2022 RI IDeA Emerging Area of Science Symposium
The 2022 symposium returned this year both in-person and virtually in the day-long hybrid event, with participation from the COBRE, RI-INBRE, and Advance CTR programs. The June 10th event was held in Providence at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and attracted investigators, research staff, stakeholders, and community members across the state. The 2022 symposium theme was “Health Disparities in Clinical and Translational Research” with the purpose of educating and engaging biomedical investigators in RI.
Dr. Jamie Towle-Weicksel of Rhode Island College represented RI-INBRE and presented a platform talk entitled “The RI College Undergraduate Experience: Elucidating the Mechanism of DNA Pol Theta in Cancer.”
Dr. Bongsup Cho co-chaired the “Pilot Projects Breakout Session” with Dr. Sharon Rounds, Advance-CTR Program Director.
Research posters were presented by four RI-INBRE investigators:
- Dr. Jyothi U. Menon, University of Rhode Island
Bio-inspired Cell Culture Platforms for Drug Screening and Tissue Engineering applications - Dr. Anabela Maia, Rhode Island College
Neuromuscular Control and Sensory Feedback of Fish Fins - Dr. Lindsay Green-Gavrielidis, Salve Regina University
Assessing the impacts of harmful macroalgal blooms on higher trophic levels and coastal environmental health - Dr. Anika M. Toorie, Rhode Island College
Chronic exposure to an obesogenic diet in Sprague Dawley rats induces sex specific behavioral and metabolic effects