RI-INBRE Investigator Spotlight Pioneering Neurodevelopmental Research and STEM Education: Dr. Belinda Barbagallo’s Impact at Salve Regina University (SRU) Understanding the barriers to brain development and how they lead to neurodevelopmental disorders is the focus of Dr. Belinda Barbagallo’s research at Salve Regina University. “Approximately 8.5% of children and adolescents in the US have some sort […]
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RI IDeA Symposium 2023
2023 RI IDeA Emerging Area of Science Symposium The Emerging Areas of Science IDeA Symposium was held on June 1st at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University in collaboration with Rhode Island’s IDeA programs Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) and Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO), and Advance Clinical and Translational […]
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Investigator: Clifford Murphy, Roger Williams University Theme: Cancer Title: Method and device for electrochemical detection of Thiocyanate ions in saliva Award: SURF PUI Training Award (2022-2024) Abstract: This project with adapt an existing invention for the detection of thiocyanate ions in seawater to the analysis of thiocyanate concentrations in human saliva for application as a […]
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This year’s Rhode Island Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium (RI-SURS) was held at the University of Rhode Island (URI) on Friday, July 29th with students from our Rhode Island higher education institutions presenting their research findings. The 2022 event marks the 15th year of the RI-INBRE and RI NSF EPSCoR/C-AIM programs collaboration to celebrate […]
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SURF Program Update – Summer 2022 The RI-INBRE program completed the 19th Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program in 2022! First organized in 2004 to increase the number of undergraduate students participating in scientific research activities at the University of Rhode Island (URI) and Brown University, the program expanded in 2009 to include students in […]
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Retreats for Investigators and Mentors Two retreats are held each year that bring together RI-INBRE’s current investigators and mentors from across our network of higher education institutions in Rhode Island. The 2023 Summer Retreat was held on Friday, July 28th in Avedisian Hall at the University of Rhode Island. Attendees joined the discussion on the changes […]
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Awards Fiscal Year 2022 RI-INBRE Funding Mechanisms To support the research career development of junior investigators at our network institutions, the Developmental Research Project Program (DRPP) is pleased to announce that 19 research projects were awarded to our faculty investigators around the state. The projects support a broad portfolio of research funding within the themes […]
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Rhode Island Coral on Display: Hosted by Dr. Koty Sharp’s Lab, Roger Williams University The research team from Dr. Koty Sharp’s Lab at Roger Williams University participated in the exhibit “About Planet Earth, the Environment and Our Future” at Providence’s Waterfire Gallery. The free exhibit ran from March 29th to May 1st. 2021, and […]
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14th Annual Summer Undergraduate Research Conference Update The University of Rhode Island (URI) was excited to host the Annual RI Summer Undergraduate Research Conference in person on July 30, 2021. More than 140 students shared poster presentations of their summer research experiences with RI-INBRE SURF and SURF+, RI-INBRE Bridge to Graduate School, RI NSF EPSCoR/C-AIM […]
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