A Research Pilgrimage: Portland Students Head to MDI for Hands-on Training
For graduate students at The Roux Institute at Northeastern University, in Portland, a trip up the Maine coast to Bar Harbor has become an important step in their scientific training.
Continue ReadingFrederic Bonnet Wins First Place in International Imaging Contest
Recognition adds to MDI Bio Lab's growing roster of award-winning images produced in its Light Microscopy Facility, located in the Kathryn W. Davis Center for Regenerative Biology and Aging
Continue ReadingMDI Bio Lab’s Hannah Somers’ Image Wins International Recognition
MDI Biological Laboratory Digital Image Analyst Hannah Somers has been recognized in the prestigious Nikon Small World competition — the world’s largest showcase of microscopic imagery — for her dazzling visualization of a zebrafish’s vascular system.
Continue ReadingA New Lens on Biology
Visiting Scientist Fabian Voigt, Ph.D., creates unique microscopes to light up biology
Continue ReadingInside the Light Microscopy Core: Q&A with Frederic Bonnet, Ph.D.
Addressing the profound questions that surround human aging and regeneration requires not only exceptional intellect, but also access to advanced technologies, specialized tools, and expert collaboration.
Continue Reading2025 Is Packed with Campus Courses
New offerings for visiting trainees include a for-credit genetics class and a nationally-recognized course in cutting-edge techniques of 3D microscopy.
Continue ReadingHow to Keep Blood Vessels Young and Fight Aging
Anastasia Paulmann, M.D., works with a unique, short-lived fish to study how the vascular system changes with age and test a new therapy to prevent those changes.
Continue ReadingUnlocking the Secrets of Vision Restoration
Exploring the zebrafish’s self-healing powers. Can we apply them to humans?
Continue ReadingWhat a Tiny Worm Tells Us About Human Pregnancy
Lab research opens new way to explore how a human embryo implants in the uterus
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