{"id":13921,"date":"2019-06-04T15:45:57","date_gmt":"2019-06-04T19:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/riinbre\/?page_id=13921"},"modified":"2025-03-30T14:53:12","modified_gmt":"2025-03-30T18:53:12","slug":"research-presentations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/riinbre\/research\/research-presentations\/","title":{"rendered":"Presentations"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"Developmental-Research-Project-Program\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-developmental-research-project-program\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-13063\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-13063\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/riinbre\/research\/ecd\/\">Early Career Development<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-13072\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-13072\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/riinbre\/research\/surf-training-award\/\">Summer Training and Research (STAR)<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-13075\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-13075\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/riinbre\/mentoring\/\">Mentoring<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-23477\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-23477\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/riinbre\/research\/administrative-supplemental-awards\/\">Administrative Supplemental Awards<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-15439\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-15439\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/riinbre\/teaching-postdoc-fellowships\/\">Teaching Postdoc Fellowships<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-35586\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-35586\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/riinbre\/ccri-faculty-fellowship-program\/\">CCRI Faculty Fellowship Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-15680\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-15680\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/riinbre\/research\/grant-research-service\/\">Grant Research Service<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-13906\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-13906\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/riinbre\/research\/publications\/\">Publications<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-13939\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-13939\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/riinbre\/research\/research-presentations\/\">Presentations<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n<p>Our current and archived RI-INBRE presentations are listed below.<br \/>\n<em>Please submit your presentations to <a href=\"mailto:riinbre@etal.uri.edu\">RI-INBRE<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3>2025 Presentations<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>&#8220;<\/strong>The RI-INBRE Molecular Informatics Core&#8221;.&nbsp;<strong>Hemme, CL.<\/strong> Department of Cell and Molecular Biology Seminar, University of Rhode Island.&nbsp; January 27, 2025. (Oral Presentation)<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Investigations of current-use flame retardants and plasticizers in atmospheric particulate matter across an urban gradient&#8221;.&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Clark, A. <\/strong>American Chemical Society Spring Meeting.&nbsp; San Diego, CA. March 26, 2025 (Poster)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Variations in organophosphate ester concentrations in atmospheric particulate matter in Klamath Falls, OR&#8221;.&nbsp; <strong>Clark, A. <\/strong>American Chemical Society Spring Meeting.&nbsp; San Diego, CA. March 26, 2025 (Poster)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Looking Ahead: Blue Biotech and the Blue Economy&#8221;.&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Sharp, K.&nbsp;<\/strong>Blue Innovation Symposium.&nbsp; Middletown, RI. February 11, 2025 (Oral Presentation)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Toward development of probiotics: <em>Pseudoalteromonas rubra<\/em> and its impacts on the microbiome of the temperate coral <em>Astrangia poculata<\/em>&#8220;.&nbsp; <strong>Sharp, K. <\/strong>Blue@RWU Marine Research &amp; Innovation Showcase.&nbsp; Roger Williams University. February 10, 2025 (Poster)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Fission yeast cells use distinct cell size control mechanisms for size adaptation to osmotic, oxidative, or low glucose conditions.