Welcome to Kentucky IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (KY INBRE)!

The KY INBRE (formerly KBRIN) is a collaborative network of biomedical researchers in state-supported and independent institutions of higher education within Kentucky and is funded through a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS). Our website is packed with information to help biomedical researchers throughout the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter for more up-to-date information!

This grant (#5P20GM103436) has been funded by the NIH NIGMS awarded to University of Louisville as the lead institution. Dr. Martha Bickford, Program Director/Principal Investigator.

REGISTRATION now closed due to capacity! We look forward to seeing  you on Jan 31 and Feb 1 at the Hyatt Regency in Louisville!

Weekly News for Jan 24

KY INBRE ARC25 next week! (no newsletter) •  Two Teacher-Scholar Awards Programs 

Apply Now: KY INBRE Summer Undergrad Research and Wet-Lab Genomics Workshop PLUS funding, hiring and a whole lot more! Read

Registration now closed — We are at capacity!  

We look forward to seeing you Jan 31-Feb 1 In Louisville! Research talks, posters, workshops, consultations and more! Learn more

Apply Now: SURP25 

Applications now open for our 2025 Summer Undergrad Research Program (SUR). Open to any KY undergrad — resident or student at a KY institution, (except those at UofL or UK). Apply by Feb 28. More

Wet-Lab Genomics Workshop 

Week long, in-person wet-lab workshop for undergrad and grad students from KY colleges and universities hosted at the UofL. Two different weeks to choose to attend! Apply by March 1. More