Monthly Archives: September 2017

2010 Mississippi INBRE Research Scholar, Gerri Wilson has made strides in her research since completing the Mississippi INBRE Research Scholars Program. Gerri graduated from Millsaps College in 2010 and began working on her PhD at University of Mississippi Medical Center in 2011. She is an author on fourteen peer-reviewed publications and seventy-five abstracts. Gerri has […]

2014 Mississippi INBRE Service Scholar, Jennifer White has worked hard to further herself since completing her summer experience. Jennifer graduated from Tougaloo College in 2014 with a Bachelor’s degree. Upon completing the Mississippi INBRE Service Scholars program, she began working on her Master’s in Public Health at Jackson State University and graduated with her MPH […]

Mississippi INBRE’s Imaging Facility Director from The University of Southern Mississippi published his research, “Functional, composite polythioether nanoparticles via thiol-alkyne photopolymerization in miniemulsion” in the journal Chemical Communications. His research is supported in part by Mississippi INBRE.

Dr. Santanu Banerjee from Tougaloo College recently was awarded a grant from the Department of Health and Human Services for his research entitled “Identify risks and vulnerability within a community using Geographical Information System.” Dr. Banerjee is a Mississippi INBRE Research Development Grant recipient.

After completing their summer experience, Mississippi INBRE Scholars presented their research at the 2017 Mississippi INBRE Annual Symposium. At this symposium, each student was able to present his or her research-a first for many of the students. The symposium keynote speaker was Dr. Rafael Luna from the National Research Mentoring Network. Dr. Luna taught students, their […]

2016 Mississippi INBRE Research Scholar, Tembra Jones has worked hard to further herself and her research since completing her summer experience with Mississippi INBRE. Besides presenting at the 2016 Mississippi INBRE Annual Symposium, she has presented at the 2016 Annual Biomedical Researchers Conference for Minority Students and the 81st Annual Mississippi Academy of Sciences. At […]

Alcorn State University’s Dr. Anant Singh recently published his research entitled “Anchoring Photothermal Therapy by Plasmonic Gold Nanoparticle.” Dr. Singh is a Mississippi INBRE Research Development Grant recipient.

Mississippi INBRE Bioinformatics Core Director, Dr. Shahid Karim from The University of Southern Mississippi recently received a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for his research on the “Characterizing Emerging Tick-Induced Red Meat Allergy.” Dr. Karim’s research is supported in part by Mississippi INBRE.

Dr. Bidisha Sengupta from Tougaloo College was recently featured for her research in Mississippi Link. Her research was titled, “Differential roles of 3-Hydroxyflavone and 7-Hydroxyflavone against nicotine-induced oxidative stress in rat renal proximal tubule cells.” Dr. Sengupta is a Misssissippi INBRE Research Development Award recipient. Check out the full article here.

2013 Mississippi INBRE Research Scholar, LaTia Peavy used her summer experience to conduct research on the effects of water quality on human health. Since finishing her research experience with Mississippi INBRE, LaTia has presented at the 2014 Mississippi INBRE Research Symposium and the 78th Annual Mississippi Academy of Sciences. Her research received first place in […]