Investigator News

Congratulations to our current and former investigators on their accomplishments!

2023

2022

  • Dr. Peter Belenky, Brown University
    Promotion: Associate Professor with tenure. July 2022
  • Dr. Matthew Bertin, University of Rhode Island
    Publication: Incorporating LC−MS/MS Analysis and the Dereplication of Natural Product Samples into an Upper-Division Undergraduate Laboratory Course. Journal of Chemical Education. June 2022
  • Dr. Edward T. Dougherty, Roger Williams University
    Promotion: Associate Professor. August 2022
  • Dr. Nicolas Lux Fawzi, Brown University
    Award: One of two recipients of the Protein Society’s Protein Science Young Investigator’s Award. 2022
  • Dr. Kirsten Hokeness, Bryant University
    – Award: Bryant University’s Outstanding Service Award. 2022
  • Dr. Seann Mulcahy, Providence College
    – Meeting: Named the Program Chair for the American Chemical Society’s 2023 Northeast Regional Meeting. Northeastern University, Boston, MA. June 14-17, 2023. 
  • Dr. Christopher W. Reid, Bryant University
    – Video Published: Synthesis of masarimycin, a small molecule inhibitor of Gram-positive bacterial growth. Journal of Visual Experiments. January 2022. PMID35068475
    – Symposium: Co-chaired the Carbohydrate division symposium entitled “Pathogens and Carbohydrates: Fundamentals to Applications” at the 2022 American Chemical Society Fall National Meeting, August 21st-26th, 2022 in Chicago.
  • Dr. Daniel Roxbury, University of Rhode Island.
    – Award: Named to the Providence Business News’ 40 Under Forty List (July 2022). Roxbury, Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, investigates the interactions between engineered nanomaterials and biological systems. RI-INBRE ECD (’17-19) awardee. Earned an NSF CAREER award, July 2019.
    – Promotion: Associate Professor with tenure. June 2022
  • Dr. Kristin Scaplen, Bryant University
    – Appointment: Chair, Training and Education Committee for the International Behavioral and Neural Genetics Society, 2022
    – Article: Professor Kristin Scaplen helps students bring their neuroscience studies to life. November 2022
    – Research Poster: Neural circuits for low and moderate alcohol responses in Drosophila melanogaster. International Behavioral and Neural Genetics Society’s Genes, Brains, and Behavior. Memphis TN. May 2022
    – Research Poster: “Alcohol and the Nervous System.” Gordon Research Conference. October 2022
    – Research Poster: “Neural circuits for low and moderate alcohol responses in Drosophila melanogaster.” International Behavioral and Neural Genetics Society’s Genes, Brains, and Behavior, Memphis TN. May 2022
    – Research Posters: Boston Area Drosophila Meeting. Boston College, MA. June 2022
    “Exploring the connectivity patterns of Mushroom Body Output Neurons.”
    “Neural circuits for low and moderate alcohol responses in Drosophila melanogaster.” 
    – Research Posters: NEURON Regional Conference. Quinnipiac U. CT.  April 2022.
    “Neural circuits for low and moderate alcohol responses in Drosophila melanogaster.” 
    “Mapping neural circuits important for alcohol reward memories in Drosophila.”
    “Exploring the connectivity patterns of Mushroom Body Output Neurons.”
  • Dr. Yalda Shahriari, University of Rhode Island
    Promotion: Associate Professor. July 2022.
  • Dr. Koty Sharp, Roger Williams University 
    – Exhibit: About Planet Earth, the Environment and Our Future. Providence Waterfire Gallery. Sharp and her lab students participated in the free exhibit that showcased art and science communicating the threats of global climate change. March to May 2022
    – Publication: Harnessing the Power of Model Organisms To Unravel Microbial Functions in the Coral Holobiont. Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews. December 2022. PMID36287022 PMC9769930 
    – Publication: Reshuffling of the Coral Microbiome during Dormancy. Applied and Environmental Microbiology Journal. December 2022. PMID36383004 PMC9746315
  • Dr. Jie Shen, Ryan Ivone (’21-22 EVEREST, ’18 Bridge, ’17 SURF), and Dr. Christopher Hemme (MIC Director)
    – Outreach: Drs. Shen and Hemme volunteered at the 2022 Rhode Island National Guard STEM Exploration Open House for high school students where her two VR apps were demonstrated.
  • Dr. Jie Shen, University of Rhode Island
    Promotion: Associate Professor with tenure. April 2022
  • Dr. Laura Stroud, Brown University and The Miriam Hospital
    NIH Lecture: From the Mouths of Babes: What Can Research on Babies, Moms, Stress, and Substance Use Tell Us About Resilience?
  • Dr. Nicole Urban, Johnson and Wales University
    – Oral Platform Presentation: Smart Textile Array Devices for Assistive and Augmented Communication. Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting. October 2022.
    – Poster Presentation: Accessible, Game-based, Touch-sensing Devices for Rotator Cuff and Fine Motor Assessment and Therapy. Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Device Technologies and Biomedical Robotics Wearable Sensors and Devises Track. October 2022.
  • Dr. Ami Vyas, University of Rhode Island
    Promotion: Associate Professor with tenure. April 2022
  • Dr. Xuerong Wen, University of Rhode Island
    Promotion: Associate Professor with tenure. April 2022
  • Dr. Laura E. Williams and her Providence College students published Chromosome and Plasmid Sequences of Pantoea sp. Strain SOD02 Isolated from an Urban Freshwater Stream in Microbiology Resources Announcements. October 2022. PMID36129292

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