Parkinson’s Foundation Backs MDI Bio Lab’s Brain Cell Regeneration Project
$200,000 Impact Award supports effort to map how a Mexican salamander naturally regrows lost neurons — work that could open new paths toward treating Parkinson's disease.
Assistant Professor Prayag Murawala, Ph.D., and a doctoral candidate in his research group, Damián García-García, have developed preliminary data showing for the first time that adult axolotls can recover and regenerate lost dopaminergic neurons.
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.
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Paying Forward an Opportunity
Donald J. Brooks came to MDI Biological Laboratory as a SURF student, where his first experience in research helped launch his career in science. Now, as a monthly donor, he is paying that opportunity forward so other students can discover the same possibilities. In this reflection, a member of the MDI Bio Lab Class of ’13 shares why the experience still matters to him.
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Sonia Sandhi’s Journey to a Ph.D. in Aging Research
Sonia Sandhi grew up not knowing what a Ph.D. was — she knows now. Sonia just earned her doctorate in the latest sign of momentum for MDI Bio Lab’s graduate fellowship program.
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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.
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TV Story Spotlights Record-Breaking Biomedical Symposium
Students and researchers converge in Bar Harbor for 53rd annual science symposium: "This is for the future"
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MDI Bio Lab secures funding to strengthen Maine’s role in regeneration science
The MDI Biological Laboratory in Bar Harbor is a leader in regeneration science and medicine.
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Parkinson’s Foundation Backs MDI Bio Lab’s Brain Cell Regeneration Project
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MDI Bio Lab Secures Over $4M in NIH Funding with Second Award This Month
Federal investment in regeneration science strengthens Bar Harbor research hub, supporting long-term bioscience innovation
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NIH Awards $2.3M to Maine Scientist to Study Cell’s “Protein Factory”
MDI Bio Lab's Emily Spaulding, Ph.D., does fundamental research on cellular organization with implications for aging and disease
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