KBRIN - The Kentucky INBRE Program
KBRIN is a collaborative network of biomedical researchers in state-supported and independent institutions of higher education within Kentucky and is funded through the NIH IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) program.
- KBRIN builds Kentucky's biomedical research capabilities
Since 2001, KBRIN's INBRE award has provided financial support for researchers and staff as well as funds for equipment and facilities. See how Kentucky benefits
KBRIN-funded researchers in the news
- Sep 2, 2011: Science News: Growth Hormone Helps Repair the Zebrafish Ear: Researchers from Western Kentucky University and the University of Louisville worked together to see which genes were switched on or off after acoustic trauma and found distinct patterns of gene expression. Read Article.
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May 12, 2011: KBRIN Bioinformatics Postdoc Associate
Jovan David Rebolledo-Mendez, Ph.D. was selected for a FASEB MARC Program Presentation Travel Award. Dr. Rebolledo-Mendez attended the 19h Annual International Conference on Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology (ISMB) meeting and 10th European Conference on Computational
Biology (ECCB) in Vienna, Austria. - April, 2011: Research by Northern Kentucky Researcher Cecile A. Marczinski about the effects of combining energy drinks with alcohol is highlighted in a national news report. Additional reading
- September, 2010: Bioinformatics Research by Eric Rouchka of the University of Louisville is highlighted in this video. Eric is developing bioinformatics tools to allow doctors to provide personalized medicine based on an individual's DNA
