The MDI Biological Laboratory offers a full schedule of public outreach events, conferences and courses.
Events
Maine Center for Biomedical Research, MDI Biological LaboratoryThe President’s Distinguished Lecture — Unlocking Our Regenerative Power: Nature’s Regeneration Drug
In this lecture, MDI Biological Laboratory President Kevin Strange, Ph.D., will discuss the laboratory's bold new approach to regenerative medicine and the advances that are being made by its scientists in the development of novel drug therapies to regenerate damaged organs and tissues.
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.
Maren Auditorium, MDI Biological LaboratoryLive Longer, Live Better Lecture Series — Why Reversing Aging is Easier Than Reversing Baldness
In the inaugural lecture in our three-part Live Longer, Live Better Lecture Series, David Sinclair, Ph.D., a professor at Harvard Medical School and co-director of the Paul F. Glenn Center for the Biology of Aging, will discuss why we age and how we can slow aging's effects. Sinclair was named to TIME magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world for his research on aging.
Maren Auditorium, MDI Biological LaboratoryLive Longer, Live Better Lecture Series — Aging and Cancer: Rival Demons
The second speaker in our Live Longer, Live Better Lecture Series is Judith Campisi, Ph.D., of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the Buck Institute for Research on Aging. Campisi will talk about why aging is the single largest risk factor for developing a panoply of diseases, from cancer to neurodegeneration, and about the interface between cancer and aging.
Maren Auditorium, MDI Biological LaboratoryLive Longer, Live Better Lecture Series — Finding Rejuvenating Interventions: Immunity and Stem Cells
The final lecture in our Live Longer, Live Better Lecture Series will be delivered by Heinrich Jasper, Ph.D., of Genentech, which has been at the forefront of the biotech industry for more than 40 years, and the Buck Institute for Research on Aging. Jasper will talk about his long-term goal of developing therapies to restore the body's regenerative potential.