{"id":33720,"date":"2023-01-20T15:31:32","date_gmt":"2023-01-20T20:31:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/riinbre\/?p=33720"},"modified":"2023-01-20T15:40:02","modified_gmt":"2023-01-20T20:40:02","slug":"investigator-news-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/riinbre\/investigator-news-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Investigator News 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Investigator News 2022<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dr. Peter Belenky<\/strong>, Brown University<br \/>\nPromotion: Associate Professor with tenure. July 2022<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. Edward T. Dougherty<\/strong>, Roger Williams University<br \/>\nPromotion: Associate Professor. August 2022<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/riinbre\/nicolas-lux-fawzi\/\"><strong>Dr. Nicolas Lux Fawzi<\/strong><\/a>, Brown University<br \/>\nAward: One of two recipients of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/od.lk\/f\/NF8yNDk1MDQyNjlf\">Protein Society\u2019s&nbsp;<em>Protein Science<\/em>&nbsp;Young Investigator\u2019s Award<\/a>. 2022<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. Seann Mulcahy<\/strong>, Providence College<br \/>\n\u2013 Meeting: Named the Program Chair for the American Chemical Society\u2019s 2023 Northeast Regional Meeting. Northeastern University, Boston, MA. June 14-17, 2023.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. Christopher W. Reid<\/strong>, Bryant University<br \/>\n\u2013 Video Published: \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/35068475\/\">Synthesis of masarimycin, a small molecule inhibitor of Gram-positive bacterial growth<\/a>\u201d in the Journal of Visual Experiments. January 2022. PMID35068475<br \/>\n\u2013 Symposium: Co-chaired the Carbohydrate division symposium entitled \u201cPathogens and Carbohydrates: Fundamentals to Applications\u201d at the 2022 American Chemical Society Fall National Meeting, August 21st-26th, 2022 in Chicago.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. Daniel Roxbury<\/strong>, University of Rhode Island.<br \/>\n\u2013 Award: Named to the Providence Business News\u2019&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2022\/07\/daniel-roxbury-named-to-providence-business-news-40-under-forty-list\/\">40 Under Forty List<\/a>&nbsp;(July 2022). Roxbury, Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, investigates the interactions between engineered nanomaterials and biological systems. RI-INBRE ECD (\u201917-19) awardee. Earned an NSF CAREER award, July 2019.<br \/>\n\u2013 Promotion:&nbsp;Associate Professor with tenure. June 2022<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. Kristin Scaplen<\/strong>, Bryant University<br \/>\n\u2013 Article:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bryant.edu\/professor-kristin-scaplen-helps-students-bring-their-neuroscience-studies-life\">Professor Kristin Scaplen helps students bring their neuroscience studies to life<\/a>. November 2022<br \/>\n\u2013 Research Poster: \u201cNeural circuits for low and moderate alcohol responses in&nbsp;<em>Drosophila melanogaster<\/em>.\u201d International Behavioral and Neural Genetics Society\u2019s Genes, Brains, and Behavior. Memphis TN. May 2022<br \/>\n\u2013 Research Poster: \u201cAlcohol and the Nervous System.\u201d Gordon Research Conference. October 2022<br \/>\n\u2013 Research Poster: \u201cNeural circuits for low and moderate alcohol responses in&nbsp;<em>Drosophila melanogaster<\/em>.\u201d International Behavioral and Neural Genetics Society\u2019s Genes, Brains, and Behavior, Memphis TN. May 2022<br \/>\n\u2013 Research Posters: Boston Area Drosophila Meeting. Boston College, MA. June 2022<br \/>\n\u201cExploring the connectivity patterns of Mushroom Body Output Neurons.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cNeural circuits for low and moderate alcohol responses in Drosophila melanogaster.\u201d&nbsp;<br \/>\n\u2013 Research Posters: NEURON Regional Conference. Quinnipiac U. CT.&nbsp; April 2022.<br \/>\n\u201cNeural circuits for low and moderate alcohol responses in Drosophila melanogaster.\u201d&nbsp;<br \/>\n\u201cMapping neural circuits important for alcohol reward memories in Drosophila.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cExploring the connectivity patterns of Mushroom Body Output Neurons.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. Yalda Shahriari<\/strong>, University of Rhode Island<br \/>\nPromotion: Associate Professor. July 2022.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. Koty Sharp,&nbsp;<\/strong>Roger Williams University&nbsp;<br \/>\n\u2013 Exhibit: \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/riinbre\/dr-koty-sharps-lab-displays-ri-coral\/\">About Planet Earth, the Environment and Our Future<\/a>\u201d at Providence\u2019s Waterfire Gallery. Sharp and her lab students participated in the free exhibit that showcased art and science communicating the threats of global climate change. March to May 2022<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. Jie Shen<\/strong>, Ryan Ivone (\u201921-22 EVEREST, \u201918 Bridge, \u201917 SURF), and&nbsp;<strong>Dr. Christopher Hemme<\/strong>&nbsp;(MIC Director)<br \/>\n\u2013 Outreach: Drs. Shen and Hemme volunteered at the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2022\/06\/uri-faculty-volunteer-at-rhode-island-national-guard-stem-exploration-open-house-for-high-school-students\/\">2022 Rhode Island National Guard STEM Exploration Open House for high school students<\/a>&nbsp;where her two VR apps were demonstrated.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. Jie Shen<\/strong>, University of Rhode Island<br \/>\nPromotion: Associate Professor with tenure. April 2022<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. Laura Stroud<\/strong>, Brown University and The Miriam Hospital<br \/>\nNIH Lecture:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/videocast.nih.gov\/watch=45806\">From the Mouths of Babes<\/a>: What Can Research on Babies, Moms, Stress, and Substance Use Tell Us About Resilience?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. Ami Vyas<\/strong>, University of Rhode Island<br \/>\nPromotion: Associate Professor with tenure. April 2022<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. Xuerong Wen<\/strong>, University of Rhode Island<br \/>\nPromotion: Associate Professor with tenure. April 2022<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. Laura E. Williams<\/strong>&nbsp;and her Providence College students published&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/36129292\/\">Chromosome and Plasmid Sequences of&nbsp;<em>Pantoea sp<\/em>. Strain SOD02 Isolated from an Urban Freshwater Stream<\/a>&nbsp;in Microbiology Resources Announcements. October 2022. PMID: 36129292<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Investigator News 2022 Dr. Peter Belenky, Brown University Promotion: Associate Professor with tenure. July 2022 Dr. Edward T. Dougherty, Roger Williams University Promotion: Associate Professor. August 2022 Dr. Nicolas Lux Fawzi, Brown University Award: One of two recipients of the&nbsp;Protein Society\u2019s&nbsp;Protein Science&nbsp;Young Investigator\u2019s Award. 2022 Dr. Seann Mulcahy, Providence College \u2013 Meeting: Named the Program [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1036,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[809],"tags":[807],"class_list":["post-33720","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-investigator","tag-investigator-news-2022"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/riinbre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33720","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/riinbre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/riinbre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/riinbre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1036"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/riinbre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33720"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/riinbre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33720\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33721,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/riinbre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33720\/revisions\/33721"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/riinbre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/riinbre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/riinbre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}