SURF Program Update – Summer 2021 RI-INBRE hosted the 2021 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program from May 24th through July 30th. Ninety-one undergraduate students participated in summer research experiences at our network institutions across the state including, Providence College, Rhode Island College, Roger Williams University, Salve Regina University, and the University of Rhode Island. […]
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v-NERIC 2021 Updates
Virtual North East Regional IDeA Conference (v-NERIC) New IDeAs, New Discoveries RI-INBRE hosted the 2021 virtual North East Regional Institutional Development Award (IDeA) Conference (vNERIC) on August 16-18, 2021, which attracted over 650 researchers from the National Institutes of Health IDeA programs throughout Delaware, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. The conference included keynote […]
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Molecular Informatics Core (MIC) On July 1, 2021, the RI-INBRE Bioinformatics Core joined resources with the URI Genomics and Sequencing Center (GSC) to form the new RI-INBRE Molecular Informatics Core (MIC). The MIC is structured according to the new National Institutes of Health INBRE directive to maintain a Data Sciences Core for Biomedical Research. The […]
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Rhode Island INBRE is looking forward to hosting the 2021 virtual North East Regional Institutional Development Award (IDeA) Conference (v-NERIC) this summer. The conference brings together researchers from IDeA programs throughout Delaware, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont and will feature keynotes, science sessions, breakouts, and lighting talks highlighting some exciting IDeA research and […]
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Lightning Talks will be held in lieu of poster sessions at the 2021 North East Regional IDeA Conference (NERIC) and are an opportunity for trainees* to share short engaging presentations focusing on key points of research. Prior to the conference, presenters will prepare a 3-minute talk using one graphical abstract-style slide/figure or up to three […]
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The start of the new grant fiscal year was May 1st and brought new changes to RI-INBRE’s administration and committee members. Christopher Reid, PhD Associate Professor of Bryant University Dr. Reid was appointed as a Steering Committee member on May 1st, 2021. As a RI-INBRE investigator, he was awarded Collaborative Research, SURF and Proposal Development […]
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NIH/NINDS R01 Awardee Dr. Claudia Fallini, Assistant Professor, University of Rhode Island, was awarded a NIH/NINDS R01 award on April 1st entitled “Defining the mechanisms and consequences of nuclear defects in ALS/FTD” for 5-years totaling $1,250,000 (2021-2026). Dr. Fallini said, “I cannot thank the RI-INBRE enough for their support at a critical time of my […]
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A Warm Welcome to Dr. Lindsay Green-Gavrielidis, Salve Regina University Dr. Kristin Scaplen, Bryant University Dr. Tyler Stack, Providence College “Assessing the impact of harmful macroalgal blooms on costal environmental health.” Dr. Lindsay Green-Gavrielidis, Assistant Professor, Salve Regina University The goal of Dr. Green-Gavrielidis’ ECD project is assessing the impacts of harmful macroalgal blooms on […]
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Seven New EVEREST Pilot Project Awards Seven new Enhanced Virtual Education, RESearch, and Training (EVEREST) Pilot Projects were granted to eight investigators at three institutions for the 2021-2022 grant fiscal year. The primary goal of the EVERST funding mechanism is to identify and develop novel virtual/remote education methods, laboratory and research pedagogy, and hybrid training […]
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RI-INBRE hosted the 2021 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program from May 24th through July 30th. Ninety-one undergraduate students participated in summer research experiences at our network institutions across the state including, Providence College, Rhode Island College, Roger Williams University, Salve Regina University, and the University of Rhode Island. The cohort included four SURF+ students […]
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