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Regeneration

A Young Maine Scientist Makes New Tools to Accelerate Regeneration Research

A Q&A with Gabriela Johnson, a Ph.D. candidate in the research group of MDI Bio Lab Assistant Professor James Godwin, Ph.D.

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Art Meets Science

Rembrandt in the Laboratory

An Art Meets Science essay by President Herman Haller, M.D.

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Education

A Research Pilgrimage: Portland Students Head to MDI for Hands-on Training

For graduate students at The Roux Institute at Northeastern University, in Portland, a trip up the Maine coast to Bar Harbor has become an important step in their scientific training.

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Q&A

Mapping Regeneration Pathways: A Talk with Romain Madelaine, Ph.D.

The through line is simple but ambitious: how can the zebrafish’s mechanisms of repair and regeneration be put to work for human health?

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Education

MDI Bio Lab Hosts First Maine IDeA Data Science Conference

More than 60 faculty and students from Maine and beyond turn out for two-day event.

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Kidney Disease

Reconnecting Kidney Plumbing, the Zebrafish Way

MDI Bio Lab scientists discover how the fish solves a basic challenge in regenerative biology—insights in their newest publication in the journal Development could one day guide human kidney repair.

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News

Public Investments Boost Research and Workforce Training at MDI Bio Lab

New state and federal investments totaling almost $3 million are strengthening research and training infrastructure at the MDI Biological Laboratory, expanding the institution’s capacity for scientific discovery, workforce development and biotechnology innovation in Maine.

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From the President's Desk

Navigating Change with Clarity and Confidence

An institutional retreat at an inflection point for MDI Bio Lab 

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Art Meets Science

The Portrait of Antoine & Marie-Anne Lavoisier

A story of chemistry, taxes, gunpowder and revolution by President Herman Haller, M.D.

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