Spring 2024 Investigator Spotlight

Kristin Scaplen, Bryant University Dr. Kristin Scaplen, a RI-INBRE Early Career Development (ECD) awardee, is an Assistant Professor of Neuroscience in the Department of Psychology and an Executive Faculty Fellow at Bryant University. Dr. Scaplen has been working with student researchers at Bryant University on a variety of projects that ultimately explore the neural circuits […]

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Spring 2024 Teaching Postdoctoral Fellows

Dr. Hayden Boettcher, Providence College Hayden Boettcher recently started his new RI-INBRE Teaching Postdoctoral Fellow (TPF) at Providence College with Dr. Joseph DeGiorgis (Professor in the Biology Department at Providence College. Hayden graduated from the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 2018 with undergraduate degrees in Zoology and Conservation Biology. As PhD student at the University […]

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Spring 2024 Teaching Postdoctoral Fellows

Dr. Kelsey Gately, Johnson & Wales University Meet Kelsey Gately, the new RI-INBRE Teaching Postdoctoral Fellow (TPF), Health Science Department, Johnson & Wales University (JWU). Kelsey received her Doctor of Occupational Therapy in 2023 from Johnson and Wales University. Her doctoral dissertation focused on “Addressing the Knowledge Gap: Exploring the Relationship Between Healthcare Discrimination and […]

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Spring 2024 Student Spotlight

Katelyn Caldarone, Bryant University Erika Cortez, Bryant University Willy Njeru, University of Rhode Island Colby Constantine, University of Rhode Island Filip Aubrecht, Brown University   Katelyn Caldarone, Bryant University Katelyn Caldarone, (2022 SURF participant and 2023 SURF+ participant), presented her research at the Society for Neuroscience conference in Washington D.C. and won the competitive travel […]

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Spring 2024 Student Spotlight

Katelyn Caldarone, Bryant University Katelyn Caldarone, (2022 SURF participant and 2023 SURF+ participant), presented her research at the Society for Neuroscience conference in Washington D.C. and won the competitive travel award ($1,000) from the Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience to attend this conference. Caldarone KD, Song SL, Cortez E, Savory NT, Kaun, KR, Scaplen KM (2023). […]

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Science Journals to Investigate Image Fraud with AI Tools

The journal Science announced on Jan 4, 2024 that they will begin using the tool Proofig to identify instances of image fraud in publications submitted to its six journals. The policy is summarized as follows: Proofig will be applied after a research paper is revised by authors. After analyzing the images, the tool generates a […]

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CRCF Empowers Biotechnology

Integrating Cutting-Edge Technology: CRCF’s Event Empowers Biotechnology Students On April 22, 2023, the CRCF organized a groundbreaking event that combined an instrument demonstration with the activities of the Biotechnology class curriculum. The success of this initiative opened new avenues for integrating cutting-edge technology into the educational experience of undergraduate students. The event featured William Rice, […]

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Jyothi Menon

Investigator Focus Jyothi U, Menon, PhD – Cancer Moonshot Scholar Dr. Jyothi U. Menon has the prestigious honor of being one of eleven researchers selected to the inaugural cohort of the Biden Cancer Moonshot Scholars program! The National Institutes of Health 5-year (2023-2028) R01/R37 award, from the National Cancer Institute is entitled “Multifunctional Nanoparticle Platform to […]

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