Ocean State Research Institute

Ping Wang, MD – eCIRP – Novel Therapeutic Target for Inflammation
2019-12-02 16:30 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Brown University Medical School, 222 Richmond Street, Providence, RI, 02903, United States
eCIRP – Novel Therapeutic Target for Inflammation
Ping Wang, MD
Chief Scientific Officer, Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research
Professor & Head, The Center for Immunology & Inflammation, Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research
Professor of Surgery and Molecular Medicine, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

Carolyn Calfee, MD
2019-11-04 16:30 - 18:00 | Brown University Medical School, 222 Richmond Street, Providence, RI, 02903, United States
Carolyn Calfee, MD
Associate Professor, University of California San Francisco

Jessica Plavicki, PhD – Sox9b Function in Cardiomyocyte and Great Vessel Development
2019-11-01 15:00 - 16:00 | VA Hospital – Providence, 830 Chalkstone Avenue, Providence, RI, 02908, United States
Sox9b Function in Cardiomyocyte and Great Vessel Development
Jessica Plavicki, PhD

Hongwei Yao, PhD – Pentose phosphate pathway controls endothelial cell proliferation during hyperoxic lung injury
2019-10-18 15:00 - 16:00 | VA Hospital – Providence, 830 Chalkstone Avenue, Providence, RI, 02908, United States
Pentose phosphate pathway controls endothelial cell proliferation during hyperoxic lung injury
Hongwei Yao, PhD
VA building 35, room 142-143

Darrell N. Kotton, MD – Pluripotent stem cell models of lung development and disease
2019-10-07 16:30 - 18:00 | Boston University Medical Campus, 715 Albany St #437, Boston, MA, 02118, United States
Pluripotent stem cell models of lung development and disease
Darrell N. Kotton, MD
Director, Center for Regenerative Medicine (CReM)
Boston University and Boston Medical Center

Metabolic Reprogramming in Patients With Lung Diseases – Xiangming Ji, PhD
2019-10-04 15:00 - 16:00 | VA Hospital – Providence, 830 Chalkstone Avenue, Providence, RI, 02908, United States
Metabolic Reprogramming in Patients With Lung Diseases
Xiangming Ji, PhD
Assistant Professor
Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing and Health Professions
Georgia State University

Christopher M. Evans, PhD – Mechanisms of Airway Mucin Functions in Health and Disease
2019-09-20 15:00 - 16:00 | VA Hospital – Providence, 830 Chalkstone Avenue, Providence, RI, 02908, United States
Mechanisms of Airway Mucin Functions in Health and Disease
Christopher M. Evans, PhD
Professor, Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine
University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine

Yang Zhou, PhD – CHI3L1 and its Receptors in Vascular Remodeling and Pulmonary Hypertension Associated with Pulmonary Fibrosis
2019-09-06 15:00 - 16:00 | VA Hospital – Providence, 830 Chalkstone Avenue, Providence, RI, 02908, United States
CHI3L1 and its Receptors in Vascular Remodeling and Pulmonary Hypertension Associated with Pulmonary Fibrosis
Yang Zhou, PhD
VA building 35, room 142-143

Susan M. Majka, Ph.D. - Identification of Novel Mesenchymal Pathways that Regulate the Microvascular Niche & Contribute to the Development of Chronic Lung Diseases
2019-07-12 15:00 - 16:00 | VA Hospital – Providence, 830 Chalkstone Avenue, Providence, RI, 02908, United States
Identification of Novel Mesenchymal Pathways that Regulate the Microvascular Niche & Contribute to the Development of Chronic Lung Diseases
Susan M. Majka, Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care
National Jewish Health
Denver, Colorado

Charles S. Dela Cruz, MD, PhD
2019-06-17 16:30 - 18:00 | Brown University Medical School, 222 Richmond Street, Providence, RI, 02903, United States
Charles S. Dela Cruz, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Department of Internal Medicine
Department of Microbial Pathogenesis
Director, Center of Pulmonary Infection Research and Treatment (CPIRT)
Yale University

Jamila Siamwala, PhD - Macrophage IL-1b signaling in cardiac fibroblast proliferation and collagen deposition associated with pulmonary arterial hypertension
2019-06-14 15:00 - 16:00 | VA Hospital – Providence, 830 Chalkstone Avenue, Providence, RI, 02908, United States
Macrophage IL-1b signaling in cardiac fibroblast proliferation and collagen deposition associated with pulmonary arterial hypertension
Jamila Siamwala, PhD

