Rhode Island INBRE

18/04/2025

Exciting things are happening at RI INBRE! Check out our Spring 2025 Newsletter for details!

RI-INBRE has received a $1.2 million award from the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. This three-year Community Projects grant will allow us to continue the RI-INBRE Workforce Development and Training Program.

13/03/2025

Congratulations Dr. Jamie B. Towle-Weicksel and Dr. Steve Weicksel on their manuscript titled "Zebrafish Polymerase Theta and human Polymerase Theta: orthologues with homologous function" which was recently accepted for publication in PLOS One. This work was supported by last year's RI-INBRE SEED project award!

13/02/2025

A milestone in research excellence 🌟

The University of Rhode Island has ascended to the highest level of research universities, earning R1 designation in the latest Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education—a distinction held by only 4.8% of degree-granting postsecondary institutions nationally.

This recognition reflects URI’s broad impact and evolution into a world-class hub for research, innovation, entrepreneurship, and public scholarship, driven by the dedication and expertise of our faculty, staff, and students.

Learn more about URI’s R1 designation and the significant growth to its research enterprise at the link below:
➡️ https://www.uri.edu/news/2025/02/university-of-rhode-island-achieves-prestigious-carnegie-r1-status-ascends-to-top-tier-of-u-s-research-universities/

07/02/2025

We are so excited to announce that URI was awarded a $1.2 million award from U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration to continue the RI-INBRE Workforce Development & Training Program!

31/01/2025

It is National Have Fun at Work Day! Give a shout-out to your amazing co-workers who make the workplace a happy place to be!

30/01/2025

Former RI-INBRE SURF participant Toni McCoy presented her research-A Machine Learning Based Approach for Reverse Engineering a Biomathematical Model of Parkinson’s Disease Intracellular Processes”, at the 2025 Joint Mathematics Meetings hosted by the American Mathematical Society. Great work Toni!

28/01/2025

Great day hearing about cutting-edge Neurotechnology at the Rhode Island Neuroscience Symposium.

24/01/2025

We are proud to share this recent publication in the Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry. First author Matthew Paolella is a junior undergraduate student at URI, and was a participant in RI-INBRE's 2024 Workforce Development & Training program. Congratulations Matthew on your fantastic work and scientific contributions.

Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry

23/01/2025

Welcome back to Spring Semester Rhody Rams! For those looking for a career in Science and Biotech, check out our 2025 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)! Hurry, applications close 2/14!
https://web.uri.edu/riinbre/apply-at-uri-or-brown/

21/01/2025

RI-INBRE congratulates URI psychology professor Justin Parent on receiving the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers! Faculty at URI are doing great things!

23/12/2024

Wishing all of our students, colleagues, friends and families a safe, healthy, and happy holiday season!