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The Great Plains IDeA | Clinical and Translational Research connects eight leading academic institutions as partners in collaborative work to achieve positive health outcomes through regionally relevant research. Partner institutions include Boys Town National Research Hospital, Children’s Nebraska, Creighton University, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, University of Nebraska at Kearney, University of Nebraska Omaha, University of Nebraska Medical Center, and the Omaha VA Medical Center, as well as regional collaborators in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and the Dakotas.

Members receive a weekly newsletter that includes information about funding opportunities and upcoming events. Members also receive access to funding opportunities and resources needed to improve and accelerate clinical and translational research.

We offer funding opportunities and access to research resources including clinical registries, The Great Plains PrimarY Care Practice-Based Research Network (PBRN), computational infrastructure and software licenses, and Informatics Cores, including: Bioinformatics and Systems Biology (BSB), Electronic Health Records (EHR), and Clinical Research Analytics Environment(CRANE). Members also gain access to grant writing and mentoring workshops, monthly seminars and more. 

Membership is open to anyone. Most of our members are students, faculty and staff from our partner institutions across the region with a vested interest in clinical and translational research and science.

Membership is always free! Members may be asked to pay a nominal fee for access to specific resources like specialized equipment or data design/analysis.

To request a service, visit our Resources & Services page, scroll down to the "Submit a request" button. Complete the form to submit your request!

You will be contacted by a CTR representative to help navigate your resource needs. You can also contact us via email at gpctr@unmc.edu with any questions.  

Since we are funded by an IDeA grant through the NIH, we must prioritize the support of specific health initiatives in our region. Our key health priorities include mental health, nutrition, physical activity and weight, social determinants of health and leading causes of death.

Projects that make an impact on medically disadvantaged, underrepresented and/or geographically or clinically isolated populations are of high interest. In addition, projects that can introduce or evaluate new tools or technologies useful in these populations are strongly encouraged.