Rhode Island IDeA meeting
2019-06-07 08:30 - 17:00 | Brown University Medical School, 222 Richmond Street, Providence, RI, 02903, United States
Rhode Island IDeA meeting
The Rhode Island IDeA Symposium is an annual science symposium that brings together research investigators from across the state of Rhode Island to collaborate on projects funded by Institutional Development Awards (IDeA) from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) of the National Institutes of Health.
This gathering showcases research discovery, allows sharing of best practices and opportunities to better coordinate the basic, clinical, and translational research and investigator development programs that are supported by Rhode Island NIH IDeA event sponsors.
We look forward to you joining us for this highly interactive science gathering!
Sponsored by:
Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE)
Rhode Island IDeA Network for Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE)
Advance Clinical and Translational Research (Advance-CTR)
Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO)

Bruce D. Levy, M.D. - Translational Mechanisms For Inflammation and Defective Resolution in Severe Asthma
2019-06-03 16:30 - 18:00 | Brown University Medical School, 222 Richmond Street, Providence, RI, 02903, United States
Translational Mechanisms For Inflammation and Defective Resolution in Severe Asthma
Bruce D. Levy, M.D.
Parker B. Francis Professor of Medicine
Division Chief of the Pulmonary and Critical Care Division/
Brigham & Women’s Hospital
Harvard University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Room 275

Margaret Bublitz, PhD - Prenatal mindfulness training to reduce risk for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy
2019-05-31 15:00 - 16:00 | VA Hospital – Providence, 830 Chalkstone Avenue, Providence, RI, 02908, United States
Prenatal mindfulness training to reduce risk for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy
Margaret Bublitz, PhD

John M. Sedivy, PhD - Activation of Retrotransposable Elements in Cellular Senescence and Aging
2019-05-17 15:00 - 16:00 | VA Hospital – Providence, 830 Chalkstone Avenue, Providence, RI, 02908, United States
Activation of Retrotransposable Elements in Cellular Senescence and Aging
John M. Sedivy, PhD
Director, Brown University Center on the Biology of Aging

George Washko, MD - Deep Learning and Medical Image Analysis
2019-05-06 16:30 - 18:00 | Brown University Medical School, 222 Richmond Street, Providence, RI, 02903, United States
Deep Learning and Medical Image Analysis
George Washko, MD
Harvard University
Brigham & Women’s Hospital

Caroline E Burns, PhD & Geoff Burns, PhD - Insights into cardiovascular development and regeneration in zebrafish
2019-05-03 15:00 - 16:00 | Brown University – Ship Street, 70 Ship Street, Providence, RI, 02903, United States
Insights into cardiovascular development and regeneration in zebrafish
Caroline E Burns, PhD & Geoff Burns, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Room 107

Thomas Bartnikas, MD, PhD
2019-04-05 15:00 - 16:00 | VA Hospital – Providence, 830 Chalkstone Avenue, Providence, RI, 02908, United States
Thomas Bartnikas, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Brown University

Wonder Puryear Drake, MD - Identifying key contributors to gender disparities in Chronic Lung Diseases
2019-04-02 08:00 - 09:00 | Rhode Island Hospital, 593 Eddy Street, Providence, RI, 02903, United States
Identifying key contributors to gender disparities in Chronic Lung Diseases
Wonder Puryear Drake, MD
Professor of Medicine
Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology
Robert A. Goodwin, Jr. Directorship in Medicine
Director of Sarcoidosis Center of Excellence
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
George Auditorium, Rhode Island Hospital

Wonder Puryear Drake, MD - PD-1+Th17 cells in Pulmonary Fibrosis: Are they are friends or foes?
2019-04-01 16:30 - 18:00 | Brown University Medical School, 222 Richmond Street, Providence, RI, 02903, United States
PD-1+Th17 cells in Pulmonary Fibrosis: Are they are friends or foes?
Wonder Puryear Drake, MD
Professor of Medicine
Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology
Robert A. Goodwin, Jr. Directorship in Medicine
Director of Sarcoidosis Center of Excellence
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Elena Aikawa, MD, PhD – Calcifying microparticles, microcalcifications and systems of cardiovascular disorders
2019-03-29 07:30 - 08:30 | Rhode Island Hospital, 593 Eddy Street, Providence, RI, 02903, United States
Calcifying microparticles, microcalcifications and systems of cardiovascular disorders
Elena Aikawa, MD, PhD
Cardiology Grand Rounds
Rhode Island Hospital, APC Building, 7th Floor