&#8221;. <strong>Miller, K. <\/strong>ASBMB Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. April 14, 2025. (Poster)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Investigating pathways regulating size-dependent accumulation of mitotic activator Cdc25&#8221;. <strong>Miller, K. <\/strong>ASBMB Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. April 14, 2025. (Poster)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Fission yeast cells use distinct cell size control mechanisms for size adaptation to osmotic, oxidative, or low glucose conditions&#8221;. <strong>Miller, K. <\/strong>National Undergraduate Research Conference. Brown University. April 12, 2025. (Poster)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Investigating pathways regulating size-dependent accumulation of mitotic activator Cdc25&#8221;. <strong>Miller, K. <\/strong>National Undergraduate Research Conference. Brown University. April 12, 2025. (Poster)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Investigating pathways regulating size-dependent accumulation of mitotic activator Cdc25&#8221;. <strong>Miller, K. <\/strong>16th\u202fAnnual Celebration of Scholarship and Creativity. Brown University. April 23, 2025. (Poster)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Fission yeast cells use distinct cell size control mechanisms for size adaptation to osmotic, oxidative, or low glucose conditions.&#8221;. <strong>Miller, K. <\/strong>16th\u202fAnnual Celebration of Scholarship and Creativity<strong>.<\/strong> Providence College. April 23, 2025. (Poster)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Discovery and Characterization of Drug and Food Dye-Modifying Reductases from Human Gut Bacteria&#8221;.&nbsp; <strong>Stack, T.<\/strong>&nbsp; Chemistry Seminar, Providence College. March 31, 2025 (Oral Presentation)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Discovery and Characterization of Drug and Food Dye-Modifying Reductases from Human Gut Bacteria&#8221;.&nbsp; <strong>Stack, T.<\/strong>&nbsp; American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology National Meeting. Chicago, IL. April 15, 2025 (Poster)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Interactions of Corticosteroid Drugs with Human Gut Microbiome-Derived Dehydrogenases&#8221;.&nbsp; <strong>Stack, T.<\/strong>&nbsp; American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology National Meeting. Chicago, IL. April 15, 2025 (Poster)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Preparing Early Scholars \u2013 Roadmap for Anticipating in Gaps Higher Ed Knowledge and Supporting Professional Preparation&#8221;.&nbsp; <strong>Urban, N.<\/strong> Inclusive Academy Symposium. Princeton, NJ. April 25, 2025 (Oral Presentation)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>2024 Presentations<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Reimagining BME Capstone and Summer Research Experiences &#8211; Roadmap for Robust In-Semester Device Design Program Customizable for Interdisciplinary or Primarily Undergraduate Programs&#8221;.&nbsp; <strong>Urban, N.<\/strong> Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting. Baltimore, MD. October 24, 2024 (Oral Presentation)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Hidden, wearable, touch-sensing AACs &#8211; on-demand communication designed for social anxiety, ASD, selective mutism, and language learners.&#8221;.&nbsp; <strong>Urban, N.<\/strong> Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting. Baltimore, MD. October 24, 2024 (Oral Presentation)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;The Bear Paw \u2013 Customizable assistive grip devices for low-cervical spinal cord injury patients&#8221;.&nbsp; <strong>Urban, N.<\/strong> Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting. Baltimore, MD. October 24, 2024 (Oral Presentation)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Universal Kitchen Assistant \u2013 Novel device for single-handed, low-force stovetop to oven transfer&#8221;.&nbsp; <strong>Urban, N.<\/strong> Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting. Baltimore, MD. October 24, 2024 (Oral Presentation)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Universal Kitchen Assistant \u2013 Novel device for single-handed, low-force stovetop to oven transfer&#8221;.&nbsp; <strong>Urban, N.<\/strong> Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting. Baltimore, MD. October 24, 2024 (Oral Presentation)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Reimagining medical device user interfaces- Tactile and visual discrimination strategies to support users with mechanosensory, visual, and auditory disabilities&#8221;. <strong>Miller, K. <\/strong>Providence College Sigma Xi Research Symposium. Providence, RI. October 15, 2024. (Poster)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Investigating pathways regulating size-dependent accumulation of mitotic activator Cdc25&#8221;. <strong>Miller, K. <\/strong>Providence College Sigma Xi Research Symposium. Providence, RI. October 15, 2024. (Poster)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;From flu breath to green buildings to plant-basing the foodscape: a journey to stop pandemics and do something about the climate catastrophe&#8221;.&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Bueno de Mesquita, J. <\/strong>Roger Williams University Marine and Natural Sciences Seminar Series.&nbsp; Roger Williams University.&nbsp; October 23, 2024.&nbsp; (Oral Presentation)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;3D Liver Tissue Models for Microplastic Toxicity Analysis&#8221;.&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Menon, J. <\/strong>Southern New England Marine Debris Action Plan Workshop. University of Rhode Island.