Presentations

Our current and archived RI-INBRE presentations are listed below.
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2024 Presentations

  • “Temporary posterior parietal cortex inactivation’s using DREADDs during attentional challenges in the 5-choice serial reaction time task”. Templer, VL. Winter Conference on the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory. Park City, UT. January 5, 2024.  (Oral Presentation)
  • “Combating Selective Mutism With A Customizable Way To Communicate”.  Kearney, R., Urban, NH.  CEMB Center for Engineering MechanoBiology Symposium.  Philadelphia, PA.  March 5, 2024
  • “Enhanced Tactile and Visual Discrimination for Medical and Assistive Device User Interfaces”.  Ohlson, N., Kearney, R., Soares, H., Urban, NH.  CEMB Center for Engineering MechanoBiology Symposium.  Philadelphia, PA.  March 5, 2024
  • “Modeling and Measuring Low Intensity Ultrasound in 12-well Plate”.  Caceres, A., Hartman, AZ., Urban, NH.  CEMB Center for Engineering MechanoBiology Symposium.  Philadelphia, PA.  March 5, 2024
  • “Metabolic Dysfunction in Frontotemporal Dementia”.  d’Almeida, N., Freeman, N., Tipping, M.  The Allied Genetics Conference.  Washington, D.C.  March 6, 2024
  • “Pseudoalteromonas rubra Package Prodiginine Antibiotics as Cargo in Membrane Vesicles”.  Hill, ML., Sharp, K.  Gordon Research Conference on Marine Natural Products.  Ventura, CA.  March 10, 2024 (Oral Presentation)
  • “Pseudoalteromonas rubra Package Prodiginine Antibiotics as Cargo in Membrane Vesicles”.  Hill, ML., Sharp, K.  Gordon Research Conference on Marine Natural Products.  Ventura, CA.  March 10, 2024
  • “Characterizing the Enzymatic Activity of Azoreductases in the Gut Microbiome”. Long, AR., Stack, TMM. American Chemical Society National Meeting. New Orleans, LA. March 18, 2024
  • “Network analysis of drug- and dye-modifying azoreductase enzymes found in the human gut microbiome”. Mortara, E., Mendoza, B., Stack, TMM. American Chemical Society National Meeting. New Orleans, LA. March 18, 2024
  • “Chemosensor electrode development for early cancer detection: Electrochemical reproducibility in thiocyanate sensing”. Boutin, H., Heroux, A., Gerstner, JS, Cohen, L, Murphy, C. Spring National Meeting of the American Chemical Society. New Orleans, LA. March 19, 2024
  • “Thiocyanate ions in vaping materials detected through photometric, chromatographic, and electrochemical methods”. Cohen, L., Gerstner, J., Boutin, H., Heroux, A., Murphy, C. Spring National Meeting of the American Chemical Society. New Orleans, LA. March 19, 2024 
  • “Variations in Organophosphate Ester Concentrations in Atmospheric Particulate Matter In Providence, RI”.  Bonanno, T., Gathof, A., Rossicon, P., Clark, AE. American Chemical Society Spring Meeting.  New Orleans, LA.  March 20, 2024
  • “The effect of microplastic exposure on cognition”.  Gaspar, L., Ross, J.  URI Neuroscience Symposium.  Kingston, RI.  April 5, 2024
  • “Characterizing the probiotic potential of the CCA-associated bacterium Pseudoalteromonas rubra for the local coral Astrangia poculata“.  Hughes, C., Sharp, K.  Northeast Algal Symposium.  Middletown, RI. April 6, 2024 (Oral Presentation)
  • “Determining the Metal Binding Affinities for the E101Q KmtR Mutant Protein”.  Arbuckle, A., Higgins, KA.  SRYou Day.  Newport, RI.  April 10, 2024
  • “Examining the Metal Binding Affinities of KmtR”.  Greco, AC., Higgins, KA.  SRYou Day.  Newport, RI.  April 10, 2024
  • “Neural Circuitry Mechanisms Underlying Alcohol Addiction: Contributions from Drosophila“. Scaplen, KM. URI Department of Neuroscience Seminar Series. Kingston, RI. April 18, 2024
  • “3D Liver Tissue Models for Microplastic Toxicity Analysis”.  Groysman, D., Hazen, C., Messenger, K., Oehler, M., Unagolla, J., Menon, JU.  Biomedical Engineering Capstone Seminar.  Kingston, RI. April 19, 2024
