March 28, 2026 The Maine Society for Neuroscience will hold its next meeting on March 28, 2026, at the Jackson Laboratory. The event will bring together neuroscientists from across Maine for research presentations, networking, and chapter updates. The program is expected to begin around 11:00 AM and will feature a keynote address by Dr. Alex Skorput […]
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Maine Biomedical Science & Engineering Symposium – Sept 24, 25, 2025
The statewide Biomedical Science & Engineering Symposium will be held Wednesday & Thursday, September 24 & 25 on the University of Southern Maine campus in Hannaford Hall in Portland. This event is hosted by the University of Maine – Institute of Medicine, JAX, MDI Biological Laboratory, MaineHealth, Northern Light Health, the Roux Institute of Northeastern, […]
BioME Student Showcase-April 17, 2025
On April 17, 2025, BioME is organizing their 7th annual BioME Student Showcase, a life science research competition for high school and college students with attractive cash prizes (up to $2,500). The event will be held at the University of Maine in Orono. We accept projects at all stages (could be an idea, a proposed research project, or […]
Maine INBRE Celebration – August 13, 11am
Join us in celebrating the Maine INBRE’s renewal and expansion! We hope you can join us on the MDI Biological Laboratory campus Tuesday, Aug. 13, at 11 a.m. to celebrate the renewal and expansion of the Maine Biomedical Research Network (INBRE). Maine Senator Susan Collins will formally announce the major federal award that will […]
Maine Science Symposium (MBMSS) – April 26-27, 2024
The Maine Biological & Medical Sciences Symposium (MBMSS) is a statewide gathering of scientists and students; an opportunity to share research results, exchange ideas, promote collaboration, and network with Maine scientists in a variety of disciplines. This promises to be another wonderful event, and will feature new Maine faculty as well as student research. Our […]
External Advisory Committee Meeting – March 16, 2024
The annual External Advisory Committee (EAC) Meeting will be held at the Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) on Saturday, March 16, 2024. Our current EAC members include: Lucy Liaw, Ph.D., Faculty Scientist III, Center for Molecular Medicine, MaineHealth Research Institute (EAC Chair) Titus Brown, Ph.D., Professor, Population Health and Reproduction, University of California, Davis Andrea […]
Omics Training Available Now Through Maine INBRE-NIGMS (NIH)
The NIGMS is offering free access to their new Sandbox platform through Maine INBRE. Access includes 12 analysis training modules in different -omics areas, image analysis and data science, as well as access to the computational infrastructure to complete the training. Contact Bioinformatics Core Co-Director Joel Graber (gro.lbidmnull@rebargj) ASAP to apply for a slot! NIH/NIGMS […]
Student Summer Symposium on August 4
The Student Summer Symposium will be hosted at MDI Biological Laboratory on Friday, August 4th from 10:30 am- 5 pm. The symposium will start with 5-minute thesis-style talks and close with a poster session highlighting the mentored student research projects that took place over the summer. Register here to attend the event in person or virtually. […]
NERIC Conference August 16-18, 2023 in Delaware
The Northeast Regional Institutional Development Award (IDeA) Conference (NERIC) brings together individuals from IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE), Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE), IDeA Clinical and Translational Research programs and other IDeA mechanisms from Delaware, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. The NERIC 2023 conference is in Delaware this year on […]
Maine Research Symposium – October 25-27, 2023
The UMaine Institute of Medicine, along with partner organizations JAX, MDI Biological Laboratory, MaineHealth, Northern Light Health, University of New England, University of Southern Maine, and the Roux Institute, are planning the second Maine Research Symposium on Biomedical Science and Engineering for Wednesday – Friday, October 25 – 27, 2023. This year’s symposium will be […]