&nbsp; August 29, 2024 (Poster)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Toward development of probiotics: <em>Pseudoalteromonas rubra<\/em> and its impacts on the microbiome of the temperate coral <em>Astrangia poculata<\/em>&#8220;.&nbsp; <strong>Sharp, K.&nbsp;<\/strong>International Aquaculture Conference.&nbsp; Roger Williams University. June 4, 2024 (Oral Presentation)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;THz Negative Curvature Fiber Sensor Design for Blood Constituent Analysis&#8221;.&nbsp; <strong>Akosman, A. <\/strong>2024 Optica Advanced Photonics Congress (APC).&nbsp; Quebec City, QC, Canada.&nbsp; July 30, 2024 (Oral Presentation)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Tailoring Strut Thicknesses for Selective THz Negative Curvature Fiber Sensors&#8221;.&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Akosman, A. <\/strong>2024 Optica Advanced Photonics Congress (APC).&nbsp; Quebec City, QC, Canada.&nbsp; July 30, 2024 (Poster)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Investigations of Current-Use Flame Retardants and Plasticizers in Atmospheric Particulate Matter&#8221;.&nbsp; <strong>Clark, A. <\/strong>Emerging Areas of Science: 2024 IDeA Symposium.&nbsp; Brown University. October 24, 2024 (Poster)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Investigations of Current-Use Flame Retardants and Plasticizers in Atmospheric Particulate Matter&#8221;.&nbsp; <strong>Clark, A. <\/strong>University of Rhode Island Department of Chemical Engineering Graduate Seminar.&nbsp; Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Rhode Island. September 19, 2024 (Oral Presentation)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Variations in organophosphate ester concentrations in atmospheric particulate matter in Klamath Falls, OR&#8221;.&nbsp; <strong>Clark, A. <\/strong>American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting.&nbsp; Washington, DC. December 10, 2024 (Poster)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Cognitive impairments across the lifespan in a mouse model of bipolar disorder&#8221;.&nbsp; <strong>Heimer-McGinn, V.<\/strong> Society for Neuroscience 54rd Annual Meeting.&nbsp; Chicago, IL. October 10, 2024 (Poster)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Clock\u039419 reversal learning deficits translate to human bipolar disorder&#8221;.&nbsp; <strong>Heimer-McGinn, V.<\/strong> Society for Neuroscience 54rd Annual Meeting.&nbsp; Chicago, IL. October 10, 2024 (Poster)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Sex-specific recognition memory impairments in adolescent CLOCK\u039419 mouse model of bipolar disorder&#8221;.&nbsp; <strong>Heimer-McGinn, V.<\/strong> Society for Neuroscience 54rd Annual Meeting.&nbsp; Chicago, IL. October 10, 2024 (Poster)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Optimization of Cognitive Behavioral Tasks for CLOCK\u039419 Mouse Model of Bipolar Disorder&#8221;.&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Heimer-McGinn, V.<\/strong> Cognitive Neuroscience Society Annual Meeting.&nbsp; Toronto, CA. April 24, 2024 (Poster)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;CLOCK\u039419 mouse model elucidates cognitive deficits in bipolar disorder&#8221;.&nbsp; <strong>Heimer-McGinn, V.<\/strong> Cognitive Neuroscience Society Annual Meeting.&nbsp; Toronto, CA. April 24, 2024 (Poster)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;PUI Post-Award: Managing Change and Implementing New Systems&#8221;.&nbsp; <strong>Monahan, K.<\/strong> NCURA Annual Meeting. Washington, DC.&nbsp; November 1, 2024 (Oral Presentation)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;The 2025 Carnegie Classifications Overhaul: Re-recognizing Research&#8221;.&nbsp; <strong>Monahan, K.<\/strong> NCURA Annual Meeting. Washington, DC.&nbsp; July 20, 2024 (Oral Presentation)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;PUI Post-Award: Managing Change and Implementing New Systems&#8221;.&nbsp; <strong>Monahan, K.<\/strong> NCURA Annual Meeting. Washington, DC.&nbsp; August 6, 2024 (Oral Presentation)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Building a faculty writing program at Providence College&#8221;.&nbsp; <strong>Monahan, K.<\/strong> NCURA REGION I New England Wicked Good Chat. Virtual.&nbsp; July 20, 2024 (Oral Presentation)<\/li>\n<li>How do you change culture? Intellectual contribution from core personnel to the research&#8221;.&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Hemme, CL. <\/strong>NERLSCD 2024 Conference. Albany, NY.&nbsp; October 18, 2024 (Panel Discussion)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Temporary posterior parietal cortex inactivation\u2019s using DREADDs during attentional challenges in the 5-choice serial reaction time task&#8221;. <strong>Templer, VL.<\/strong> Winter Conference on the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory. Park City, UT. January 5, 2024.&nbsp; (Oral Presentation)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Combating Selective Mutism With A Customizable Way To Communicate&#8221;.&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Kearney, R., Urban, NH.<\/strong>&nbsp; CEMB Center for Engineering MechanoBiology Symposium.