The 90th Annual Mississippi Academy of Sciences (MAS) Meeting, held March 19–20, 2026, at the Mississippi Coast Convention Center in Biloxi, brought together over 1,400 researchers, students and professionals from across the state. Sponsored by the Mississippi IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (Mississippi INBRE), the meeting featured more than 550 research abstract submissions [...]
Join Mississippi INBRE in welcoming Drs. Edna Acosta-Pérez, Tristan Clemons and Matthew Kennedy to the team. Dr. Edna Acosta-Pérez - External Advisory Committee Member Dr. Edna Acosta-Pérez, faculty member at the University of Puerto Rico, is Mississippi INBRE's newest External Advisory Committee member. Her extensive experience in research, mentorship, and [...]
Mississippi INBRE would like to share an important reminder regarding National Institutes of Health (NIH) policy on foreign components associated with INBRE-supported activities. Under the current NIH Notice of Funding Opportunity (PAR-23-100), foreign components are not allowed. The NIH Grants Policy Statement defines a foreign component as any significant scientific element or segment of a project conducted [...]
Director of Biomedical Research Network The University of Southern Mississippi is currently accepting applications for the position of Director of Biomedical Research Network. The Director of the Biomedical Research Network (BRN) will provide energetic, collaborative, and visionary leadership, administrative guidance, and advocacy for the mission of the BRN in the areas of research, mentoring, [...]
OXFORD, Miss. – The Mississippi IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (Mississippi INBRE), in partnership with the Mississippi Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), co-hosted the fourth annual Mississippi IDeA/EPSCoR Conference (MIEC25) on July 24 at the Ole Miss Student Union. The event drew more than 350 attendees and featured over 190 oral [...]
Dr. Hearst's students in the field catching fish to analyze as part of the study. Winding its way south over 2,300 miles from Minnesota down to the Gulf, the Mississippi River is well-known as one of the world’s largest rivers and a cultural symbol for generations of North Americans. We even use [...]
The Louisiana Biomedical Research Network (LBRN) will host the iTREP Biomedical Entrepreneurship Program from June 23–27, 2025, at the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. This week-long immersive training is being conducted in collaboration with the University of Vermont IDeA Entrepreneurship Program, supported by NIH NIGMS, and is specifically designed to introduce biomedical [...]
Students present their research at the Mississippi Academy of Sciences meeting in Biloxi. Despite concerns over research funding cuts at higher education institutions nationwide, the 2025 Eighty-Ninth Annual Meeting of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences (MAS) proved in-state scientific research remains strong. The conference, held March 20–21 at the Mississippi Gulf Coast [...]
2024 Mississippi INBRE Research Scholar Andrew Rowell, recent Chemistry graduate of The University of Southern Mississippi, received Honorable Mention recognition from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellows Program. Congratulations, Andrew! Click here to see the full list of honorees.
Zaccheaus "Zack" Wallace, a current doctoral student at Vanderbilt University and former Mississippi INBRE Research Scholar, has contributed to groundbreaking research in body fat growth modeling that could one day help address Mississippi’s obesity epidemic. Obesity is a deeply-rooted issue in Mississippi and across the United States. According to the World Obesity Observatory, the U.S. [...]
