Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program, Ryan Institute for Neuroscience host annual symposium in Avedisian Hall
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Van Nostrand recognized with 2026 URI Advanced Faculty Research and Scholarship Excellence Award in Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, and Engineering
This award, established in 2000, recognizes Ryan Institute co-director and Herrmann Professor of Neuroscience in the College of Pharmacy Dr. William Van Nostrand’s leadership, scholarship, and commitment to advancing neuroscience research. Read more about Dr. Van Nostrand here.
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Jaime Ross will help in nationwide effort to research, measure and remove microplastics contaminating the human body.
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Molecular biologists pair with mechanical engineers for URI-built experimental model offering new way to look at TBI-related neurodegenerative disease
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Professor Jaime Ross finds sex-dependent cognitive decline similar to that found in humans.
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The joint initiative will support innovative interdisciplinary, collaborative projects in neuroscience at URI.
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Read about Ryan Institute research on Alzheimer’s disease and brain aging in the Summer 2024 issue of URI Magazine.
Continue reading "Ryan Institute research featured in URI Magazine"$413,729 NIH grant helps to study the link between stroke and Alzheimer’s disease
Assistant Professor Claudia Fallini hopes the research will lead to new Alzheimer’s disease insights and improved stroke outcomes.
Continue reading "$413,729 NIH grant helps to study the link between stroke and Alzheimer’s disease"Van Nostrand lab collaborates with Eli Lilly to investigate brain bleed risk in Alzheimer’s disease treatments
The project will help shed light on whether there may be a way to reduce or eliminate the risk.
Continue reading "Van Nostrand lab collaborates with Eli Lilly to investigate brain bleed risk in Alzheimer’s disease treatments"$8.5 million in NIH grants support Ryan Institute research to help treat cerebral palsy
Assistant Professor Katharina Quinlan is principal investigator on two new grants that could repurpose existing therapeutics to treat the disorder.
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