A special event to highlight student research and the vibrant neuroscience community at URI.
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New affiliated faculty members join the Ryan Institute
The Ryan Institute was pleased to welcome four new faculty affiliates in Spring 2026 from the College of Health Sciences and College of Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering. Specializing in research areas that complement the institute’s focus on pathogenic mechanisms of neurodegenerative disease, our URI network of affiliated faculty are valuable partners in advancing the […]
Continue reading "New affiliated faculty members join the Ryan Institute"URI team creates tabletop blast device to study long-term consequences of traumatic brain injury
Molecular biologists pair with mechanical engineers for URI-built experimental model offering new way to look at TBI-related neurodegenerative disease
Continue reading "URI team creates tabletop blast device to study long-term consequences of traumatic brain injury"URI study links microplastic exposure to Alzheimer’s disease in mice
Professor Jaime Ross finds sex-dependent cognitive decline similar to that found in humans.
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Assistant Professor Jaime Ross is cited in *The Washington Post* in an article about new findings on microplastics in the brain.
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The joint initiative will support innovative interdisciplinary, collaborative projects in neuroscience at URI.
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Ryan Institute research featured in URI Magazine
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"Fallini lab wins award in URI photo contest
Postdoctoral researcher Riccardo Sirtori won an honorable mention in the URI Research & Scholarship Photo Contest for his immunofluorescence staining of a motor neuron culture, captured in the Fallini Lab.
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