  • “Evaluating the binding affinity of StarD6 and its ligands with differential scanning fluorimetry and molecular modeling”. Bessee, C., Papale, GA.  RI-ACS 2024 Poster Session and Awards Night.  Bristol, RI.  April 22, 2024
  • “Investigating the Role of Dopamine in Alcohol Consumption”. Calarone, K., Scaplen, KM. Bryant RED Day. Smithfield, RI. April 24, 2024
  • “Analysis of Metabolic Changes in Fruit Fly Model of Frontotemporal Dementia”.  Biscardi, M., Penagaricano-Abreu, AG., Torres Cerdia, V., Shields, B., Tipping, M.  Celebration of Student Scholarship and Creativity.  Providence, RI., April 24, 2024
  • “Metabolic Dysfunction in Frontotemporal Dementia”.  Eby, K., Freeman, A., d’Almeida, N., Tipping, M.  Celebration of Student Scholarship and Creativity.  Providence, RI., April 24, 2024
  • “Investigating the Role of Serotonin in the Escalation of Alcohol Consumption”. Gul, R., Scaplen, KM. Bryant RED Day. Smithfield, RI. April 24, 2024
  • “The effect of microplastic exposure on cognition”.  Gaspar, L., Ross, J.  College of Pharmacy Research Symposium.  April 26, 2024
  • “Novel device and assay for exploring the role of resonance on cellulose deposition, tip growth, and cell viability in moss”.  Urban, NH.  CEMB IRT Friday Seminar Series.  Philadelphia, PA.  May 5, 2023 (Invited Talk)
  • “Effects of Glass and Plastic and E. coli on Biofilm Formation on Leafy Greens”.  Perry, M., Moreau, MR.  Senior Capstone Thesis Presentations @ SRU.  Newport, RI., May 15, 2024 (Oral Presentation)
  • “Non-Fimbrial Adhesins Effect Escherichia coli O157:H7 Biofilm Formation on Post-Harvest Food Products”.  Farkouh, M., Moreau, MR.  Senior Capstone Thesis Presentations @ SRU.  Newport, RI., May 15, 2024 (Oral Presentation)
  • “Testing the probiotic potential of Pseudoalteromonas rubra using Astrangia poculata“. Hughes, C., Sharp, K. Temperate Coral Research Conference. Bristol, RI. May 30, 2024 (Oral Presentation)
  • “Toward development of probiotics: Pseudoalteromonas rubra and its impacts on the microbiome of the temperate coral Astrangia poculata“.  Hughes, C., Sharp, K.  International Aquaculture Conference.  Bristol, RI.  May 30, 2024 (Oral Presentation)
  • “Outer Membrane Vesicles Isolated from Pseudoalteromonas rubra Carry Prodiginine Antibiotics as Cargo”.  Hill, ML., Sharp, K.  Boston Bacterial Meeting.  Boston, MA.  June 10, 2024

2023 Presentations

  • “The Biomedical and Health Data Science Ecosystem in Rhode Island”, Hemme CL. Rhode Island IDeA Symposium 2023. Providence, RI. June 1, 2023 (Panel Discussion)
  • “Analyzing EEG Brainwaves to Decode Attentional State for Faces and Scenes”.  Norouzi, M., Wellington,K., Garneau, B., Abiri, R.  Rhode Island IDeA Symposium.  Providence, RI.  June 1, 2023
  • “Neural Circuitry Mechanisms Underlying Alcohol Addiction: Contributions from Drosophila. Advances in Head-Fixed Behavioral Approaches Enable 2-Photon Imaging of Neuronal Circuits Across the Development of Addictive Behaviors Symposium”. Scaplen, KM. Research Society of Alcohol. Bellevue, WA. June 5, 2023
  • “Chemical and Topological Design of Polymers for Bioinspired Multiscale Soft Materials”.  McDonald, BR.  Polymers Gordon Research Conference.  South Hadley, MA.  June 14, 2023
  • “Non-Fimbrial Adhesins Effect Escherichia coli O157:H7 Biofilm Formation on Post-Harvest Food Products.”  Doukakis, S., Farkouh, M., Winters, S., Holcomb, S., Kudva, I., Moreau, MR.  American Society of Microbiology Microbe 2023 Conference.  Houston, TX., June 17, 2023
  • “A Cloud-Based Module for Biomarker Discovery”, Hemme, CL. NIGMS Sandbox Launch Event (Virtual Event), June 23, 2023