&nbsp; Philadelphia, PA.&nbsp; March 5, 2024<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Enhanced Tactile and Visual Discrimination for Medical and Assistive Device User Interfaces&#8221;.&nbsp; <strong>Ohlson, N., Kearney, R., Soares, H., Urban, NH.&nbsp; <\/strong>CEMB Center for Engineering MechanoBiology Symposium.&nbsp; Philadelphia, PA.&nbsp; March 5, 2024<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Modeling and Measuring Low Intensity Ultrasound in 12-well Plate&#8221;.&nbsp; <strong>Caceres, A., Hartman, AZ., Urban, NH.&nbsp; <\/strong>CEMB Center for Engineering MechanoBiology Symposium.&nbsp; Philadelphia, PA.&nbsp; March 5, 2024<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Metabolic Dysfunction in Frontotemporal Dementia&#8221;. &nbsp;<strong>d&#8217;Almeida, N., Freeman, N., Tipping, M.<\/strong>&nbsp; The Allied Genetics Conference.&nbsp; Washington, D.C.&nbsp; March 6, 2024<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<em>Pseudoalteromonas rubra<\/em> Package Prodiginine Antibiotics as Cargo in Membrane Vesicles&#8221;.&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Hill, ML., Sharp, K.<\/strong>&nbsp; Gordon Research Conference on Marine Natural Products.&nbsp; Ventura, CA.&nbsp; March 10, 2024 (Oral Presentation)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<em>Pseudoalteromonas rubra<\/em> Package Prodiginine Antibiotics as Cargo in Membrane Vesicles&#8221;.&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Hill, ML., Sharp, K.<\/strong>&nbsp; Gordon Research Conference on Marine Natural Products.&nbsp; Ventura, CA.&nbsp; March 10, 2024<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Characterizing the Enzymatic Activity of Azoreductases in the Gut Microbiome&#8221;. <strong>Long, AR., Stack, TMM.<\/strong> American Chemical Society National Meeting. New Orleans, LA. March 18, 2024<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Network analysis of drug- and dye-modifying azoreductase enzymes found in the human gut microbiome&#8221;.&nbsp;<strong>Mortara, E., Mendoza, B., Stack, TMM.<\/strong> American Chemical Society National Meeting. New Orleans, LA. March 18, 2024<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Chemosensor electrode development for early cancer detection: Electrochemical reproducibility in thiocyanate sensing&#8221;. <strong>Boutin, H., Heroux, A., Gerstner, JS, Cohen, L, Murphy, C.<\/strong> Spring National Meeting of the American Chemical Society. New Orleans, LA. March 19, 2024<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Thiocyanate ions in vaping materials detected through photometric, chromatographic, and electrochemical methods&#8221;. <strong>Cohen, L., Gerstner, J., Boutin, H., Heroux, A., Murphy, C.<\/strong> Spring National Meeting of the American Chemical Society. New Orleans, LA. March 19, 2024&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Variations in Organophosphate Ester Concentrations in Atmospheric Particulate Matter In Providence, RI&#8221;.&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Bonanno, T., Gathof, A., Rossicon, P., Clark, AE.<\/strong> American Chemical Society Spring Meeting.&nbsp; New Orleans, LA.&nbsp; March 20, 2024<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;The effect of microplastic exposure on cognition&#8221;.&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Gaspar, L., Ross, J.<\/strong>&nbsp; URI Neuroscience Symposium.&nbsp; Kingston, RI.&nbsp; April 5, 2024<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Characterizing the probiotic potential of the CCA-associated bacterium <em>Pseudoalteromonas rubra<\/em> for the local coral <em>Astrangia poculata<\/em>&#8220;.&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Hughes, C., Sharp, K.<\/strong>&nbsp; Northeast Algal Symposium.&nbsp; Middletown, RI. April 6, 2024 (Oral Presentation)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Determining the Metal Binding Affinities for the E101Q KmtR Mutant Protein&#8221;.&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Arbuckle, A., Higgins, KA.<\/strong>&nbsp; SRYou Day.&nbsp; Newport, RI.&nbsp; April 10, 2024<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Examining the Metal Binding Affinities of KmtR&#8221;.&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Greco, AC., Higgins, KA.&nbsp;<\/strong> SRYou Day.&nbsp; Newport, RI.&nbsp; April 10, 2024<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Neural Circuitry Mechanisms Underlying Alcohol Addiction: Contributions from <em>Drosophila<\/em>&#8220;.&nbsp;<strong>Scaplen, KM.<\/strong> URI Department of Neuroscience Seminar Series. Kingston, RI. April 18, 2024<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;3D Liver Tissue Models for Microplastic Toxicity Analysis&#8221;.&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Groysman, D., Hazen, C., Messenger, K., Oehler, M., Unagolla, J., Menon, JU.<\/strong>&nbsp; Biomedical Engineering Capstone Seminar.&nbsp; Kingston, RI. April 19, 2024<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Evaluating the binding affinity of StarD6 and its ligands with differential scanning fluorimetry and molecular modeling&#8221;.&nbsp;<strong>Bessee, C., Papale, GA.