The MDI Biological Laboratory offers a full schedule of public outreach events, conferences and courses. We are currently developing activities and events for 2019. Please check back for additional information or call 207.288.3147.
Events
- Kinne Library, MDI Biological Laboratory
MDI Science Café — The Search for Truth in Science and Economics: Some Surprising Parallels
David Dawson, Ph.D., will deliver a talk entitled:"The Search for Truth in Science and Economics: Some Surprising Parallels."
Kinne Library, MDI Biological LaboratoryMDI Science Café — Is there Arsenic In Your Drinking Water?
Speakers: Bruce Stanton, Ph.D., Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine and Jane Disney, Ph.D., Senior Staff Scientist and Director of Education.
Maren Auditorium, 159 Old Bar Harbor Road, Salisbury Cove, MEScientific Seminar: Wen Chen, Ph.D.
WormBase: How A Collection of Nematode Knowledge Can Benefit Biological Research
Click the link to see the full abstract.
MDI Biological LaboratoryFamily Science Night
Children of all ages and their families will have an opportunity to experience science in a way that stimulates children’s interest and encourages parental involvement in science education at the MDI Biological Laboratory’s annual Family Science Night, which provides a fun setting for families to explore more than a dozen hands-on science stations.
- Maine Center for Biomedical Innovation, MDI Biological Laboratory
William Procter Lecture: What can the fruit fly teach us about age-related macular degeneration?
Speaker: Vicki Losick, Ph.D.
- Hermann Haller, M.D.
Maine Center for Biomedical Innovation, MDI Biological LaboratoryMDI Science Café — The Art of Medical Diagnosis
Speaker: Hermann Haller, M.D.
Maren Auditorium, MDI Biological LaboratoryAnnual Meeting of the Corporation
The Annual Meeting of the Corporation of the MDI Biological Laboratory is open to the public.
- Kinne Library, MDI Biological Laboratory
MDI Science Café
Speaker and subject is TBA. Please check back
- Maine Center for Biomedical Innovation, MDI Biological Laboratory
MDI Science Café
Speaker and subject is TBA. Please check back
- Maine Center for Biomedical Innovation, MDI Biological Laboratory
MDI Science Café — The Genetics of Opioid Addiction
Speaker: Vivek Kumar, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory