The MDI Biological Laboratory offers a full schedule of public outreach events, conferences, and courses.
Events
Kinne Library, MDI Biological LaboratoryMDI Science Café — Mapping the Chemosphere: Understanding the Chemicals in Our Environment
Joseph R. Shaw, Ph.D., an associate professor in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University, will discuss how toxic chemicals are a major contributor to human and environmental health problems, and how we lack the basic information needed to protect human health and the environment from harmful chemicals.
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 LaboratoryMDI Science Café — Precision and Imprecision: Science and the Art of Medicine
What is precision medicine? How will the emergence of precision medicine affect me? What are benefits of precision medicine to public health? What are the challenges, barriers and risks of broad implementation? Josephine P. Briggs, M.D., nephrologist and director of the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, an agency of the National Institutes of Health, will talk about the potential of precision medicine for revolutionizing efforts to treat disease and improve health.
- Maren Auditorium
Annual Meeting of the Corporation
Open to the public.
Maren Auditorium, 159 Old Bar Harbor Rd, Salisbury Cove, ME 04672Scientific Seminar: Gerd Walz, M.D.
Dr. Walz will describe his research into kidney regeneration in the zebrafish and discuss how his findings may translate into treatments for human kidney injuries.
MDI Biological LaboratoryMDI Science Café — Too Creative for Science?
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to grow up in a family of artists, then end up a scientist? What does thinking like an artist offer the scientist? Can the blending of art and science encourage a more diverse population of students to pursue science, and improve the public understanding of science? Artist and scientist Ahna R. Skop, Ph.D., artist and associate professor in the Department of Genetics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will provide a glimpse into her life and how she has impacted science, education and the public with her passions for art and science.