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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VR/AR/MR

Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality The Molecular Informatics Core  (MIC) staff began collaborating with the University of Rhode Island’s (URI) Information Technology Services (ITS) Student Technology Assistants program, to develop virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality (VR, AR, MR) applications for use in URI’s curriculum. The groups began collaborating in 2018 to develop VR […]

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Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Optimization of Data Storage and Utilization for the Sequence Read Archive (SRA)

The purpose of this Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) is to inform the scientific community of the interest of NIGMS, NLM, and ODSS in supporting efficiency optimization and cost reduction for Sequence Read Archive (SRA) data storage and utilization.   The SRA, hosted by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at NLM, contains a […]

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