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INBRE

INBRE Scholars share their summer research experiences 

From glowing worms to finally nailing those intense lab techniques, three INBRE Scholars immerse themselves in biomedical research during their 2023 10-week summer research experience. 

Here they share what it is like to work and learn in their respective assigned research labs.

Sep 28, 2023

Students are driving factor for UNO biology professor 

As a faculty mentor in the Nebraska INBRE program, Dr. Denton is able to fulfill his mission – mentoring undergraduate students interested in science.

Sep 28, 2023

Members of the Denton Lab include: (back row) Nathan Booher, Donald (DJ) Rogers, Victor Rivero, Paul W. Denton and Jaden Nienhueser. Front row: Cami Bisson, Isabelle Weber, Angela Truong and Diya Joy Varughese.

UNK professor promoted to interim senior vice chancellor 

Julie Shaffer, PhD, said it was an INBRE faculty mentors who recognized her leadership skills and helped to build her confidence.

Sep 28, 2023

Julie Shaffer, PhD

Former scholar credits INBRE as a catalyst in career trajectory  

Harim Won leveraged his INBRE experience into a Harvard PhD.

Sep 28, 2023

Harim Won, PhD, and his wife, Madalyn Won, PhD, at the Harvard Medical School quad during commencement week for both of their PhDs in May, sporting the UNO Mavericks colors.

UNMC announces Holland Future Scientist award winners 

Ten undergraduate students received a total of $5,000 in awards from Nebraska Cures.

Aug 24, 2023

From left, oral presentation winners Sunayan Cheku, Hannah Ladwig, Emma Foley, Brigid Toomey and Noah Shackelford

New online bioinformatics course designed for INBRE Scholars

The 15-hour course offers an introduction to data in the specialized field and how it’s used in research.

Jul 11, 2023

Message from the director

Director Paul Sorgen, PhD, provides updates ranging from research breakthroughs to inspiring collaborations.

Jun 29, 2023

Paul Sorgen, PhD

INBRE a part of UNO researcher’s retirement plan

After seeing INBRE’s impact as a UNO faculty member, he will join the external advisory board.

Jun 27, 2023

Bill Tapprich, PhD, at left, at the ASM conference on viral manipulation of nuclear processes in Charlston, South Carolina, with Bejan Mahmud (now a PhD student at Washington University in St. Louis) and former INBRE Scholars Sara Smith (now in a genetic counseling program) and Quinn Nelson (now enrolled in medical school).

Meet New EAB Member: Cheri Barta, PhD 

The former UNK faculty member now is director of undergraduate research in the department of chemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Jun 26, 2023

Cheri Barta, PhD, with her family at Disneyland. Pictured are Dr. Barta, at left, Henry, 5, Evelyn, 10, Amelia, 8, and husband Nick Rossi.

Meet DRPP Awardee: Kelley Hammond, PhD 

The Creighton University faculty member researches skeletal muscle biology and neuromuscular function in aging and Parkinson’s disease.

Jun 26, 2023

Kelley Hammond, PhD