Elena Aikawa, MD, PhD - The role of extracellular vesicles in vascular calcification
2019-03-28 15:00 - 16:00 | VA Hospital – Providence, 830 Chalkstone Avenue, Providence, RI, 02908, United States
The role of extracellular vesicles in vascular calcification
Elena Aikawa, MD, PhD

Kurt H. Albertine, Ph.D., FAAAS, FAAA - Workshop on Clear Writing for Grant Applications and Manuscripts
2019-03-26 09:00 - 2019-03-28 16:00 | VA Hospital – Providence, 830 Chalkstone Avenue, Providence, RI, 02908, United States
Workshop on Clear Writing for Grant Applications and Manuscripts
Kurt H. Albertine, Ph.D., FAAAS, FAAA
Professor of Pediatrics, Medicine, and Neurobiology & Anatomy Edward B. Clark Endowed Chair IV of Pediatrics
Director of Basic and Translational Research, Division of Neonatology Editor-in-Chief, The Anatomical Record

Save the Date!
Workshop Hours
Tuesday, March 26, 2019 – 9:00 am – 4:00 pm (Lunch 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm)
Wednesday, March 27, 2019 – 9:00 am – 4:00 pm (Lunch 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm)
Thursday, March 28, 2019 – 9:00 am, – 4:30 pm (Lunch 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm)
(All classes allow for one 15 minute break in the morning and afternoon)
We would like you to attend all the classes, but if this is not possible then we ask
that you try to attend one class for the entire day
Please contact Joanne Richards to sign up at either 401-444-5648 or Joanne.richards@lifespan.org

Gabrielle Stranieri - Advance-CTR: Awards, Services, and Resources
2019-03-08 15:00 - 16:00 | VA Hospital – Providence, 830 Chalkstone Avenue, Providence, RI, 02908, United States
Advance-CTR: Awards, Services, and Resources
Gabrielle Stranieri
Communication Manager Advance-CTR
Brown University Division of Biology & Medicine

Phyllis Dennery, MD
2019-03-04 16:30 - 18:00 | Brown University Medical School, 222 Richmond Street, Providence, RI, 02903, United States
Phyllis Dennery, MD
BIRDS conference

Harry Karmouty-Quintana, PhD - 3'UTR Shortening and Developmental Gene Expression in Pulmonary Hypertension and Lung Fibrosis
2019-02-22 15:00 - 16:00 | VA Hospital – Providence, 830 Chalkstone Avenue, Providence, RI, 02908, United States
3’UTR Shortening and Developmental Gene Expression in Pulmonary Hypertension and Lung Fibrosis
Harry Karmouty-Quintana, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
UTHealth – McGovern Medical School

Anita Shukla – Smart Biomaterials for Applications in Infection Treatment and Regenerative Medicine
2019-02-08 15:00 - 16:00 | VA Hospital – Providence, 830 Chalkstone Avenue, Providence, RI, 02908, United States
Smart Biomaterials for Applications in Infection Treatment and Regenerative Medicine
Anita Shukla, PhD

B. Taylor Thompson, MD - Monitoring Safety in ICU Comparative Effectiveness Trials without Usual Care Control Arms; lessons from the ARDSnet
2019-02-04 16:30 - 18:00 | Brown University Medical School, 222 Richmond Street, Providence, RI, 02903, United States
Monitoring Safety in ICU Comparative Effectiveness Trials without Usual Care Control Arms; lessons from the ARDSnet
B. Taylor Thompson, MD
Director, Critical Care Translational Research, Pulmonary/Critical Care Unit, MGH

Qing Lu – Mitophagy and NLRP3 Inflammasome in Cigarette Smoke-Associated Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
2019-01-25 15:00 - 16:00 | VA Hospital – Providence, 830 Chalkstone Avenue, Providence, RI, 02908, United States
Mitophagy and NLRP3 Inflammasome in Cigarette Smoke-Associated Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Qing Lu

Alan Morrison, MD
2019-01-11 15:00 - 16:00 | VA Hospital – Providence, 830 Chalkstone Avenue, Providence, RI, 02908, United States