<\/strong>&nbsp; RI-ACS 2024 Poster Session and Awards Night.&nbsp; Bristol, RI.&nbsp; April 22, 2024<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Investigating the Role of Dopamine in Alcohol Consumption&#8221;. <strong>Calarone, K., Scaplen, KM.<\/strong> Bryant RED Day. Smithfield, RI. April 24, 2024<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Analysis of Metabolic Changes in Fruit Fly Model of Frontotemporal Dementia&#8221;.&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Biscardi, M., Penagaricano-Abreu, AG., Torres Cerdia, V., Shields, B., Tipping, M.<\/strong>&nbsp; Celebration of Student Scholarship and Creativity.&nbsp; Providence, RI., April 24, 2024<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Metabolic Dysfunction in Frontotemporal Dementia&#8221;.&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Eby, K., Freeman, A., d&#8217;Almeida, N., Tipping, M.<\/strong>&nbsp; Celebration of Student Scholarship and Creativity.&nbsp; Providence, RI., April 24, 2024<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Investigating the Role of Serotonin in the Escalation of Alcohol Consumption&#8221;.&nbsp;<strong>Gul, R., Scaplen, KM.<\/strong> Bryant RED Day. Smithfield, RI. April 24, 2024<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;The effect of microplastic exposure on cognition&#8221;.&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Gaspar, L., Ross, J.<\/strong>&nbsp; College of Pharmacy Research Symposium.&nbsp; April 26, 2024<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Novel device and assay for exploring the role of resonance on cellulose deposition, tip growth, and cell viability in moss&#8221;.&nbsp; <strong>Urban, NH.<\/strong>&nbsp; CEMB IRT Friday Seminar Series.&nbsp; Philadelphia, PA.&nbsp; May 5, 2023 (Invited Talk)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Effects of Glass and Plastic and E. coli on Biofilm Formation on Leafy Greens&#8221;.&nbsp; <strong>Perry, M., Moreau, MR.<\/strong>&nbsp; Senior Capstone Thesis Presentations @ SRU.&nbsp; Newport, RI., May 15, 2024 (Oral Presentation)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Non-Fimbrial Adhesins Effect <em>Escherichia coli<\/em> O157:H7 Biofilm Formation on Post-Harvest Food Products&#8221;.&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Farkouh, M., Moreau, MR.<\/strong>&nbsp; Senior Capstone Thesis Presentations @ SRU.&nbsp; Newport, RI., May 15, 2024 (Oral Presentation)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Testing the probiotic potential of <em>Pseudoalteromonas<\/em> <em>rubra<\/em> using <em>Astrangia poculata<\/em>&#8220;. <strong>Hughes, C., Sharp, K.<\/strong> Temperate Coral Research Conference. Bristol, RI. May 30, 2024 (Oral Presentation)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Toward development of probiotics: <em>Pseudoalteromonas rubra<\/em> and its impacts on the microbiome of the temperate coral <em>Astrangia poculata<\/em>&#8220;.&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Hughes, C., Sharp, K.<\/strong>&nbsp; International Aquaculture Conference.&nbsp; Bristol, RI.&nbsp; May 30, 2024 (Oral Presentation)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Outer Membrane Vesicles Isolated from <em>Pseudoalteromonas rubra<\/em> Carry Prodiginine Antibiotics as Cargo&#8221;.&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Hill, ML., Sharp, K.<\/strong>&nbsp; Boston Bacterial Meeting.&nbsp; Boston, MA.&nbsp; June 10, 2024<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>2023 Presentations<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;The Biomedical and Health Data Science Ecosystem in Rhode Island&#8221;,&nbsp;<strong>Hemme CL.<\/strong> Rhode Island IDeA Symposium 2023. Providence, RI. June 1, 2023 (Panel Discussion)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Analyzing EEG Brainwaves to Decode Attentional State for Faces and Scenes&#8221;.&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Norouzi, M., Wellington,K., Garneau, B., Abiri, R.<\/strong>&nbsp; Rhode Island IDeA Symposium.&nbsp; Providence, RI.&nbsp; June 1, 2023<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Neural Circuitry Mechanisms Underlying Alcohol Addiction: Contributions from <em>Drosophila<\/em>. Advances in Head-Fixed Behavioral Approaches Enable 2-Photon Imaging of Neuronal Circuits Across the Development of Addictive Behaviors Symposium&#8221;.&nbsp;<strong>Scaplen, KM.<\/strong> Research Society of Alcohol. Bellevue, WA. June 5, 2023<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Chemical and Topological Design of Polymers for Bioinspired Multiscale Soft Materials&#8221;.&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>McDonald, BR.<\/strong>&nbsp; Polymers Gordon Research Conference.&nbsp; South Hadley, MA.&nbsp; June 14, 2023<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Non-Fimbrial Adhesins Effect <em>Escherichia coli<\/em> O157:H7 Biofilm Formation on Post-Harvest Food Products.&#8221;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Doukakis, S., Farkouh, M., Winters, S., Holcomb, S., Kudva, I., Moreau, MR.<\/strong>&nbsp; American Society of Microbiology Microbe 2023 Conference.&nbsp; Houston, TX., June 17, 2023<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;A Cloud-Based Module for Biomarker Discovery&#8221;, <strong>Hemme, CL.