Assistant Professor Jaime Ross investigates fundamental questions of aging. In this Q&A, she shares her thoughts on the questions that drive her research and what she finds most encouraging about the aging process. How did you become interested in studying aging?It happened by accident. I was studying a robust model of premature aging developed at […]

(♯) Corresponding author(†) signifies trainees Adelöf J, Ross JM, Zetterberg M, Hernebring M. (2021). Survival-Span Method: How to Qualitatively Estimate Lifespan to Improve the Study of Aging, and not Disease, in Aging Studies. Frontiers in Aging, Dec 2021. Potts E†, Coppotelli G, Ross JM#. (July 2020) Histological-based stainings using free-floating method. Journal of Visualized Experiments. […]

Q&AThe Power of CollaborationRyan Institute Co-Directors John Robinson and William Van Nostrand team up on a shared vision for the Institute.  William Van Nostrand and John Robinson’s ongoing research collaboration began at Stony Brook University more than 15 years ago, thanks to a chance meeting in a park. In 2017, they moved their research programs […]

Q&AThe Power of CollaborationRyan Institute Co-Directors John Robinson and William Van Nostrand team up on a shared passion for the future of the Ryan Institute.  William Van Nostrand and John Robinson’s ongoing research collaboration began at Stony Brook University more than 15 years ago, thanks to a chance meeting in a park. In 2017, they […]

  August 2024 The Ross lab received a two-year, $433,125 NIH grant to characterize a new mouse model of mitochondrial dysfunction. The model will allow researchers to isolate mtDNA mutations within single tissues to more accurately understand the impacts on different health and disease states. June 2024 RI-INBRE highlighted the Ross lab’s work on microplastics […]

Loading…       Sydney Bartman   Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program, Ph.D. candidate sydney0318@my.uri.edu   Emily Potts Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program, Ph.D. candidate emily_potts@my.uri.edu     Lila Berle   Undergraduate Researcher lila_berle@my.uri.edu     Panorea Tirja Undergraduate Researcher panoreat6@my.uri.edu     Leah Harmon SURF Fellow 2020 University of Notre Dame  

2020 URI Brain Fair: Saturday, March 21 | 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Save the date for the fourth annual URI Brain Fair! Details here.  Highlights from the 2019 URI Brain Fair On March 16, 2019, our third annual URI Brain Fair drew hundreds of kids and adults to learn about the brain and some […]

    September 2023. The Fallini lab received a $413,729 NIH grant to study the link between stroke and Alzheimer’s disease.  April 2023. Students in the Fallini lab participated in the Neuron 2023 Conference at Quinnipiac University, taking home top awards.