Blum-Halsey Fund
The Blum Halsey Scholars Fund supports scientists with exceptional promise in the early phases of their careers to facilitate their work in comparative physiology at the MDI Biological Laboratory. The Blum Halsey Scholars Fund is administered by the Maine Community Foundation.
Elena Morin
Restore Institute, Toulouse
Terence C. Boylan Fellowship Fund
The Terence C. Boylan Fellowship Fund was established in 2011 in recognition of outstanding leadership and commitment to the MDI Biological Laboratory. The fellowship provides annual support to an outstanding visiting or residential scientist conducting research at the MDI Biological Laboratory.
Heiko Schenk, M.D.
Hannover Medical School
Ulric Dahlgren Memorial Fund
Provides an annual fellowship for an individual, independent biologist working at MDIBL.
Robert Preston, Ph.D.
Illinois State University
The Roy P. Forster Fellowship Fund
The purpose of the Forster Fellowship is to provide research support to outstanding scientists participating in the MDI Biological Laboratory’s visiting faculty program.
Gert Fricker, M.D., Ph.D.
Ruprecht-Karls University
Salsbury Cove Research Fund
The Salsbury Cove Research Fund, established by Dr. Thomas H. Maren, awards research fellowships to outstanding scientists participating in the MDI Biological Laboratory’s visiting scientist program.
Hellmut Augustin; Ph.D., D.V.M.
Heidelberg University
Gert Fricker, M.D., Ph.D.
Ruprecht-Karls University
Billy G. Hudson, Ph.D.
Vanderbilt University
Brett Keiper, Ph.D.
Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University
Rafael Kramann, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.S.N.; R.W.T.H.
Aachen University
Hillary Maddin, Ph.D.
Carleton University
Catherine McCusker, Ph.D.
University of Massachusetts (Boston)
Lisa Petrella, Ph.D.
Marquette University
Nikolai “Niko” Rex, M.D.
Hannover Medical School
Andrea Tilden, Ph.D.
Colby College
Vera Wulfmeyer, M.D.
Hannover Medical School
Bernard M. van den Berg, M.D., Ph.D.
Leiden University Medical Center
Bodil Schmitt-Neislen Fund
This fund provides a fellowship to young women at the beginning of their independent careers in science seeking to work at the MDI Biological Laboratory.
Vera Wulfmeyer, M.D.
Hannover Medical School
Center for Human Genetics Roderick Family Fund
The Center for Human Genetics Roderick Family Fund supports undergraduate, graduate and post-doctoral students conducting independent research projects mentored by MDIBL faculty.
Hannover Medical School
Atalay Ata
Hannover Medical School
Mentor: Jarod Rollins, Ph.D.
College of the Atlantic
Samuel Broadbent
College of the Atlantic
Mentor: Prayag Murawala, Ph.D.
Research Site: MDI Biological Laboratory
Colby College Linde Packman Fellowship
Sadie Kuhn
Colby College
Mentor: Hermann Haller, M.D.
Research Site: MDI Biological Laboratory
Elaine Liu
Colby College
Mentor: Hermann Haller, M.D.
Research Site: MDI Biological Laboratory
Victoria Melehov
Colby College
Mentor: Hermann Haller, M.D.
Research Site: MDI Biological Laboratory
Sophia Riazi-Sekowski
Colby College
Mentor: Hermann Haller, M.D.
Research Site: MDI Biological Laboratory
Hancock County Scholar/Hearst Foundation High School Fellowship Fund
The Hearst Foundation High School Fellowship Fund supports high school students’ educational experiences at MDI Biological Laboratory.
Olivia Barbieri
Bergen County Academies
Mentor: James Coffman, Ph.D.
Research Site: MDI Biological Laboratory
Charles Bourne
Loomis Chaffee School
Mentor: Jane Disney, Ph.D.
Research Site: MDI Biological Laboratory
Harper Fremont-Smith
North Yarmouth Academy
Mentor: Jane Disney, Ph.D.
Research Site: MDI Biological Laboratory
Minje Kwun
Hockaday School
Mentor: Hermann Haller, M.D.
Research Site: MDI Biological Laboratory
Constance Laibe Hays Fellowship
The Constance Laibe Hays Fellowship Fund supports a high school or undergraduate student from New York to study as a summer fellow at the MDI Biological Laboratory.
Daniela Lastras-Castrejon
Cornell University
Mentor: James Godwin, Ph.D.
Research Site: MDI Biological Laboratory
Adrian Hogben Fellowship
The Adrian Hogben Fellowship Fund provides a fellowship for a graduate student working at the MDI Biological Laboratory.
