Second Annual RI Research Alliance Symposium

Over 250 researchers from hospitals and universities around the state came together on October 2nd, 2009 for the second annual Rhode Island Research Alliance Symposium held at the RI Convention Center. This all-day gathering included keynote presentations from Dr. James Padbury, pediatrician-in-chief at Women and Infants Hospital and Dr. Edward Seidel, Director, Office of Cyberinfrastructure at the National Science Foundation. Ten local researchers also showcased their work on topics ranging from skeletal health to marine science to stem-cell biology and 70 teams displayed their work at the symposium's poster session.
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