The time that I spent working in Fr. Austriaco’s lab provided me with the skills and confidence I needed to pursue my graduate studies. During this time, I presented a poster of my research at an INBRE meeting (the first time I had presented my research in such a forum), and this experience helped solidify […]
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Doing undergraduate research under Dr. Meschwitz gave me the unique opportunity to find my passion for research. The experience gave me the confidence to work independently and to solve real world issues using science. The SURF program prepared me for a future career in research. I was honored to represent the state of Rhode Island during […]
Continue reading "SURF Testimonials: Toyosi Akanji"Dr. Dioscaris Garcia (SURF → PhD → SURF Mentor) was a recipient of the DiMaio Scholarship (2001) and USDA’s Opportunity Scholarship (2002) when he was an undergraduate at URI. He was one of the first recipients of a full-tuition scholarship to URI through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Multicultural Scholars Program. “That scholarship was the […]
Continue reading "SURF Testimonials: Dr. Dioscaris Garcia"John Rhoat (CCRI SURF → URI BS → Amgen) participated in the RI-INBRE SURF Program under Dr. DeBoef (2013). His successful research project was instrumental in the development of the collaborative research and curriculum development project between the DeBoef laboratory and the CCRI ChemTech program (see 5.6.7). John transferred to URI (2013), participated in the […]
Continue reading "SURF Testimonial: John Rhoat"Nicholas DaSilva (SURF → Bridges → Ph.D.) participated in the INBRE SURF Program in 2013 and graduated from URI in 2014 with a bachelor’s degree in pharmaceutical sciences. He then spent a year as a research technician in the multiple-melanoma research program at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, in Boston. “It was an amazing year,” […]
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