  • “Pseudoalteromonas rubra Package Prodiginine Antibiotics as Cargo in Membrane Vesicles”.  Hill, ML., Sharp, K.  American Society of Pharmacognosy Conference.  Bethesda, MD.  July 21, 2023 (Oral Presentation)
  • “Determining the Metal Binding Affinities for the E101Q KmtR Mutant Protein”, Arbuckle, A., Greco, A., Higgins, K. Rhode Island Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Conference. Kingston, RI. July 28, 2023
  • “Defining dopaminergic neural dynamics during the formation of alcohol associated memories in Drosophila.” Zajac, M., Scaplen, KM. Rhode Island Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Conference. Kingston, RI. July 28, 2023
  • “Distinct dopamine microcircuits underlying alcohol-induced locomotor activity and alcohol-associated memories in Drosophila melanogaster.” Caldarone, K., Scaplen, KM. Rhode Island Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Conference. Kingston, RI. July 28, 2023
  • “Investigating neural circuitry changes in response to alcohol-associated memories in the fan-shaped body.” Martino, G., Scaplen, KM. Rhode Island Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Conference. Kingston, RI. July 28, 2023
  • “Investigating the Role of Fan-Shaped Body Neurons in Modulating Alcohol-Associated Memories.” Hartzfeld, E., Scaplen, KM. Rhode Island Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Conference. Kingston, RI. July 28, 2023
  • “Using the Drosophila transcriptional reporter of intracellular calcium (TRIC) to examine neurocircuitry changes in response to alcohol intoxication”. Alexander, T., Scaplen, KM. Rhode Island Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Conference. Kingston, RI. July 28, 2023
  • “Examining the Metal Binding Affinities of KmtR”. Arbuckle, A., Greco, A., Higgins, K. Rhode Island Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Conference. Kingston, RI. July 28, 2023
  • “CRISPR/Cas9 Screen Identifies Potential Downstream Targets of KIT Signaling in Zebrafish Melanocytes”. Dinzey, A., Patterson, LB. Rhode Island Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Conference. Kingston, RI. July 28, 2023
  • “Genetic compensation during zebrafish iridophore development”, Masterlerz, J., Patterson, LB. Rhode Island Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Conference. Kingston, RI. July 28, 2023
  • “Understanding the Intracellular Response to Kita Signaling During Zebrafish Pigment Pattern Development”. Kelley, A., Patterson, LB. Rhode Island Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Conference. Kingston, RI. July 28, 2023
  • “Characterizing the Enzymatic Activity of Azoreductases in the Gut Microbiome”. Long, AR., Mortana, E., Mendoza, B., Stack, TMM. Rhode Island Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Conference. Kingston, RI. July 28, 2023
  • “Interactions of Corticosteroid Drugs with Human Gut Microbiome-Derived Dehydrogenases”. Sacco, F., Coyne, S., Lombardi, F., Paar, K., DeMartino, J., Stack, TMM. Rhode Island Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Conference. Kingston, RI. July 28, 2023
  • “Network analysis of drug- and dye-modifying azoreductase enzymes found in the human gut microbiome”. Mortara, E., Mendoza, B., Long, AR., Stack, TMM. Rhode Island Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Conference. Kingston, RI. July 28, 2023
  • “How Resilience Impacts Mentally Distressed Unaccompanied Children”.  Thiam, M., Hasson, R.  Rhode Island Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Conference. Kingston, RI. July 28, 2023
  • “Mental Health and the Environment for Unaccompanied Children in the United States”. Gonzalez, GM., Hasson, R.  Rhode Island Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Conference. Kingston, RI. July 28, 2023
