Student News 2020 and Prior Years
2020
- Giovannia Barbosa (Bridge ’20, SURF ’18) joined Dr. Sarah Delaney’s lab at Brown University as a Ph.D. student in December 2020, and as a Bridge to Graduate School Fellow in July 2020. RI-INBRE Mentor S. Delaney (Brown); K. Almeida (RIC)
- Dr. Dinesh Dhamecha is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital. November 2020
- Victoria Haak (SURF ’19). Research Assistant, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. RI-INBRE Mentor N. Austriaco (PC)
- Helen Magana (SURF ’18-19) and Anastasia Welch (SURF ’18-19) won travel awards for the Genetics Society of America (cancelled per COVID). RI-INBRE Mentor G. Stilwell (RIC)
- Gabrielle Rozumek (SURF ’18-19). PhD Candidate in Molecular & Cellular Pathology at University of Michigan Medical School. A 2019 Roger Williams University graduate. RI-INBRE Mentor: J. Shen (URI)
- Abigail Small (SURF ’17-18) Wins Most Outstanding Poster award. 2020
2019
- Angeline Casale (SURF ’16, ’18) enrolled as a Ph.D. student at UConn and works as a Ph.D. Student Research Assistant. RI-INBRE Mentor: L. Williams (PC)
- Lucie Ford (SURF ’19) Wins competitive toxicology research award. 2019
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James Lott (SURF ’07) Online Ordering of Life-Saving Opioid Overdose Drug Naloxone Available for Texas Businesses & Organizations. 2019
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Rachel Carley, URI (SURF ’17) 2019 Research and Scholarship Excellence Award
2018 and prior
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RI Commerce awards Alcinous Pharmaceuticals LLC a $50,000 Innovation Voucher. Dr. Nicholas DaSilva (Bridge ’15, SURF ’13) is one of the three founding members. 2017
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Cara Pina (Teaching Postdoc ’17-19) RI Wavemaker Fellowship. 2018
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Kaylee Miller, SRU (SURF ’15, ’17) RI Wavemaker Fellowship. 2018
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Rachel Carley, URI (SURF ’17) DNA research wins ‘Think Big’ award. 2017
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Nick DaSilva (Bridge ’15, SURF ’14) URI Graduate Students Launch Pharmaceutical Company. 2017
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Dr. Toni-Marie Achilli (Teaching Postdoc ’14-17) RI Wavemaker Fellowship. 2016
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Dr. Dioscarias Garcia (SURF ’03) RI Wavemaker Fellowship Recipient. 2016
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Rachel Carley (SURF ’17) Cholesterol drug reduces liver inflammation. 2016
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Samuel Spink (SURF ’14-16) Wins prestigious Goldwater Scholarship. 2016
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Samuel Spink (SURF ’14-16) 2016 Research & Scholarship Excellence Award. 2016
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Amanda Rode (SURF ’15) Governor recognizes student’s work with DNA. 2015
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Samuel Spink (SURF ’14-16) and Kelsey Wright (SURF ’15-16) Summer like a Scientist
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Kelsey Wright (SURF’15-16) Undergrad immersed in Alzheimer’s research. 2015
Acronyms
- CR: Collaborative Research Award
- DOI: Date of Issue
- ECD: Early Career Development Award
- EVEREST: Enhanced Virtual Education, RESearch, and Training Pilot Award
- PMC: PubMed Central
- PMID: PubMed Reference Number
- RA: Laboratory Research Assistant
- SURF: Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow
- Tech: Laboratory Technician
- TPF: Teaching Postdoctoral Fellow
Institutions
- Brown University: Brown
- Bryant University: Bryant
- Community College of Rhode Island: CCRI
- Johnson & Wales University: JWU
- Rhode Island College: RIC
- Rhode Island Hospital: RIH
- Roger Williams University: RWU
- Salve Regina University: SRU
- University of Rhode Island: URI