A Fast-Aging Fish Reveals How a Familiar Drug Preserves Youthful Kidney Function
MDI Bio Lab scientists pioneer the use of African turquoise killifish as a powerful model for human aging, and reveal the specific biological mechanisms at work when a class of drugs called SGLT2 inhibitors help to preserve tissue health. The discoveries open a door for new research under the Lab’s MDI Bioscience initiative on whether the drugs can not only help maintain healthy organs as we age, but reverse damage and increase longevity.
Continue ReadingSURF’s Up on Salisbury Cove
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow (SURF) students are settling in and getting to work
Continue ReadingA Q&A with Edward Seckeler: Comparative Animal Model Core Manager
The Comparative Animal Model Core (CAM) is a cornerstone of research support at MDI Biological Laboratory, quietly powering a wide range of scientific discoveries through the expert care and management of diverse animal models.
Continue ReadingAccess to Science Information Can Change Lives
Guest post by Elisabeth Marnik, Ph.D., MDI Bio Lab Science Education and Outreach Coordinator
Continue ReadingCourt Stays NIH Cuts in Vital Research Support
Lab prepares for possible funding cuts, while Sen. Susan Collins works to keep funding intact
Continue ReadingOur Research Is Making Maine Communities Safer
Guest post by Jane E. Disney, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Environmental Health
Continue ReadingToday’s Discoveries, Tomorrow’s Therapeutics
Guest post by Karen Crawford, Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist
Continue ReadingA Powerful Light on Biology May Go Dark
Guest post by Frederic Bonnet, Ph.D., Director, MDI Bio Lab Light Microscopy Facility Core
Continue ReadingScience is the Lifeblood of Progress
Guest post by Hannah Somers, MDI Bio Lab Digital Image Analyst
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