<\/strong> NIGMS Sandbox Launch Event (Virtual Event), June 23, 2023<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<em>Pseudoalteromonas rubra<\/em> Package Prodiginine Antibiotics as Cargo in Membrane Vesicles&#8221;.&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Hill, ML., Sharp, K.<\/strong>&nbsp; American Society of Pharmacognosy Conference.&nbsp; Bethesda, MD.&nbsp; July 21, 2023 (Oral Presentation)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Determining the Metal Binding Affinities for the E101Q KmtR Mutant Protein&#8221;,&nbsp;<strong>Arbuckle, A., Greco, A., Higgins, K.<\/strong> Rhode Island Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Conference. Kingston, RI. July 28, 2023<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Defining dopaminergic neural dynamics during the formation of alcohol associated memories in <em>Drosophila<\/em>.&#8221;&nbsp;<strong>Zajac, M., Scaplen, KM.<\/strong> Rhode Island Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Conference. Kingston, RI. July 28, 2023<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Distinct dopamine microcircuits underlying alcohol-induced locomotor activity and alcohol-associated memories in <em>Drosophila melanogaster.<\/em>&#8221;&nbsp;<strong>Caldarone, K., Scaplen, KM.<\/strong> Rhode Island Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Conference. Kingston, RI. July 28, 2023<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Investigating neural circuitry changes in response to alcohol-associated memories in the fan-shaped body.&#8221;&nbsp;<strong>Martino, G., Scaplen, KM.<\/strong> Rhode Island Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Conference. Kingston, RI. July 28, 2023<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Investigating the Role of Fan-Shaped Body Neurons in Modulating Alcohol-Associated Memories.&#8221;&nbsp;<strong>Hartzfeld, E., Scaplen, KM.<\/strong> Rhode Island Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Conference. Kingston, RI. July 28, 2023<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Using the <em>Drosophila<\/em> transcriptional reporter of intracellular calcium (TRIC) to examine neurocircuitry changes in response to alcohol intoxication&#8221;. <strong>Alexander, T., Scaplen, KM.<\/strong> Rhode Island Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Conference. Kingston, RI. July 28, 2023<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Examining the Metal Binding Affinities of KmtR&#8221;. <strong>Arbuckle, A., Greco, A., Higgins, K.<\/strong> Rhode Island Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Conference. Kingston, RI. July 28, 2023<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;CRISPR\/Cas9 Screen Identifies Potential Downstream Targets of KIT Signaling in Zebrafish Melanocytes&#8221;. <strong>Dinzey, A., Patterson, LB.<\/strong>&nbsp;Rhode Island Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Conference. Kingston, RI. July 28, 2023<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Genetic compensation during zebrafish iridophore development&#8221;, <strong>Masterlerz, J., Patterson, LB.<\/strong>&nbsp;Rhode Island Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Conference. Kingston, RI. July 28, 2023<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Understanding the Intracellular Response to Kita Signaling During Zebrafish Pigment Pattern Development&#8221;. <strong>Kelley, A., Patterson, LB.<\/strong>&nbsp;Rhode Island Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Conference. Kingston, RI. July 28, 2023<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Characterizing the Enzymatic Activity of Azoreductases in the Gut Microbiome&#8221;. <strong>Long, AR., Mortana, E., Mendoza, B., Stack, TMM.<\/strong>&nbsp;Rhode Island Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Conference. Kingston, RI. July 28, 2023<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Interactions of Corticosteroid Drugs with Human Gut Microbiome-Derived Dehydrogenases&#8221;.&nbsp;<strong>Sacco, F., Coyne, S., Lombardi, F., Paar, K., DeMartino, J., Stack, TMM.<\/strong>&nbsp;Rhode Island Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Conference. Kingston, RI. July 28, 2023<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Network analysis of drug- and dye-modifying azoreductase enzymes found in the human gut microbiome&#8221;. <strong>Mortara, E., Mendoza, B., Long, AR., Stack, TMM.<\/strong>&nbsp;Rhode Island Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Conference. Kingston, RI. July 28, 2023<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;How Resilience Impacts Mentally Distressed Unaccompanied Children&#8221;.&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Thiam, M., Hasson, R.<\/strong>&nbsp; Rhode Island Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Conference. Kingston, RI. July 28, 2023<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Mental Health and the Environment for Unaccompanied Children in the United States&#8221;.&nbsp;<strong>Gonzalez, GM., Hasson, R.