Regis faculty regularly apply for and are awarded government and private foundation grants for the purposes of conducting academic research. This research often involves collaboration with students to prepare for advanced studies or careers. The benefits of research at Regis for students include:

  1. Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving
  2. Hands-on Learning Experience
  3. Mentorship and Collaboration
  4. Career and Graduate School Preparation
  5. Innovation and Discovery
  6. Leadership and Initiative

These opportunities equip students with essential skills and experiences that have long-term value beyond their time at Regis College.

Research Grants and Contracts

  • Biology

    Gift-In-Kind, April 2024: Danio Lab

    • Donation: Aquatic Habitats Z-Hab (AHAB) Zebrafish System
    • Estimated Value: Not specified
       

    2024: Advancing Zebrafish Genetic and Transcriptomic Research through Non-Destructive Embryonic Sampling

    • Amount: $4,934.59
    • Principal Investigators:
      • Lisa Nelson, PhD
      • Shannon Hogan, PhD
      • Shari Litch Gray, PhD
    • Purpose: To advance zebrafish genetic and transcriptomic research through non-destructive embryonic sampling.

    December 2023: Astellas Pharma, Inc

    • Donation: Miscellaneous lab supplies
    • Estimated Value: $103,000

    2022: Use of Peptide Phage Display to Advance STEM Student Understanding of Biotherapeutic and Diagnostic Development

    • Amount: $4,000.00
    • Principal Investigator:
      • Shannon Hogan, PhD
    • Purpose: Undergraduate research students will use peptide phage display libraries to isolate small proteins that bind to oncology target proteins that are overexpressed in ovarian cancer patients.

    2022: Zebrafish Husbandry Association

    • Amount: $500
    • Recipient: Shari Litch Gray
    • Purpose: Upgrades to the zebrafish facility.

    2020: New England Faculty Development Consortium

    • Amount: $2,000
    • Recipient: Shari Litch Gray
    • Purpose: To study the impact of undergraduate research experiences.

    2019: George I. Alden Trust

    • Amount: $100,000
    • Purpose: To furnish a science classroom and laboratory space renovated from two smaller classrooms in the Watson-Hubbard Science Building.

  • Neuroscience

    The Neuroscience program has secured $422,350 in extramural grants and contracts over the last seven years. This funding has been utilized for:

    • Undergraduate Research: Over 20 summer research fellowships (~$3,000 per student).
    • Student Conferences: Funded travel for students to present at NEURON and Society for Neuroscience (SFN) conferences.
    • Equipment and Supplies: Invested over $150,000 in neuroscience equipment and supplies.
    • Postdoctoral Fellow: Supported the hire of a two-year postdoctoral fellow (75% salary covered by NIH Grants 5R01NS094440 and 2R15HD077544).
       

    Detailed Grants and Contracts


    NIH 2-R15HD077544

    • Title: Competitive Renewal—Neonatal Brain Injury: Mediating Factors for Improved Neurobehavioral Outcome
    • Amount: $275,000
    • Principal Investigator: Threlkeld
    • Purpose: To fund undergraduate research and new equipment for assessing the relationship between neonatal hypoxic-ischemic injury, Inter-alpha inhibitor protein treatment, and experience-dependent plasticity on recovery of function.
    • Participants: 15 undergraduate neuroscience students.

    NIH R01NS094440

    • Title: Neuroprotection in TBI with a New Multifunctional Peptide-Based Therapeutic
    • Amount: $130,350 (Subaward)
      Co-PIs: Marshall (Brown University), Chodobski (Rhode Island Hospital)
    • Co-Investigator: Threlkeld
    • Purpose: To fund undergraduate research and equipment for evaluating the efficacy of CN2097 in reducing neocortical cell death and improving function in a traumatic brain injury model.
    • 'Participants: 10 undergraduate students from Neuroscience, STEM, and Psychology.

    Professional Services Agreement (Regis College Research Contract)

    • Amount: $6,000 
    • Principal Investigator: Threlkeld
    • Purpose: To fund student research into the effects of PRG4 on behavioral outcomes following traumatic brain injury.
    • Participants: 3 neuroscience students.
      Funding Source: Chodobski lab at Rhode Island Hospital.

    Rhode Island Hospital Chodobski TBI Funds PSA (Regis College Research Contract)

    • Amount: $11,000
    • Principal Investigator: Threlkeld
    • Purpose: To complete a pilot project assessing the efficacy of rhPRG4 (Lubricin) as a treatment for traumatic brain injury.
    • Participants: 2 undergraduate neuroscience students.
    • Funding Source: Chodobski lab at Rhode Island Hospital.

  • S.T.E.M.

    2024: Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC) Grant

    • Amount: $ $746,476.00
    • Recipients: Dr. Kristen Willems
    • Purpose: Building of a BSL2 laboratory to allow students to perform research projects with human and other mammalian cell lines investigating both normal and disease states of various cancers and other conditions. The addition of various pieces of state-of-the-art equipment for lab classes throughout the STEM programs. 

    2023: AD Instruments Equipment Grant

    • Amount: $15,990.00
    • Recipients: Dr. James Windelborn and Dr. Shari Litch-Gray
    • Purpose: 6 Intermediate Human Physiology Lt Sensors Data Acquisition kits for undergraduate A&P and physiology lab use.

    2015: Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC) Grant

    • Amount: $350,000.00
    • Principal Investigator: Dr. Anne Powers
    • Purpose: Equipment grant used to acquire scientific equipment for more advanced STEM-based research at Regis College including small scale virus inactivation studies using ultraviolet (UV) light.