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Data Science Team Explores New Protein Functions
Data Science Core Director Joel Graber, Ph.D., and several of his MDI Bio Lab Core team are co-authors of a new publication in Genetics that details previously undescribed molecular and genetic functions of a protein in yeast that is conserved in humans.
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Biotechnology
A Post-Doc Builds Proto-Kidneys from Scratch
More than 30 million Americans suffer from chronic kidney disease (CKD), including thousands in Maine. When someone’s kidneys fail, they face limited choices for managing their health: a lifetime on dialysis or finding a suitable (and willing) kidney donor. At MDI Bio Lab an international research group is doing ground-breaking work on a potentially better alternative: new kidney tissue or even whole kidneys grown from a patient’s own stem cells.
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MDI Bio Lab Scientists Share Salamander Secrets
“AxoBase is an enabling resource. It enables biology to get done.” -- from a recent publication in the Node.
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Job Growth Boosts Science Capacity at MDI Bio Lab
Some new campus structures are going up as well
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MDI Bio Lab’s Imaging Experts’ Excellence Recognized (Again)
The Bio Lab’s team of imaging experts won several top awards in this year’s Bioimaging North America Imaging contest, led by a second place finish by Marko Pendo, Ph.D., a post-doc in the laboratory of Prayag Murawala, Ph.D., and creator of innovative sample clearing techniques.
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MDI Bio Lab and Seacoast Mission Team Up to Combat Water Risks
Island Institute Fellow hired to raise awareness of well-water vulnerabilities on Maine’s outer islands
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Launching Bioscience Careers at MDI Bio Lab
A growing number of graduates and post-docs are energizing the campus
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Developing a Passion for Science
As a student working alongside Dr. Tom Maren in the late 1970s, Daphne Trotter (née Gardiner) developed a passion for science. Today as a member of the Bio Lab's Board of Trustees, Daphne is dedicated to supporting the next generation of young scientists.
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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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