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What is SC-INBRE?  Click here to read more
"The goal of the IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) is to increase the National Institute of Health (NIH) research capacity of the state by programmatic expansion and networking of research activities of faculty and students at academic institutions throughout the state."  SC-INBRE website http://www.scepscoridea.org/inbre/

Who participates in SC-INBRE?  Click here to read more
Mentor Institutions: Clemson University, Medical University of South Carolina, University of South Carolina.

Mentored Institutions: College of Charleston, Furman University, Winthrop University, Claflin University.

Outreach Institutions: Allen University, Anderson University, Benedict College, Bob Jones University, Charleston Southern University, Coker College, Columbia College, Converse College, The Citadel, Coastal Carolina University, Erskine College, Francis Marion University, Lander University, Limestone College, Morris College, Newberry College, Presbyterian College, Southern Wesleyan University, South Carolina State University, University of South Carolina - Aiken, University of South Carolina - Beaufort, University of South Carolina - Upstate  Voorhees College, and Wofford College. 

Who participates in SC-INBRE at Winthrop University?  Click here to read more
Four core facility scientists help to support the work of six principal investigators from the Departments of Biology and Chemistry under the Direction of Dr. Pat Owens and Dr. Jim Johnston.

Who are INBRE research scholars?  Click here to read more
Students participate in an 8-week independent summer research project with a faculty mentor and are selected on a competitive basis. Students receive training in lab safety, bioinformatics, tissue culture techniques, and various molecular biology techniques.