INBRE News
NISE Virtual Bioinformatics success during COVID-19 pandemic
Even though COVID-19 impacted summer internships last year, New Mexico INBRE was able to overcome this obstacle by offering a NISE Bioinformatics virtual course. This last-minute decision became a rewarding experience for students and instructors involved. NM-INBRE...
NM-INBRE investigator receives the Presidential Award for Excellence in Research, Scholarship, & Creative Activity
Dr. Ivana Mali, Assistant Professor of Wildlife Biology at Eastern New Mexico University and NM-INBRE investigator, has recently been awarded the ENMU Presidential Award for Excellence in Research, Scholarship, Creative Activity. Dr. Mali was nominated by her...
Dr. Ryan Ashley, Co-Director of New Mexico INBRE and NMSU Animal and Range Sciences professor examines placenta development.
Dr. Ryan Ashley, Co-Director of our New Mexico INBRE program and NMSU Animal and Range Sciences professor examines placenta development and dysfunction as part of his research. His major field of Interest is Reproductive Physiology with an emphasis in recognition and...
Members of New Mexico INBRE work together to provide the WHO hand sanitizer, face shields and face masks to Native Communities in the state.
During this challenging time, it is more critical than ever to come together to help those most in need. Some of our recognized network members teamed up to distribute face masks and hand sanitizers to the needing New Mexico Native Communities during the COVID-19...
New Mexico INBRE develops a NISE Virtual Research Experience for the Summer
Since the world is living in unprecedented times due COVID-19, New Mexico INBRE has been forced to modify how the NISE program will be run this summer. The admin core has been working with the National Center for Genome Resources (NCGR) to develop a virtual...
NISE Program Teaching Assistant wins two prestigious awards
Congratulations to Aditi Kulkarni, NMSU graduate student and NISE program’s teaching assistant; who has received two significant awards. Aditi won the Grad Award for Research Excellence and the Grad Award for Teaching Excellence for 2020. According...
Dr. Stewart Thompson from New Mexico Tech sparks interest in light, sleep and cancer among students and Faculty at San Juan College
One of New Mexico INBRE main objectives is to increase faculty professional development along with investigator collaboration throughout the state. Dr. Stewart Thompson, a current NM-INBRE investigator from New Mexico Tech had the opportunity to visit and present his...
NMSU & NISE professor joins initiative to fight shortage of new antibiotics.
New Mexico State University & New Mexico INBRE are joining the push to mitigate one of the most critical public health crises facing the world: antibiotic resistance. Dr. Lee Uranga, NMSU professor took part in a week-long training to become a partner instructor...
NM-INBRE Science Advisor Dr. Vallabh “Raj” Shah has been awarded a 5-year $3.5 million grant by the NIH to study kidney cancer
Vallabh “Raj” Shah, PhD, Distinguished and Regents’ Professor in The University of New Mexico’s Departments of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Internal Medicine, and Mark Unruh, MD, chair of Internal Medicine, will study risk factors for chronic kidney...
New Mexico INBRE investigator Dr. Kevin Houston has been awarded $1 million by the NIH
New Mexico INBRE investigator Dr. Kevin Houston has been awarded a $1 million, four-year grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to investigate how GPER1-dependent mechanisms of tamoxifen action contribute to tamoxifen resistance in breast cancer...