The JLC-BBRI uses innovative interdisciplinary approaches to explore the causes of diseases that disparately afflict ethnic minorities and the underserved. We use molecular, physiological and genomic approaches and cutting edge technologies to advance biomedical knowledge and train future scientists. BBRI is an exciting place to learn new techniques, cultivate new knowledge and spark new ideas that may dramatically improve minority health.
A long-time friend of Julius L Chambers, JLC-BBRI and of North Carolina Central University, Dr. Charles A Sanders recently received another well-deserved honor with a dedication ceremony on September 15, 2011.
North Carolina Central University received final approval today from the University of North Carolina Board of Governors to introduce a doctor of philosophy (Ph.D.) program in integrated biosciences
Two biology students from North Carolina Central University have received awards for their research and made presentations about their work at recent scientific meetings.
Reminder: Students and faculty remember to check the NCCU academic calendar for drop/add dates, submission of new courses and graduate school deadlines. Click on the title to link.
For nearly 100 years, NCCU has had a rich history of creating programs which foster academic development and achievement and the JLC-BBRI is one of our most innovative research initiatives to date. Since 1998, it has strengthened undergraduate science education and focused its research on health issues that disproportionately affect African Americans. As the JLC-BBRI continues to address the health research and training needs of underserved minority groups, it is our hope that the information and research it generates will support the improvement of the health of the minority community, while at the same time providing students with viable skills in biotechnology and broader access to careers in the biomedical sciences.
The mission of BBRI is to conduct research focused on health issues that disproportionately affect African Americans and other minority groups and to provide students with research training and experiences that will enhance access to careers in the biomedical sciences.
2011 BBRI Nutrition Research Program of the North Carolina Central University has a collaborative research grant with Appalachian State University to study Chia seed using the zebrafish model at the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis. In addition, a funded collaborative research agreement was established with UNC Chapel Hill to study the dietary choline using the zebrafish model.
2011 BBRI Nutrition Research Program of the North Carolina Central University recruited a new cancer research faculty at the North Carolina Research Campus to start a program on dietary and hormonal modulation of breast cancer risks. The research is funded by a grant from American Cancer Society to study phytoestrogens and erbB-2 mediated breast carcinogenesis.
2010 BBRI Nutrition Research Program of the North Carolina Central University and NC A&T State University filed the first joint patent originated from the zebrafish research at the North Carolina Research Campus for an innovative treatment to target anemia market.
2009 BBRI Nutrition Research Program of the North Carolina Central University was awarded a Technology Research Grant from the North Carolina Biotechnology Center to develop a zebrafish model for high-throughput drug discovery at the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis.
2008 BBRI Nutrition Research Program of the North Carolina Central University became one of the six university-partners moving into the private-public venture of the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis, a world class research hub where collaborative science will lead the charge for great discoveries in nutrition, health and biotechnology research.
