MDI Biological Laboratory Receives Historic Archive of Award-Winning Scientific Films
The MDI Biological Laboratory has received a significant gift from Dr. Reinier Beeuwkes: an archive of 16mm scientific films documenting the microscopic blood vessels of the human kidney and heart in unprecedented, dynamic detail.
Continue ReadingLeading Research and Media Communicator Joins Board of Trustees
MDI Biological Laboratory has appointed Jennifer K. Benz to its Board of Trustees, adding a nationally recognized voice in science communication and public affairs research to the institution's governance.
Continue ReadingMDI Bio Lab Welcomes Carola McGiffert as Vice President of Operations
An experienced operational leader for the Laboratory, with MDI roots
Continue ReadingPublic Investments Boost Research and Workforce Training at MDI Bio Lab
New state and federal investments totaling almost $3 million are strengthening research and training infrastructure at the MDI Biological Laboratory, expanding the institution’s capacity for scientific discovery, workforce development and biotechnology innovation in Maine.
Continue ReadingA 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 ReadingA Home for MDI Bioscience: Neal Lab Renovation Begins
The first permanent structure that MDI Biological Laboratory built on Frenchman Bay will host the Lab's translational science and entrepreneurial initiative
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 ReadingMDI Biological Laboratory Celebrates Colby College’s Bold Science Investment
$150 million donation for new STEM research and training will deepen long history of partnership among many Maine biomedical institutions
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