RI-INBRE (2004 – 2017)
Undergraduate Student Training Projects
NAMPT Regulation Through Post Translational Modification (2012-2014)
Investigator: Karen Almeida, Rhode Island College
Mentor: Robert Sobol, University of Pittsburgh
A Novel Animal Model of Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI) (2012-2014)
Investigator: Christopher Bloom, Providence College
Mentor: Matthew Nock, Harvard University
Defining a Role for BCP1 in the DNA Damage Response of Saccharomyces cerevisiae (2012-2014)
Investigator: Deborah Britt, Rhode Island College
Mentor: Niall Howlett, University of Rhode Island
Characterization of Kinesin-3 and Kinesin-3 Cargo in Transit with the Axon (2009-2012)
Investigator: Joseph DeGiorgis, Providence College
Mentor: Thomas Reese, National Institutes of Health
Distribution and Regulation of the Amyloid Procursor of Alzheimer’s (AD) (2012-2014)
Investigator: Joseph DeGiorgis, Providence College
Mentor: Thomas Reese, National Institutes of Health
Anearobic Enzymes as Targets of Novel Anti-Infective Therapeutics (2012-2014)
Investigator: Avelina Espinosa, Roger Williams University
Mentor: Daniel Eichenger, New York University
Early Comprehension of Nouns and Verbs (2009-2012)
Investigator: Beverly Goldfield, Rhode Island College
Mentor: J. Steven Reznick, University of North Carolina
An Experimental Test of Intergroup Relations Model: Understanding the Origins of Intergroup Conflict (2009-2012)
Investigator: Thomas Malloy, Rhode Island College
Mentor: David Kenny, University of Connecticut
Population Genetics and Genome Evolution of Viruses in an Aquatic Environment (2009-2010)
Investigator: Marcia Marston, Roger Williams University
Mentor: David Rand, Brown University
Gene Divergence of Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptors (2009-2012)
Investigator: Rebeka Merson, Rhode Island College
Mentor: Mark Hahn, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
Internet-Based Addiction Counselor Education Study (2009-2012)
Investigator: Robin Montvilo, Rhode Island College
Mentor: Kat Quina, University of Rhode Island
Nano-Biomarker Arrays for Cancer Diagnostics (2012-2014)
Investigator: Bernard Munge, Salve Regina University
Mentor: James Rusling, University of Connecticut
Small Regulatory RNAs in the Metal Reducing Bacterium Shewanella oneidensis (2012-2014)
Investigator: Brett Pellock, Providence College
Mentor: Mary Allen, Wellesley College
Examination of UFD2A/UBE4B Function During Myogenesis In Vivo (2012-2014)
Investigator: Sarah Spinette, Rhode Island College
Mentor: David Goldhamer, University of Connecticut
The Physiological Role of Plant Phenolics in Plant and Mammalian Cell Growth (2012-2014)
Investigator: John-David Swanson, Salve Regina University
Mentor: Marie Chow, University of Arkansas
The Comparison of Three Behavioral Therapy Approaches for Children with Autism in Terms of Acquisition of Joint Attention (2009-2012)
Investigator: Sheila Quinn, Salve Regina University
Mentor: Stephen Sheinkopf, Brown University
Microinjection of Rat Brain Synaptoemma into Xenospus Oocytes (2012-2014)
Investigator: Steven Symmington, Salve Regina University
Mentor: J. Marshall Clark, University of Massachusetts – Amherst
The Cognitive Representation of Pretense (2012-2014)
Investigator: Jennifer Van Reet, Providence College
Mentor: David Marc Sobel, Brown University