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 […]
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Two new grants support Ryan Institute investigators
Two new grants from the Roddy Foundation fund innovative equipment for Ryan Institute research.
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(♯) 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. […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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January 2024 Jaime Ross is featured on national CBS Primetime News for her research on the lifecycle of microplastics in the human body August 2023 Key findings from the Ross lab’s work on microplastics are published in the International Journal of Molecular Science. June 2023 The Ross lab receives a URI Plastics Seed Grant […]
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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
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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 […]
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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.
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Dr. Fallini received her Ph.D. from the Università degli Studi di Milano (Italy) in 2009, where she gained interest in the basic cellular and molecular mechanisms leading to neurodegeneration, with a particular focus on the role of mRNA regulation in the maintenance and function of motor neurons. After she graduated, she moved […]
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