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Characterization of Kinesin-3 and Kinesin-3 Cargo in Transit within the Axon (2009 - Present)

Investigator:  Joseph DeGiorgis, Providence College
Mentor
:  Thomas Reese, National Institute of Health

Abstract:  Axonal transport is a process in which membrane bound particles are in transit along microtubules powered by motor proteins belonging to the kinesin and cytoplasmic dynein superfamilies. More

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Genetic Characterization of UTH1 and BXI1, Two Genes Involved in Yeast Programmed Cell Death (2009 - Present)

Investigator:  Nicanor Austriaco, Providence College
Mentor:
 Brian Kennedy, University of Washington School of Medicine 

Abstract:  Apoptosis is both an important physiological process and a significant anti-tumor defense mechanism in multicellular organisms. Cells that bypass apoptosis in response to oncogenic stimuli can undergo malignant transformation. More

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Population Genetics and Genome Evolution of Viruses in an Aquatic Environment (2009 - Present)

Investigator:  Marcia Marston, Roger Williams University

Mentor:  David Rand, Brown University

Abstract:  Bacteriophages are important conduits for horizontal gene exchange among bacteria and are directly responsible for the virulence of many bacterial pathogens. Phage-encoded virulence factors include the shiga toxins in pathogenic strains of Escherichia coli, the cholera toxin in Vibrio cholerae, and the botulinum neurotoxins in Clostridium botulinum. More

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Investigating the Significance of Novel Forms of Ufd2a to Muscle Differentiation (2009 - Present)

Investigator:  Sarah Spinette, Rhode Island College
Mentor:
  David Goldhamer, University of Connecticut  

Abstract:  The way in which cells achieve their differentiation program is intimately tied to changes in their proteome occurring via several mechanisms including, transcription factor activation or inhibition of transcription events, tissue specific regulation of splicing machinery resulting in alternatively spliced transcripts, ubiquitin dependant proteosomal degradation, and post-translational modification. More

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RI-INBRE Newsletter Fall 2009

RI-INBRE Newsletter Fall 2009

Grant Workshop PowerPoint Presentations & Handouts

Balancing Teaching and Research at PUIs


Components of a Successful AREA (R15) Grant


NSF-RUI Program: Strategies and Tips for Success


Handouts

Important Dates

RI-INBRE Calendar


12/3//09 - Shahram Khademi, Ph.D, University of Iowa - "The structure and mechanism of ammonia channels"


12/4/09 - 4th Annual BioNES Meeting, Roger Williams University, Bristol, RI


1/29/10 - RI-INBRE Research Fellows Meeting & Faculty Retreat, Providence College, Providence, RI


3/1/10 - Application Deadline for the 2010 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships


6/16/10 - 6/18/10 National IDeA Symposium of Biomedical Research Excellence, Bethesda, MD

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