RI-INBRE (2004-2017)
Early Career Development Projects

The impact of cellular NAD metabolism on antifungal toxicity (2015-2017)
Investigator: Peter Belenky, Brown University
Mentor: Richard Bennett, Brown University

Chaperone tools for neurodegenerative diseases (2015-2017)
Investigator: Jodi Camberg, University of Rhode Island
Mentor: Nasser Zawia, University of Rhode Island

Regulation of dsDNA translocation during transcription-coupled DNA repair (2015-2017)
Investigator: Alexandra Deaconescu, Brown University
Mentor: Rebecca Page, Brown University

Biomaterials for flexible control over chemotherapeutic delivery profiles (2015-2017)
Investigator: Stephen Kennedy, University of Rhode Island
Mentor: Lu Wei, University of Rhode Island

Chemical biology of DNA repair, energy metabolism, and cancer  (2015-2017)
Investigator: Deyu Li, University of Rhode Island
Mentor:  Bingfang Yan, University of Rhode Island

Simultaneous weight intervention to stop smoking  (2015-2017)
Investigator: Jayson Spas, Rhode Island College
Mentor: Joseph Rossi, University of Rhode Island

Development of an Animal Model for Sociality and Memory Processing  (2015-2017)
Investigator: Victoria Templer, Providence College
Mentor: Rebecca Burwell, Brown University

Identification of transcription factor networks that preserve neural stem cells  (2015-2017)
Investigator: Ashley Webb, Brown University
Mentor: Justin Fallon, Brown University

The Role of Notch Signaling in Alcohol Reward Memory (2015-2016)
Investigator: Karla Kaun, Brown University
Mentor: Anne Hart, Brown University

Synthetic Polymers Derived From Nature: Materials For Disease Treatment Via Organocatalytic Ring-Opening Polymerization (2014-2016)
Investigator: Matthew Kiesewetter, University of Rhode Island
Mentor: Geoffrey Bothun, University of Rhode Island

Tumor Penetrating Dry Powder Aerosol Nanocomposite Particles for the Treatment of Lung Cancer (2014-2016)
Investigator: Samantha Meenach, University of Rhode Island
Mentor: Geoffrey Bothun, University of Rhode Island

Design of Potential Quorum-Sensing Inhibitors of Bacterial Toxin Production (2014-2016)
Investigator: Susan Meschwitz, Salve Regina University
Mentor: David Rowley, University of Rhode Island

Development of Eudistomin U Derivatives as Novel DNA-Binding Agents (2014-2016)
Investigator: Seann Mulcahy, Providence College
Mentor: Bongsup Cho, University of Rhode Island

A Drosophila Model of ALS (2014-2016)
Investigator:Geoff Stillwell, Rhode Island College
Mentor: Robert Reenan, Brown University

Proteomic and Metabolic Analysis of IDH Mutant Gliomas in Drosophila Melanogaster (2014-2016)
Investigator: Marla Tipping, Providence College
Mentor: Kristi Wharton, Brown University

The Impact of E-Cigarette Vapor on the Pulmonary Stress Response
Investigator: Amanda Jamieson, Brown University
Mentor: Jack Elias, Brown University