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 [...]
OXFORD, Miss. — A panel hosted by the Mississippi IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (Mississippi INBRE) explored strategies for building strong university-industry partnerships during Mississippi IDeA/EPSCoR Conference 2025, held July 24 at the Ole Miss Student Union. The session, Building Successful Partnerships, was moderated by Dr. Kelly Lucas, Vice President for Research at The [...]
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. [...]
Jayanta “Jay” Bhattacharya, M.D., Ph.D., took office today as the 18th Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). President Trump nominated Dr. Bhattacharya for the position on Nov. 26, 2024, and the U.S. Senate confirmed him on March 25, 2025. As Director, Dr. Bhattacharya will oversee the nation’s medical research agency. Dr. Bhattacharya will play an instrumental [...]
Morgan Haynes, daughter to Mark Perrin and DeCynthia Haynes is a Senior Biology Pre-Professional major at Alcorn State University (ASU). Hailing from the small town of Monticello, Mississippi, Haynes has always been drawn to the medical field. “I’ve always known I wanted to pursue a career in healthcare, and studying Biology brings me one [...]