  • “Mental Health and the Environmental for Unaccompanied Children in the United States: Acculturation”. LeBlanc, V., Hasson, R.  Rhode Island Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Conference. Kingston, RI. July 28, 2023
  • “A “Greener” High Through-put Extraction of Select Anthropogenic Contaminants in Atmospheric Particulate Matter”.  Bonanno, T., Gathof, A., Bateman, J., Keller, P., Clark, A.  Rhode Island Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Conference. Kingston, RI. July 28, 2023
  • “Multiscale Molecular Design of Biomimetic Soft Material Systems for a Sustainable Future”.  McDonald, BR. Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering Division Symposium (Synthesis, Properties, and Application of Sustainable Polymers).  San Francesco, CA.  August 13, 2023 (Oral Presentation)
  • “Cloud Lab Data Science Panel and Discussion”, Hemme CL., NERIC 2023. Burlington, VT. August 17, 2023.  (Panel Discussion)
  • “The RI-INBRE Molecular Informatics Core”, Hemme CL., Atoyan, J. NERIC 2023. Burlington, VT. August 17, 2023
  • “Forget Me, Forget Me Not: New Frontiers in Alzheimer’s Disease”.  Papale, GA.  Salve Regina University Faculty Lecture Series.  Newport, RI., September 25, 2023
  • “Optimizing Design and 3D Printing of Negative Curvature THz Optical Fibers for Biosensing”.  Ward, J., King, B., Howard, E., Akosman, AE.  2023 MIT Undergraduate Technology and Research Conference (UTRC).  Cambridge, MA. October 8, 2023
  • “Portable, Touch-based, Multi-modal, Assessment and Therapy Device”.  Ford, A., Tagen, J., Urban, NH.  Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting.  Seattle, WA.  October 13, 2023
  • “Wearable Accessible, Assistive Communication Device”.  Kearney, R., Neville, N., Tagen, J., Urban, NH.  Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting.  Seattle, WA.  October 13, 2023
  • “Computational Model to Predict the Pressure Effects of Ultrasonic Waves on Cytoskeletal Reorganization in Plant Cells”  Caceres, A., Hartman, AZ., Urban, NH.  Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting.  Seattle, WA.  October 14, 2023
  • “Tandem Polymer Design for Bioinspired Soft Materials”  McDonald, BR.  Frontiers in Soft Matter Symposium.  San Diego, CA.  October 20, 2023 (Invited Talk)
  • “Studying the Rhode Island State Coral Astrangia poculata: lessons in coral microbiome resilience in the face of climate change and environmental disturbance”.  Sharp, K. Marine Science Weekly Seminar.  Groton, CT.  November 3, 2023 (Oral Presentation)
  • “Developing chemosensor electrodes for the electrochemical detection of thiocyanate ions in saliva for application to noninvasive screening for oral and gastric cancer” Gerstner, J., Cohen, L., Murphy, C. National Honors Conference. Chicago, IL. November 10, 2023
  • “Mapping dopaminergic neural substrates of alcohol-associated behaviors in Drosophila”. Caldarone, K., Song, SL., Cortez, E., Savory, N., Kaun, KR., Scaplen, KM. Society for Neuroscience Conference. Washington, DC. November 11, 2023
  • “Investigating the Role of Drosophila Dorsal Paired Medial (DPM) Neurons in Alcohol-Associated Memories.” Cortez, E., Scaplen, KM. Society for Neuroscience Conference. Washington, DC. November 12, 2023
  • “Mapping dopaminergic neural substrates of alcohol-associated behaviors in Drosophila.” Caldarone, K., Song, SL., Cortez, E., Savory, N., Kaun, KR., Scaplen, KM. Society for Neuroscience Conference. Washington, DC. November 12, 2023
  • “Imaging Window Optimization for Reflection-Mode Continuous-Wave Terahertz Imaging”, Arduino, N., Maguire, P., Raley, M., Marn, AR. IEEE Photonics Conference. Orlando, FL. November 12, 2023
  • “The effect of microplastic exposure on cognition”.  Gaspar, L., Ross, J.  Society for Neuroscience.  Washington, DC.  November 13, 2023.
