Ian T Lester – College of Pharmacy

The many significant accomplishments of the faculty, staff, students and alumni of the URI College of Pharmacy in 2023-2024 are chronicled.

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RI-INBRE secures $21 million NIH grant to support biomedical research and training across Rhode Island

URI President Marc Parlange and pharmacy Professor Bongsup Cho, director of RI-INBRE, announced an additional $21 million in federal funding for the biomedical research network, increasing the organization's funding to more than $100 million.

Latest round of funding increases URI-based program’s investment in biomedical research to more than $100 million since 2001

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“R.I. DLT renews funding for university biotech program” – Providence Business News, May 14, 2024

“Pilot program trains biomedical students” – Providence Business News, June 21-July 4, 2024

Providence Journal Op-Ed: Alliance transforming RI’s biomedical research landscape

Federal research grants are vital to building and maintaining world-class
research programs. The University of Rhode Island recently secured a five-
year, $21-million grant from the National Institutes of Health to support the
Rhode Island IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence program.
Since its inception in 2001, the program has brought more than $100 million to
the state.

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