Instrumentation Update The CRCF purchased two new instruments: the NanoTemper Monolith X and the BioTek Synergy H1 Multimode Reader. To accommodate the demands and needs of researchers statewide, the CRCF applied for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) supplemental funds PA-20-272 grant to acquire the NanoTemper Monolith X instrument. The NanoTemper Monolith X, a fluorescence-based […]
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Spring 2024 Investigator Spotlight
New URI lab developing adaptive technology, secures National Science Foundation Grant Dr. Reza Abiri’s (Senior Associate Professor in the College of Engineering, PI, former RI-INBRE investigator, and SURF mentor), Dr. Yalda Shahriari (Associate Professor in the College of Engineering, CO-PI, and former RI-INBRE investigator), and Dr. Mariusz Furmanek (Assistant Professor in the Physical Therapy Department […]
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The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to solicit public comments on the updated NIH Strategic Plan for Data Science, 2023-2028. The NIH is publishing this Notice to solicit input on topics under consideration for the strategic plan from its stakeholders, including members of the scientific community, academic institutions, the private sector, health […]
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Dr. Kirsten Hokeness, Bryant University Dr. Kirsten Hokeness, (Professor & Chair of the Biological and Biomedical Sciences Department at Bryant University), kicked off the 2024 RI-INBRE Winter Retreat with a welcome speech that shared her journey of becoming Chair of the Biological and Biomedical Sciences Department at Bryant University. “I am a native Rhode Islander […]
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RI-INBRE Winter Retreat The 2024 RI-INBRE Winter Retreat took place on Friday, January 12, 2024, at Bryant University Quinlan/Brown Academic Innovation Center. The retreat, began with a meeting of the External Advisory Committee members, the Steering Committee members, the RI-INBRE Program Director, and the RI-INBRE Program Coordinator. In addition, the RI-INBRE Business Manager held a […]
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Dr. Ahmet E. Akosman, Roger Williams University Dr. Akosman (RI-INBRE Investigator and ECD Awardee) contributes the research work his undergraduates (Ethan Howard, Julia Ward, and Bradley King) have been able to accomplish to the ECD award funding he obtained. Through their research, Ethan, Julia, Bradley, and Dr. Akosman were able to write their first conference […]
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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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Dr. Jaime Ross, University of Rhode Island RI-INBRE investigator and SURF mentor Dr. Jaime Ross (URI Assistant Professor in the Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and the George & Anne Ryan Institute for Neuroscience), was recently interviewed by CBS News on the topic of “How tiny plastic particles may impact the body.” Dr. Ross has also […]
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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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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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