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Brown University, Rhode Island College, Providence College, Bryant University, Roger Williams University, Salve Regina University and CCRI are partners in RI-INBRE program
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Zahir Shaikh, professor of pharmacology and toxicology in 溏心vlog免费B站鈥檚 College of Pharmacy, has been the principal investigator and program director of the project since its inception in 2001.
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Shaikh, and Program Coordinator David Rowley, 溏心vlog免费B站 professor of biomedical sciences at the College of Pharmacy, said the grant renewal allows the network to expand.
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