<\/strong>&nbsp; Rhode Island Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Conference. Kingston, RI. July 28, 2023<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Mental Health and the Environmental for Unaccompanied Children in the United States: Acculturation&#8221;. <strong>LeBlanc, V., Hasson, R.<\/strong>&nbsp; Rhode Island Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Conference. Kingston, RI. July 28, 2023<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;A \u201cGreener\u201d High Through-put Extraction of Select Anthropogenic Contaminants in Atmospheric Particulate Matter&#8221;.&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Bonanno, T., Gathof, A., Bateman, J., Keller, P., Clark, A.<\/strong>&nbsp; Rhode Island Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Conference. Kingston, RI. July 28, 2023<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Multiscale Molecular Design of Biomimetic Soft Material Systems for a Sustainable Future&#8221;.&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>McDonald, BR.<\/strong> Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering Division Symposium (Synthesis, Properties, and Application of Sustainable Polymers).&nbsp; San Francesco, CA.&nbsp; August 13, 2023 (Oral Presentation)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Cloud Lab Data Science Panel and Discussion&#8221;,&nbsp;<strong>Hemme CL.<\/strong>, NERIC 2023. Burlington, VT. August 17, 2023.&nbsp; (Panel Discussion)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;The RI-INBRE Molecular Informatics Core&#8221;,&nbsp;<strong>Hemme CL., Atoyan, J.<\/strong> NERIC 2023. Burlington, VT. August 17, 2023<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Forget Me, Forget Me Not: New Frontiers in Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease&#8221;.&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Papale, GA.<\/strong>&nbsp; Salve Regina University Faculty Lecture Series.&nbsp; Newport, RI., September 25, 2023<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Optimizing Design and 3D Printing of Negative Curvature THz Optical Fibers for Biosensing&#8221;.&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Ward, J., King, B., Howard, E., Akosman, AE.<\/strong>&nbsp; 2023 MIT Undergraduate Technology and Research Conference (UTRC).&nbsp; Cambridge, MA. October 8, 2023<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Portable, Touch-based, Multi-modal, Assessment and Therapy Device&#8221;.&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Ford, A., Tagen, J., Urban, NH.<\/strong>&nbsp; Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting.&nbsp; Seattle, WA.&nbsp; October 13, 2023<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Wearable Accessible, Assistive Communication Device&#8221;.&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Kearney, R., Neville, N., Tagen, J., Urban, NH.&nbsp; <\/strong>Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting.&nbsp; Seattle, WA.&nbsp; October 13, 2023<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Computational Model to Predict the Pressure Effects of Ultrasonic Waves on Cytoskeletal Reorganization in Plant Cells&#8221;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Caceres, A., Hartman, AZ., Urban, NH.<\/strong>&nbsp; Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting.&nbsp; Seattle, WA.&nbsp; October 14, 2023<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Tandem Polymer Design for Bioinspired Soft Materials&#8221;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>McDonald, BR.<\/strong>&nbsp; Frontiers in Soft Matter Symposium.&nbsp; San Diego, CA.&nbsp; October 20, 2023 (Invited Talk)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Studying the Rhode Island State Coral <em>Astrangia poculata<\/em>: lessons in coral microbiome resilience in the face of climate change and environmental disturbance&#8221;.&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Sharp, K.<\/strong> Marine Science Weekly Seminar.&nbsp; Groton, CT.&nbsp; November 3, 2023 (Oral Presentation)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Developing chemosensor electrodes for the electrochemical detection of thiocyanate ions in saliva for application to noninvasive screening for oral and gastric cancer&#8221;&nbsp;<strong>Gerstner, J., Cohen, L., Murphy, C.<\/strong> National Honors Conference. Chicago, IL. November 10, 2023<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Mapping dopaminergic neural substrates of alcohol-associated behaviors in Drosophila&#8221;.&nbsp;<strong>Caldarone, K., Song, SL., Cortez, E., Savory, N., Kaun, KR., Scaplen, KM.<\/strong> Society for Neuroscience Conference. Washington, DC. November 11, 2023<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Investigating the Role of <em>Drosophila<\/em> Dorsal Paired Medial (DPM) Neurons in Alcohol-Associated Memories.&#8221;&nbsp;<strong>Cortez, E., Scaplen, KM.<\/strong> Society for Neuroscience Conference. Washington, DC. November 12, 2023<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Mapping dopaminergic neural substrates of alcohol-associated behaviors in <em>Drosophila<\/em>.&#8221; <strong>Caldarone, K., Song, SL., Cortez, E., Savory, N., Kaun, KR., Scaplen, KM.