  • “Decoding Reach-to-Grasp Movements: A Comparative study of TCRE and EEG for High-Performance BCI Systems”.  Rabiee, A., Ghafoori, S., Cetera, A., Besio, W., Abiri, R.  SfN.  Washington, DC. November 15, 2023
  • “Development of a novel seamless magnetic based actuated planar robotic platform for upper limb extremity rehabilitation”.  Ghafoori, S., Wellington, K., Garneau, B., Koning, A., Broadmeadow, E., Norourzi, M., Jousneh, M., Shahiari, Y., Abiri, R.  SfN. Washington, DC.  November 15, 2023
  • “Human-Inspired Vision-Based Reaching and Grasping for Assistive Robotic Arms with Reinforcement Learning”.  Beyer, R., Rabiee, A., Ostadabbas, S., Abiri, R.  SfN. Washington, DC.  November 15, 2023
  • “Real time Visual Attention Training Through Closed Loop EEG Neurofeedback”.  Norouzi, M., Wellington, K., Garneau, B.  SfN. Washington, DC.  November 15, 2023
  • “Enhancing THz Chemical Sensing with Elliptical Cladding Elements in Negative Curvature Fibers”. Howard, E., Ward, J., King, B., Akosman, AE.  2023 IEEE Photonics Conference (IPC).  Orlando, FL.  November 15, 2023.  (Oral Presentation)
  • “Updated and Novel Methods for Investigating Organophosphate Esters in Particulate Matter”.  Bonann, T., Gathof, A., Bateman, J., Keller, P., Rossicone, P., Clark, AE. Society of Engineering Toxicology and Chemistry Fall Meeting. Louisville, KY.  November 16, 2023.
  • “ERP responses reflect individual differences in visual statistical learning”.  Morris, J., Kealey, E., Pulido, J., Alzate, N.  The Psychonomic Society’s 64th Annual Meeting.  San Francisco, CA.  November 17, 2023

2022 Presentations

  • “Assessing the impact of Ulva lacinulata on marine invertebrates.” Moloney DM, Mendes B, Pons S, Garcia E, and Green-Gavrielidis L. Benthic Ecology Meeting. Portsmouth, NH. March 30, 2022
  • “Chemically-guided functional profiling of drug-metabolizing enzymes in the gut microbiome.” Stack TM. Rhode Island Microbiome Symposium. January 14, 2022 (virtual symposium)
  • “C.W. Development of a Fluorescent Based Assay for Characterization of Candida parapsilosis β-(1,3)-Glucan Transglycosylase Phr1.” Ring P, Duval J, and Reid CW. Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, June 13-17th 2022. Calgary, AB
  • “Development of Inhalable Biomimetic PLGA Nanoparticles for Pulmonary Delivery of Chemotherapeutics”. Bazinet J, Ghumman M, Dhamecha D, and Menon JU. Andrea Gonsalves (ECD ’18-20) received first prize for her poster in the graduate student category, presented at URI’s College of Pharmacy’s Student Research Showcase. April 28, 2022
  • “Initial characterization of corticosteroid-metabolizing enzymes found in human gut bacteria.” Lockhart L, Paar K, DeMartino J, and Stack TM. ACS Spring 2022, San Diego, CA. March 20, 2022
  • “Initial characterization of drug-metabolizing enzymes found in human gut bacteria.” DeMartino J, Lockhart L, Paar K, Ciesla M, and Stack TM. Rhode Island Microbiome Symposium. January 14, 2022 (virtual symposium)
  • “Turbulence Impacts muscle function of the Spiny Dorsal fin in Bluegill, Lepomis macrochirus.”  Djabakatie Z, Chamanlal A, and Maia A. Annual Meeting of the Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology. Phoenix AZ. January 5, 2022