Geoff Stilwell

Investigator Focus Geoff Stilwell, PhD Genetic Engineering Models Orchestrated in the Stillwell Lab “More than 6 million people suffer from neurodegenerative disease (ND) for which there is no cure,” shared Dr. Geoff Stilwell, Associate Professor of Biology at Rhode Island College. In his research, Dr. Stilwell uses the powerful genetic model organism Drosophila melanogaster to […]

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Student Focus Keesha Sanchez

Student Focus Keesha Sanchez, Pre-Dental Undergraduate Student Keesha Sanchez became interested in the sciences at a very young age, and was especially interested in Biology after taking Anatomy & Physiology in high school. She said “I remember being intrigued when I learned about the several biological pathways we have in our bodies. It amazes me […]

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Institutional Updates

Institutional Updates Summer 2023 Johnson & Wales University’s New Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree Program Johnson & Wales University’s new Bachelor of Science in nursing degree program begins the fall 2023, approved by Rhode lsland’s Board of Nursing Registration & Nursing Education last September. The accelerated, four-semester program is designed for baccalaureate students that […]

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Implementation Changes for Genomic Data Sharing Plans Included with Applications Due on or after January 25, 2023

NIH continues to work with the biomedical research community to promote effective and responsible management and sharing of scientific data generated from NIH-funded or conducted research. In an effort to reduce the burden of duplicative reporting expectations, NIH is informing the research community of its intent to establish a single Plan submission requirement for research […]

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External Funding Awardees

NIH/NINDS R01 Awardee Dr. Claudia Fallini, Assistant Professor, University of Rhode Island, was awarded a NIH/NINDS R01 award on April 1st entitled “Defining the mechanisms and consequences of nuclear defects in ALS/FTD” for 5-years totaling $1,250,000 (2021-2026). Dr. Fallini said, “I cannot thank the RI-INBRE enough for their support at a critical time of my […]

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Innovative Online Teaching & Research During a Pandemic

        Symposium on Innovative Online Teaching & Research During a Pandemic January 15, 2021 View the presentations Keynote Speaker: Engaging STEM Students Online – Insights from the Chem Classroom.  Katherine Masters, Professor, Penn State University (kmm14@psu.edu) Bioinformatics as a high-impact remote lab activity – Applying lessons learned from a remote T3 course. […]

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