The University of Maine has received a $11.3 million Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support interdisciplinary biomedical research. The COBRE will focus on research about the mechanisms that regulate cellular behavior in response to cues from outside the cells, from the impact of persistent viral infections […]
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SMCC Students Learn Microscopy and Quantitative PCR at INBRE Research Experience
In the five-day residential research course held during January winter break, students learned to use microscopy and quantitative PCR, a process to help understand biological pathways and diseases, to detect Bivalve Transmissible Neoplasia (BTN) in steamer clams. Students also introduced a gene through transfection for green fluorescent protein into a eukaryotic marine parasite that affects […]
Research Opportunities for Maine – presented by Dr. Clifford Rosen, MaineHealth Research Institute
Cliff Rosen, M.D., is the co-PI of the Northern New England CTR Network and the Director of the Center for Clinical & Translational Research at MaineHealth Research Institute. He spoke about research initiatives at MaineHealth and opportunities for Maine at a recent Science Cafe hosted by the MDI Biological Laboratory. Watch his talk here: […]
Sign Up for Maine INBRE’s E-mail List
Sign up HERE for Maine INBRE’s email list! We send emails to the IDeA community in Maine about upcoming courses, seminars, grant opportunities, and programs that may be helpful to faculty and students. […]
INBRE Investigator Sally Molloy Awarded an R15 Grant
Congratulations to University of Maine associate professor Sally Molloy, Ph.D., who has been awarded a $432,000 R15 grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences based on the research funded by her INBRE award. Novel research on prophage at UMaine INBRE Project Leaders co-chair NERIC session […]
2023 Student Summer Fellowship Program open for applications
The 2023 Student Summer Fellowship Program is now open for applications. The fellowship program, which provides 10-week mentored research experiences to undergraduate students enrolled at INBRE partner institutions around Maine, is scheduled to run May 31st-August 5th. Contact: Hannah Lust, Ph.D., (gro.lbidmnull@tsulh Assistant Director of Research Training and Outreach MDI Biological Laboratory […]
Graduate Student Retreat at MDIBL – Oct 28-30
INBRE and MDI Biological Laboratory will host a weekend retreat for graduate students enrolled in GSBSE – UMaine’s graduate school of biomedical science and engineering – beginning on Friday evening, October 28 through Sunday October 30. The event will include networking time, sharing science and training programs, as well as a workshop on resilience in […]
National IDeA Symposium of Biomedical Research Excellence (NISBRE) virtual Dec 12-14, 2022
The 8th Biennial National IDeA Symposium of Biomedical Research Excellence (NISBRE) will be held virtually December 12-14, 2022, from 1:30 to 9 pm ET. NISBRE is the national scientific meeting showcasing the scientific and training accomplishments of the NIGMS IDeA program. Poster abstracts will be accepted via electronic submission until November 25, 2022. Awards nominations are to […]
Outstanding Student Poster Awards at the Maine Research Symposium on Biomedical Science and Engineering
Congratulations to the ten Maine students receiving awards for outstanding posters at the recent Maine Research Symposium on Biomedical Science and Engineering, held on October 13-15, 2022. About 85 students presented posters, representing undergraduate and graduate programs at INBRE schools throughout our state. We are grateful to faculty and industry leaders across multiple universities, biomedical and […]
Maine Research Symposium on Biomedical Science and Engineering – October 13-15, 2022
First Annual Maine Research Symposium on Biomedical Science and Engineering […]