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Co-directors De Groot and Spero honored by R.I. Women in Higher Education

Annie De Groot and Denice Spero, co-directors of the University of Rhode Island�s Institute for Immunology and Informatics, have been honored for their contributions to higher education by the Association of Rhode Island Women in Higher Education.

The women were each presented with a certificate of honor during an April 27 ceremony as part of the association's ninth annual spring conference, held this year on the campus of Salve Regina University. The event focused on leadership.

De Groot and Spero work together at the Institute, also known as iCubed, to apply immunoinformatics tools to vaccine design...

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