.

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