About the Institute for Biodiversity and Interdisciplinary Studies
The mission of IBIS is to increase our understanding of the ecosystems of the Gulf
Coast and the Lake Pontchartrain drainage basin in particular with an emphasis on
fostering interdisciplinary understanding for students and other participants that
will allow a generation to address environmental and biodiversity issues in a more
comprehensive and inclusive manner. 
IBIS includes the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Research Program (PBRP).