Data Science Team Explores New Protein Functions
Data Science Core Director Joel Graber, Ph.D., and several of his MDI Bio Lab Core team are co-authors of a new publication in Genetics that details previously undescribed molecular and genetic functions of a protein in yeast that is conserved in humans.
Continue ReadingA Post-Doc Builds Proto-Kidneys from Scratch
More than 30 million Americans suffer from chronic kidney disease (CKD), including thousands in Maine. When someone’s kidneys fail, they face limited choices for managing their health: a lifetime on dialysis or finding a suitable (and willing) kidney donor. At MDI Bio Lab an international research group is doing ground-breaking work on a potentially better alternative: new kidney tissue or even whole kidneys grown from a patient’s own stem cells.
Continue ReadingMicroscopy in Focus for Maine INBRE Students
Students and young science faculty from all around Maine converged on MDI Bio Lab’s campus for an intensive 10-day course on the use of the most modern microscopy of the day.
Continue ReadingMDI Bio Lab and the Roux Institute Join Forces to Boost Maine’s Biotech Workforce
Sharing faculty and resources to train a new generation of scientists
Continue ReadingSenator Collins Supports $1.6 million for MDI Bioscience in Appropriations Bill
If enacted by Congress, the measure will support new campus infrastructure for drug discovery
Continue ReadingBiomedical Science and MDI Bio Lab in the Spotlight
Wide-ranging discussions of biomedical research and its role in Maine’s scientific community and economy happening across the state.
Continue ReadingA New Generation of Biotech Entrepreneurs
Collaboration by MDI Bio Lab and Colby College supports young innovators
Continue ReadingA Busy First Year at MDI Bioscience, Capped by Support from Capitol Hill
It’s been almost a year since MDIBL announced the formation of MDI Bioscience, a new Laboratory initiative focused on using non-mammalian models for human health, such as zebrafish and C. elegans roundworms, in early-stage drug discovery and development.
Continue ReadingUNE, MDIBL Team up for Drinking Water Initiative
Collaboration with “Legacy Scholars” builds on the Laboratory’s “All About Arsenic” citizen science initiative
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