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LBRN Training Platform

Post Date: October 3, 2024

The LBRN training platform is developed and operated by Division of Biotechnology and Molecular Medicine (BioMMed) at School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM), Louisiana State University- Baton Rouge, LA. The platform provides a comprehensive foundation in bioinformatics, -omics data analysis, machine learning, computational languages for -omics data handling, structural biology, and drug discovery. Designed to build strong foundational knowledge and skills, it prepares students for advanced topics and specialized courses offered by the NIGMS Sandbox.

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LBRN 23rd Annual Meeting

Event Date: Thursday, Feb 20th, 2025

Each year the LBRN program has an annual meeting in which program participants, committee members and administrators meet to review individual research accomplishments and to discuss the overall program activity. Summer research faculty and graduate and undergraduate students are encouraged to present their LBRN sponsored research, and talks are scheduled to highlight sponsored research projects from partnered campuses across the state. The 23rd LBRN Annual Meeting will be held virtually on Thursday and Friday, February 20-21. Details and registration information will be posted on the LBRN webpage later on.

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QIAGEN Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA) training

Event Date: Tuesday, Aug 20th, 2024

A one-day training session was held on August 20th, hosted by LBRN and CCT, covering a variety of topics, including an introduction to QIAGEN’s Ingenuity Pathway Analysis, data formatting and upload, result interpretation, RNA-seq analysis in IPA, Perform Pathway Analysis on ‘OmicData, QIAGEN CLC Genomics Workbench, and Mine IPA’s rich database for novel discoveries.

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2024 LBRN Summer Undergraduate Research Forum

Event Date: Friday, Aug 2nd, 2024

The 29th annual Summer Undergraduate Research Forum (SURF) will showcase the numerous undergraduate students who have engaged in summer research projects this year at institutions throughout the LSU System. SURF will take place on Friday, July 28th in the LSU Patrick F. Taylor hall. If you are interested in academic collaboration using QIAGEN’s Ingenuity Pathway Analysis, please contact Dr. Emmanuelle Ruiz, Coordinator of LBRN’s Bioinformatic training program (eruiz10 at lsu.edu).

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2024 LBRN Summer Research Program

Event Date: May 27 - Aug 30, 2024

The Louisiana Biomedical Research Network (LBRN) sponsors a summer research program in support of undergraduate students, graduate students and faculty from any Louisiana institute. We offer qualified participants the opportunity to work in established research laboratories on their own campus or LBRN flagship institutions at Louisiana State University, LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, LSU Health Sciences Center in Shreveport, Tulane Medical Center, or Tulane National Primate Research Center.

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2024 National IDeA Symposium of Biomedical Research Excellence (NISBRE) Conference

Event Date: June 16-19, 2024

The 9th Biennial National IDeA Symposium of Biomedical Research Excellence (NISBRE) will be held in Washington, D.C. June 16-20, 2024 at the Washington Hilton. Louisiana State University (LSU) has been awarded an NIH: NIGMS U13 grant to organize 2022, 2024, and 2026 NISBRE meetings.

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