Sonia Sandhi
Hannover Medical School
Mentor: Aric Rogers, Ph.D.
INBRE
The Maine IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) is a collaborative network of Maine educational and research institutions led by the MDI Biological Laboratory and sponsored by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and provides research fellowships to outstanding undergraduate students.
Rebecca Anderson
Bates College
Mentor: Joel Graber, Ph.D.
Research Site: MDI Biological Laboratory
Derry Bessette
UMaine Fort Kent
Mentor: Colleen O’Loughlin, Ph.D.
Research Site: Bates College
Sydney Bonauto
Bowdoin College
Mentor: Jennifer Honeycutt, Ph.D.
Research Site: Bowdoin College
Natalie Chalfant
Southern Maine Community College
Mentor: Melody Neely, Ph.D.
Research Site: University of Maine, Orono
Marcus Cobleigh
UMaine Machias
Mentor: Prayag Murawala, Ph.D.
Research Site: MDI Biological Laboratory
Emily Cornell du Houx
Southern Maine Community College
Mentor: Jason Pellettieri, Ph.D.
Research Site: Keene State College
Allison French
UMaine Farmington
Mentor: James Godwin, Ph.D.
Research Site: MDI Biological Laboratory
Nina Greeley
Bates College
Mentor: James Godwin, Ph.D.
Research Site: The Jackson Laboratory
Esther Jeon
Colby College
Mentor: Dustin Updike, Ph.D.
Research Site: MDI Biological Laboratory
Adel Misherghi
College of the Atlantic
Mentor: Chris Baker, Ph.D.
Research Site: The Jackson Laboratory
Jeni Nganzobo
UMaine Machias
Mentor: Melody Neely, Ph.D.
Research Site: University of Maine, Orono
Aiden Pike
UMaine Honors College
Mentor: Joel Graber, Ph.D.
Research Site: MDI Biological Laboratory
Lenka Slamova
College of the Atlantic
Mentor: Ron Korstanje, Ph.D.
Research Site: The Jackson Laboratory
Kailee Sprague
UMaine Presque Isle
Mentor: Jarod Talbot , Ph.D.
Research Site: University of Maine, Orono
Lindsey Stover
UMaine Honors College
Mentor: Robert Wheeler, Ph.D.
Research Site: University of Maine, Orono
Xenobia Weber
Bowdoin College
Mentor: Hadley Horch, Ph.D.
Research Site: Bowdoin College
James Slater Murphy, M.D. Fund
The James Slater Murphy, M.D. Fellowship Fund provides funding for outstanding pre-college, undergraduate, graduate and post-doctoral students enrolled in an MDI Biological Laboratory mentored, research training program.
Olivia Barbieri
Bergen County Academies
Mentor: James Coffman, Ph.D.
Research Site: MDI Biological Laboratory
Charles Bourne
Loomis Chaffee School
Mentor: Jane Disney, Ph.D.
Research Site: MDI Biological Laboratory
Harper Fremont-Smith
North Yarmouth Academy
Mentor: Jane Disney, Ph.D.
Research Site: MDI Biological Laboratory
Sophia Guitar
Lafayette College
Mentor: James Coffman, Ph.D.
Research Site: MDI Biological Laboratory
Minje Kwun
Hockaday School
Mentor: Hermann Haller, M.D.
Research Site: MDI Biological Laboratory
Daniela Lastras-Castrejon
Cornell University
Mentor: James Godwin, Ph.D.
Research Site: MDI Biological Laboratory
Sampath Rapuri
St. Mark’s School of Texas
Mentor: Romaine Madelaine, Ph.D.
Research Site: MDI Biological Laboratory
Rohan Upadhyay
Mira Loma High School
Mentor: Iain Drummond, Ph.D.
Research Site: MDI Biological Laboratory
REU
The MDI Biological Laboratory’s NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Fellowship Program aims to engage students in scientific explorations in the Laboratory’s research focus area, Comparative Regenerative Biology and Aging, while providing them with opportunities to build skills important to successful careers in the biological sciences.
Kiera Hemanes
Copiah-Lincoln Community College
Mentor: Dustin Updike, Ph.D.
Research Site: MDI Biological Laboratory
Perla Marte
Hunter College
Mentor: Romain Madelaine, Ph.D.
Research Site: MDI Biological Laboratory
Nicole Rainford
University of Maryland at College Park
Mentor: Iain Drummond, Ph.D.
Research Site: MDI Biological Laboratory
Zoe Reich
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Mentor: Jarod Rollins, Ph.D.
Research Site: MDI Biological Laboratory
Elena Singer-Freeman
Wake Forest University
Mentor: Hermann Haller
Research Site: MDI Biological Laboratory