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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Art Meets Science: Metamorphosis
About: Writing in an essay published in 1937, Albert Einstein observed that “All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree … ennobling man’s life.” Roused by his words, NASEM examined whether programs integrating humanities and arts with science, math and technology lead to improved educational and career outcomes; their inquiry arrived at…
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What Philanthropy Makes Possible
On a summer night in July, Dr. Bob Morris led a group of special guests, including Kingsley Society and Star Point Society members, through a series of colorful food courses and experiments at MDIBL’s A Taste for Science event, which focused on the importance of color in food and its role in scientific research. For…
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UMF graduate and first-generation college student goes on to cellular research Ph.D. program after gene discovery
First-generation college student Anyssa Phaneuf, a member of the UMF graduating Class of 2022, always liked knowing how things work.
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Scientists developing the axolotl as a model for regeneration
Highly regenerative salamander could lead to new regenerative medicine therapies
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MDI lab pledges to offer haven for Ukrainian scientists fleeing the war
A Bar Harbor lab is pledging to offer haven for Ukrainian scientists fleeing from the 2-month-old war devastating their country.
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Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory unveils new tracing app as Covid-19 cases rise in Maine and across New England
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MDI Biological Laboratory opens its doors to Ukrainian scientists from the war-torn country
The MDI Biological Laboratory (MDIBL) is announcing plans to shelter scientists, research personnel, and their families fleeing the war in Ukraine.
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