The 2021 INBRE Scholars' summer research experience begins June 1

On June 1, the Nebraska Institutional Development Award (IDeA) Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) program will welcome 27 undergraduate students from across Nebraska as they embark on their summer research experience at Creighton University, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the University of Nebraska Medical Center.

The INBRE Scholars program is a major success of the NE-INBRE, which provides meaningful research experiences for scholars and a pipeline of talented undergraduate students to participate in laboratory research projects on participating campuses.

Meet the talented students who make up this year’s class of INBRE Scholars.

Below is a list of the 2021 INBRE Scholars:

Chadron State College — Joshua Kruse
College of Saint Mary — Evelyn Carreto and Faith Kozisek
Creighton University — Demi Brown, Erin Hebert, Jessica Lemke, Rhiannon McCracken, Katherine Timboe, Thien Tran, Daniel Wood and Nathan Zimmerman
Doane University — Alexis Hamilton, Katelyn Jindra and Ashley Marsh
University of Nebraska at Kearney — Britney de Leon, Nathan Fancer and Andrew Welch
University of Nebraska-Lincoln — Sarah Altman, Marusha Ather, Ronit Gandhi and Jordan Rasmussen
University of Nebraska at Omaha — Maia Bennett, Braydon Dreher, Connor Eastman and Marie Powers
Wayne State College — Tsegay Gebremeskel and Jasmine Sparrock

About INBRE

The INBRE program is overseen by Paul Sorgen, PhD, professor in the department of biochemistry and molecular biology at UNMC and principal investigator of the $16.2 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 strengthen the infrastructure of undergraduate institutions by increasing their 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 and upon recommendation by their college professors. The students receive 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.

The 2021 INBRE Scholars’ summer research experience begins June 1

About INBRE

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