INBRE scholars: Meet Taylor Friemel

Twenty-two undergraduate students are spending the summer at UNMC doing research.

They are called INBRE scholars and are part of the largest grant in UNMC history.

Today we feature Taylor Friemel, a junior at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln majoring in forensic science.

What is it about science that excites you?

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There is always something new in the field, it isn’t something that is a dead end, there is always a new discovery or something else to work on or be a part of.

Will you pursue a career in science? If so, what do you hope to accomplish?

As of right now — definitely. I have slowly come to realize how much I like the subject matter and I love learning new ways to study things. I hope to help make discoveries in biomedical medicine and eventually help people.

Why is it important to have programs like INBRE?

It is important to have programs like this because this program is helping me decide what part of science I want to be a part of and what area excites me most.

Without the opportunity to do that, most students do not get that chance.

The INBRE program

Twenty-two students from 11 different undergraduate and community college programs have joined the Institutional Development Award Program (IDeA) Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE)/ Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network (BRIN) program.
The INBRE/BRIN program is overseen by James Turpen, Ph.D., a professor in UNMC's Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Anatomy, and principal investigator of the $17.2 million National Institutes of Health grant that supports the program.

Established in 2001, the INBRE program was created to expose students to serious biomedical research, build a statewide biomedical research infrastructure between undergraduate and graduate institutions and to strengthen undergraduate institution's infrastructure and increase its capacity to conduct cutting-edge biomedical and behavioral research.

The students, referred to as INBRE scholars, enter the program after completing their sophomore year of college upon recommendation by their college professors. The students are given a two-year scholarship and spend 10 weeks each summer conducting research on either their home campus or at UNMC, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln or Creighton University.

At the end of the summer the students attend the INBRE annual meeting where they will give an oral presentation.

INBRE scholars: Meet Taylor Friemel

The INBRE program

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