Annual North Dakota INBRE Research Symposium set for Oct. 10 @SMHS

The Annual North Dakota IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) Undergraduate Research Symposium will be held at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) on Saturday, Oct. 10. The event will be begin at 8:30 a.m. with a welcome from UND’s Vice President for Health Affairs and SMHS Dean, Dr. Marjorie Jenkins, and conclude following the afternoon poster session.

The focus of the 2026 symposium is on research conducted by undergraduate students from Primarily Undergraduate Institutions (PUI) and Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCU) across North Dakota. The Saturday morning session will be devoted to research presentations by PUI/TCU undergraduates and faculty. The afternoon will be dedicated to a poster session and networking.

ND INBRE focuses on health and the environment with research projects that include undergraduate students. Its collaborative network helps link North Dakota’s research universities with state’s smaller institutions. The program does so to catalyze, develop, and strengthen research culture at network institutions, support faculty for research excellence across the state, and provide students with undergraduate research opportunities to help develop a strong biomedical research workforce.

See a detailed schedule of events online.