North Dakota INBRE

October 29, 2011 - UND undergraduate students were recognized for their research accomplishments at the 9th Annual American Indian Health Research Conference and 2011 North Dakota INBRE Annual Symposium for Undergraduate Research held October 27-29 in Grand Forks.

Three students won Alan J. Allery Undergraduate American Indian Health Researcher of Promise awards: Bethany Davis, Sarita Eastman, Melissa Wheeler

Two UND undergraduates were recognized at the 7th Annual Undergraduate Research in the Molecular Sciences meeting held October 29 at Minnesota State University-Moorhead: Erin Holdman, Joshua Maliske

For the full story: UND SMHS News

August 30, 2011 - For the past 10 weeks, students from UND, as well as rural and tribal colleges, have conducted research and participated in a number of related educational opportunities. Faculty from the School's departments of Anatomy and Cell Biology; Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Pathology; Pharmacology, Physiology and Therapeutics; as well as the UND Departments of Biology and Atmospheric Sciences have mentored the undergraduate researchers.

For the full story: School of Medicine News Release

See also:

• Summer Undergraduate Research: Part 1
  Environmental Research Pertinent to North Dakotans
• Summer Undergraduate Research: Part 2
  Health issues of American Indians in the Northern Plains

August 13, 2011 - Seventy-eight students in Grades 7 through 12 participated in the six-week Indians Into Medicine Summer Institute on the UND campus.

Junior and senior high/bridge students are encouraged to participate in the INMED Summer Institute, which is a six-week academic enrichment session for students currently enrolled in grades seven through twelve. SI provides students an opportunity to enhance their potential for success in a health career through daily classes in biology, chemistry, communication/study skills, health with basic first aid, math and physics. These courses are vital for a successful health career.

In addition to the coursework, Summer Institute participants are given the opportunity to experience life on a college campus, listen to successful American Indian health professionals, learn more about various health careers, participate in educational field trips; attend a powwow, and meet other American Indian students from across the United States.

For more information: http://www.med.und.edu/inmed/summerprograms.html

Supported in part by NIH Grant Number P20 RR016471 from the INBRE Program of the National Center for Research Resources

August 12, 2011 - Melissa Wheeler, a Navajo senior psychology major, received an award at the 119th Annual American Psychological Association Conference in Washington, D.C, for her poster entitled, "Alcohol and Other Drug Use among Northern Plains Indians." The award for Outstanding Student Research was presented by Division 18: Psychologists in Public Service for exceptional achievement in research within Psychology in Indian Country. Melissa is a summer fellow in the Research Experiences for UND Undergraduates (REFUNDU) program supported by the INBRE grant, the project was supported by a NIDA funded NARCH grant. Melissa is a member of the Native Health Research Team at the UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences where she works with Dr. Jacque Gray.