<\/strong>&nbsp;Society for Neuroscience Conference. Washington, DC. November 12, 2023<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Imaging Window Optimization for Reflection-Mode Continuous-Wave Terahertz Imaging&#8221;,&nbsp;<strong>Arduino, N., Maguire, P., Raley, M., Marn, AR.<\/strong> IEEE Photonics Conference. Orlando, FL. November 12, 2023<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;The effect of microplastic exposure on cognition&#8221;.&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Gaspar, L., Ross, J.<\/strong>&nbsp; Society for Neuroscience.&nbsp; Washington, DC.&nbsp; November 13, 2023.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Decoding Reach-to-Grasp Movements: A Comparative study of TCRE and EEG for High-Performance BCI Systems&#8221;.&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Rabiee, A., Ghafoori, S., Cetera, A., Besio, W., Abiri, R.<\/strong>&nbsp; SfN.&nbsp; Washington, DC. November 15, 2023<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Development of a novel seamless magnetic based actuated planar robotic platform for upper limb extremity rehabilitation&#8221;.&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Ghafoori, S., Wellington, K., Garneau, B., Koning, A., Broadmeadow, E., Norourzi, M., Jousneh, M., Shahiari, Y., Abiri, R.<\/strong>&nbsp; SfN. Washington, DC.&nbsp; November 15, 2023<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Human-Inspired Vision-Based Reaching and Grasping for Assistive Robotic Arms with Reinforcement Learning&#8221;.&nbsp; <strong>Beyer, R., Rabiee, A., Ostadabbas, S., Abiri, R.&nbsp; <\/strong>SfN. Washington, DC.&nbsp; November 15, 2023<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Real time Visual Attention Training Through Closed Loop EEG Neurofeedback&#8221;.&nbsp; <strong>Norouzi, M., Wellington, K., Garneau, B.&nbsp; <\/strong>SfN. Washington, DC.&nbsp; November 15, 2023<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Enhancing THz Chemical Sensing with Elliptical Cladding Elements in Negative Curvature Fibers&#8221;.&nbsp;<strong>Howard, E., Ward, J., King, B., Akosman, AE.<\/strong>&nbsp; 2023 IEEE Photonics Conference (IPC).&nbsp; Orlando, FL.&nbsp; November 15, 2023.&nbsp; (Oral Presentation)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Updated and Novel Methods for Investigating Organophosphate Esters in Particulate Matter&#8221;.&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Bonann, T., Gathof, A., Bateman, J., Keller, P., Rossicone, P., Clark, AE.<\/strong> Society of Engineering Toxicology and Chemistry Fall Meeting. Louisville, KY.&nbsp; November 16, 2023.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;ERP responses reflect individual differences in visual statistical learning&#8221;.&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Morris, J., Kealey, E., Pulido, J., Alzate, N.<\/strong>&nbsp; The Psychonomic Society&#8217;s 64th Annual Meeting.&nbsp; San Francisco, CA.&nbsp; November 17, 2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>2022 Presentations<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"fullwidth\">\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cAssessing the impact of <em>Ulva lacinulata<\/em> on marine invertebrates.\u201d Moloney DM, Mendes B, Pons S, Garcia E, and <strong>Green-Gavrielidis L.&nbsp;<\/strong>Benthic Ecology Meeting. Portsmouth, NH. March 30, 2022<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Chemically-guided functional profiling of drug-metabolizing enzymes in the gut microbiome.&#8221;&nbsp;<strong>Stack TM.&nbsp;<\/strong>Rhode Island Microbiome Symposium. January 14, 2022 (virtual symposium)<\/li>\n<li>\u201cC.W. Development of a Fluorescent Based Assay for Characterization of Candida parapsilosis \u03b2-(1,3)-Glucan Transglycosylase Phr1.\u201d Ring P, Duval J, and <strong>Reid CW.<\/strong> Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, June 13-17th 2022. Calgary, AB<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDevelopment of Inhalable Biomimetic PLGA Nanoparticles for Pulmonary Delivery of Chemotherapeutics\u201d. Bazinet J, Ghumman M, Dhamecha D, and <strong>Menon JU<\/strong>. Andrea Gonsalves (ECD \u201918-20) received first prize for her poster in the graduate student category, presented at URI&#8217;s College of Pharmacy\u2019s Student Research Showcase. April 28, 2022<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Initial characterization of corticosteroid-metabolizing enzymes found in human gut bacteria.&#8221; Lockhart L, Paar K, DeMartino J, and <strong>Stack TM.&nbsp;<\/strong>ACS Spring 2022, San Diego, CA. March 20, 2022<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Initial characterization of drug-metabolizing enzymes found in human gut bacteria.&#8221; DeMartino J, Lockhart L, Paar K, Ciesla M, and <strong>Stack TM. <\/strong>Rhode Island Microbiome Symposium. January 14, 2022 (virtual symposium)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Turbulence Impacts muscle function of the Spiny Dorsal fin in Bluegill, <em>Lepomis macrochirus.&#8221;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em>Djabakatie Z, Chamanlal A, and <strong>Maia A.&nbsp;<\/strong>Annual Meeting of the Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology. Phoenix AZ. 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