Leading the Way

The Mississippi INBRE Administrative Core, led by Program Director Dr. Kelly Lucas, provides logistical support to the Mississippi INBRE Statewide Network, ensuring the program articulates the NIH vision. The Administrative Core facilitates open communication among investigators, trains faculty and students, oversees research activities, and maintains high-quality research facility access for investigators. The purpose of this core is to maintain coordination between each core of the Mississippi INBRE Statewide Network and to ensure that each work cohesively and effectively to achieve Mississippi INBRE’s mission. The Administrative Core oversees the Community Engagement & Training Core, Bioinformatics Core, Instrumentation & Services Core, as well as the Mississippi INBRE Student Scholars program. 

Personnel

Dr. Kelly Lucas

Program Director

601.266.5116

kelly.lucas@usm.edu

Dr. Kelly Lucas

Program Director

601.266.5116

kelly.lucas@usm.edu

Dr. Jacques Kessl

Program Coordinator

601.266.6277

jacques.kessl@usm.edu

Dr. Jacques Kessl

Program Coordinator

601.266.6277

jacques.kessl@usm.edu

Mary Ann McRaney

Network Coordinator

601.266.5201

maryann.mcraney@usm.edu

Mary Ann McRaney

Network Coordinator

601.266.5201

maryann.mcraney@usm.edu

Danny Holland

Events & PR Coordinator

601.266.4531

herbert.holland@usm.edu

Danny Holland

Events & PR Assistant

601.266.4531

herbert.holland@usm.edu

Jordan Laster

Administrative Specialist

601.266.5611

jordan.laster@usm.edu

Jordan Laster

Administrative Specialist

601.266.5611

jordan.laster@usm.edu

Dr. Alex Flynt

Co-Investigator

662.915.3126

asflynt@olemiss.edu

Dr. Alex Flynt

Co-Investigator

662.915.3126

asflynt@olemiss.edu