MDI Biological Laboratory launches new drug discovery initiative
MDI Bioscience will improve efficiency and better inform early decision-making in drug development. Led by Jim Strickland, a biopharma entrepreneur with more than 25 years of experience, MDI Bioscience will utilize MDIBL's expertise in comparative biology to develop new tools to speed the drug discovery process and minimize the risks involved in bringing new drugs to market.
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Senator Collins’ Support for Science Honored in D.C., Applauded in Maine
Federal funding for MDI Bio Lab, JAX and Bigelow is vital for their work
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Microscopy in Focus for Maine INBRE Students
Students and young science faculty from all around Maine converged on MDI Bio Lab’s campus for an intensive 10-day course on the use of the most modern microscopy of the day.
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MDI Bio Lab and the Roux Institute Join Forces to Boost Maine’s Biotech Workforce
Sharing faculty and resources to train a new generation of scientists
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We’re seeing a remarkable moment in Maine’s bioscience community
Maine’s bioscience community is working overtime to raise its profile in the world of life sciences. And that is coinciding with a remarkable moment in biology, technology and medicine.
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Meet 2023 Raskin Scholar Alexis Garretson
The 2023 Raskin Scholar is Alexis Garretson from the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS) at Tufts University where she studies evolutionary biology.
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Cory Johnson, Ph.D. — GSBSE Graduating Student Spotlight
Cory Johnson, Ph.D., a Haller lab postdoc, shares what it's like to participate in the GSBSE program at the University of Maine.
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Accomplished molecular biologist to lead new group at MDI Biological Laboratory
Halyna Shcherbata, Ph.D., studies molecular and genetic mechanisms of muscular dystrophies and brain disease
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NIH Awards $11.3 million for UMaine/MDI Bio Lab Research Partnership
More than $1 million is for work in the laboratory of MDI Bio Lab’s Romain Madelaine, Ph.D., to research muscle regeneration
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$600k for MDI Biological Laboratory Startup included in Congressional Spending Bill
Initiative Will Speed Drug Development with Unique Animal Models for Human Health
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The Way Science Should Be: 125 Years of Discovery
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