A pipeline to biomedical research

A decade ago, UNMC built a pipeline across Nebraska — a pipeline for scientists.









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Jim Turpen, Ph.D., second from left, and the INBRE team has helped more than 250 talent youths from Nebraska pursue health care careers through the program.
Since its inception, the Nebraska INBRE program has opened the door to careers in biomedical research for hundreds of talented youths across the state.

The pipeline program reaches into community colleges, undergraduate universities and one tribal college to introduce students to research and mentoring opportunities that otherwise would be out of reach.

“INBRE graduates contribute to the scientific workforce for Nebraska industry,” said James Turpen, Ph.D., principal investigator on the grant. “They pursue advanced degrees in biomedical-related areas such as science, medicine and other health profession programs.”

More than 250 undergraduate students have taken part in the program, which is funded by a $17.2 million grant from the Institutional Development Award Program Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE), a
division of the National Institutes of Health. It is the state’s largest grant.

Read a full story from the latest edition of UNMC Connect about INBRE.