Mentors teach students the background of a research problem, lead students through the process of designing a research project, and answer questions as students learn the basics of laboratory work. Interested students should read the research summaries and identify the top three mentors whose research matches their scientific interests and career goals. Students may select any mentor on the list, irrespective of institution. Listed below are mentors who available for the upcoming fellowship period.
Bates College
Bowdoin College
Colby College
- Tariq Ahmad, Ph.D.
- David Angelini, Ph.D.
- Melissa Glenn, Ph.D.
- Joshua Martin, Ph.D.
- Suegene Noh, Ph.D.
- Ron Peck, Ph.D.
- Kevin Rice, Ph.D.
- Andrea Tilden, Ph.D.
- Christina Cota, Ph.D.
College of the Atlantic
MDI Biological Laboratory
- Aric Rogers, Ph.D.
- Dustin Updike, Ph.D.
- Jim Coffman, Ph.D.
- Jarod Rollins, Ph.D.
- James Godwin, Ph.D.
- Hermann Haller, M.D.
- Iain Drummond, Ph.D.
- Joel Graber, Ph.D.
The University of Maine
- Julie Gosse, Ph.D.
- Clarissa Henry, Ph.D.
- Sue Ishaq, Ph.D.
- Pauline Kamath, Ph.D.
- Benjamin King, Ph.D.
- Dorothy Klimis-Zacas, Ph.D., FACN
- Melissa Maginnis, Ph.D.
- Michael Mason, Ph.D.
- Sally Molloy, Ph.D.
- Melody Neely, Ph.D.
- Rosemary Smith, Ph.D.
- Robert Wheeler, Ph.D.
- Joshua Kelley, Ph.D.
- Caitlin Howell, Ph.D.
- Karissa Tilbury, Ph.D.
- Andre Khalil, Ph.D.
- Han Tan, Ph.D.
- Jennifer Perry, Ph.D.
- Jared Talbot, Ph.D.
- Will Gramlich, Ph.D.
- Matthew Brichacek, Ph.D.
- Suzanne Angeli, Ph.D.
The University of Maine at Presque Isle
The University of New England
- Ben Harrison, Ph.D.; Ben Harrison Research
- Deena Small, Ph.D.
- Kerry Tucker, Ph.D.
- Ling Cao, Ph.D.
- Kristin Burkholder, Ph.D.
- Harry Filippakis, Ph.D.
- Geoff Ganter, Ph.D.
Maine Health Research Institute
- Matthew Lynes, Ph.D.–Center for Molecular Medicine- Lipid hormone regulation of fat tissue development
- Sergey Ryzhov, M.D., Ph.D.– Center for Molecular Medicine- Cardiovascular disease, cardiac arrest, heart failure
- Igor Prudovsky, Ph.D.– Center for Molecular Medicine- Trauma Repair, Adiopgenesis
- Michaela Reagan, Ph.D. –Center for Molecular Medicine- Multiple Myeloma
- Volkhard Lindner, Ph.D. –Center for Molecular Medicine- Identifying functions of CTHRC1
- Lucy Liaw, Ph.D. – Center for Molecular Medicine- Vascular Biology
- Katherine Motyl, Ph.D. –Center for Molecular Medicine- Nervous system regulation of bone density
- Kathleen Fairfield, M.D.– Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation- RADxUP Program- disparities in COVID testing
- Jeffrey Florman, M.D.– Neurosurgery- Brain and spine disease
- Anyonya Guntur, Ph.D.– Center for Molecular Medicine- Role of mitochondria in bone cells
- Arturo Hernandez, Ph.D.– Center for Molecular Medicine- Epigenetic regulation and thyroid hormone
- Robert Koza, Ph.D.– Center for Molecular Medicine- Novel pathways regulating obesity and Type 2 diabetes
- Teresa May, D.O.– Critical Care- Improving cardiac arrest outcomes
- Richard Riker, M.D.– Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine- Pupillometry and brain injury
- Kathryn Stevens, NP– Dermatology- Improving skin cancer detection
- Robert Smith, M.D.– Center for Molecular Medicine- Vector Borne Disease
- Kristen Woodberry, Ph.D.– Center for Psychiatric Research- Models for screening and triage of psychotic symptoms
- Ziru Li, Ph.D. – Center for Molecular Medicine- Roles of the gut-bone axis in bariatric surgery-caused bone loss