The Maine IDeA Network for Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) is an NIGMS/NIH supported network of thirteen Maine educational and research institutions, led by the MDI Biological Laboratory.
Network Institutions
Leadership
 James Coffman, Ph.D. INBRE Program Director Associate Professor, MDI Biological Laboratory gro.lbidmnull@namffocj 207-288-9880 ext 444 |
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External Advisory Committee
Our External Advisory Committee advises in the conduct and direction of INBRE programs, sets priorities for future INBRE research efforts, and reviews and critiques the progress of the Investigators and Research Training Faculty. Advisory committee members are:
- Lucy Liaw, Ph.D., Faculty Scientist III, Center for Molecular Medicine, Maine Health Research Institute (EAC Chair)
- Titus Brown, Ph.D., Professor, Population Health and Reproduction, University of California, Davis
- Andrea Duina, Ph.D., Professor of Biology, Hendrix College
- Steven Fiering, Ph.D., Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, and Genetics, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
- Story Landis, Ph.D., Scientist Emeritus, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) Intramural Research Program
Steering Committee
Our Steering Committee is comprised of faculty representatives from each research and academic institution. This committee designs, implements, and oversees INBRE activities at each partner across the state.
Learn more about INBRE programs and Steering Committee leadership at the participating institutions:
MDI Biological Laboratory
The MDI Biological Laboratory leads the Maine INBRE. The Institution is located in Salisbury Cove, Maine, on the shores of Frenchman Bay in the Gulf of Maine. Founded in 1898, the Institution is internationally recognized for biomedical research leading...
Bates College
Bates College , founded in 1855 by Maine abolitionists, is a liberal arts and sciences college recognized for the quality of educational experiences it provides. Bates offers its 1,750 students a curriculum and faculty that challenge them to attain intellectual...
Bowdoin College
Bowdoin College is a four-year liberal arts college comprised of 1,700 students and 170 faculty members. Bowdoin, the oldest college in Maine, consistently ranks among the nation’s top ten liberal arts colleges. A selectivity rate of 18.4%, a student-faculty ra...
Colby College
Colby College , chartered in 1813, is the 12th oldest independent liberal arts college in the US and the 5th oldest in New England. The College has been coeducational since 1871, the first previously all-male college in New England to admit women....
College of the Atlantic
College of the Atlantic (COA) is located four miles from the MDI Biological Laboratory and two miles from The Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Maine. A four-year liberal arts college called "the graduate school for undergraduates," COA has a non-departmental...
The University of New England
The University of New England (UNE) is a research institution (Carnegie R2) located in southern Maine that grants both undergraduate and graduate degrees and is the largest educator of health professionals in Maine. Dedication to “focused research a...
The Jackson Laboratory
The Jackson Laboratory , an INBRE Research Institution Partner, is a non-profit mammalian genetics research institution founded in 1929 in Bar Harbor. It is a pioneer and leading center in functional genomics and interdisciplinary approaches to biological...
Southern Maine Community College
Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) is the largest of the seven schools in the Maine Community College System, with over 7,000 full- and part-time students. Students who participate in the two-year Biotechnology degree program acquire laboratory...
The University of Maine
The University of Maine (UMaine) , the only Carnegie-ranked research university in Maine, is an INBRE research institution partner and a source of graduate students for the future of biomedical research in Maine. Located in Orono, UMaine is the state’s l...
The Honors College at the University of Maine
The Honors College (HC) , established in 2002, is one of six colleges that compose the University of Maine (UMaine), and the only one focused entirely on undergraduates. As an undergraduate institution that is a component of a university that includes...
The University of Maine at Farmington
The University of Maine at Farmington (UMF) offers 2,000 students (over 50% first generation college students) 34 baccalaureate programs in the arts, sciences, education, and human services. UMF's approach to education is based on the belief that students...
The University of Maine at Fort Kent
The University of Maine at Fort Kent (UMFK) is a small liberal-arts-based university, with an enrollment of 1,300, offering baccalaureate and associate degrees. Located in the crown of Maine on the Canadian border, UMFK’s curriculum emphasizes the s...
The University of Maine at Machias
The University of Maine at Machias (UMM) fills a unique niche in higher education in Maine. As a public Environmental Liberal Arts institution, UMM's mission is closely linked to its location on the rugged Maine coast. Students engage in scholarly pursuits...
The University of Maine at Presque Isle
The The University of Maine at Presque Isle (UMPI) is a century-old public university located in a city of 10,000. Presque Isle is the hub of the largest county east of the Mississippi River—Aroostook County, or simply "The County." UMPI provides its 1...