April 15, 2020Hannover, Germany Good morning MDIBL, Yesterday Governor Mills extended the state of emergency for another four weeks. It is wonderful to have her as governor during these difficult times. She is clear, pragmatic, and cautious. She works closely together with her advisors and it is a pleasure to watch her interactions with her…
Read MoreIt is with sadness that we share the news of Jo Sollano's passing on March 23, 2020. Jo contributed significantly to MDI Biological Laboratory with her time and expertise as a valued member of our Board of Trustees. She had a strong passion for education and her legacy will live on through the Josephine A. Sollano Graduate Student Fellowship. This article originally appeared in Breaking Through - Spring 2019.
“I wanted to do something to help our early-career faculty and at the same time support meaningful educational experiences for students…” Jo Sollano, M.P.H, Dr.P.H In 1995, Jo Sollano was a graduate student at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. “I remember working really long hours for very little pay and feeling tremendous pressure…
Read MoreApril 13, 2020Hannover, Germany Good morning, Does quinine or hydroxychloroquine work as a medication? Are there other medications for the coronavirus? We all know from the internet that dozens of substances are discussed and there are debates even in the White House about the efficacy of certain drugs. We have used different antiviral treatment strategies in our patients…
Read MoreApril 12, 2020Hannover, Germany Happy Easter, There is reason to be happy. The increase of infected patients has slowed down considerably. In both Hannover and Maine there are more people who have recovered than newly infected patients. This does not mean that the epidemic is over, but we are slowly recovering. In Germany, we are having a…
Read MoreApril 7, 2020Hannover, Germany Good morning MDIBL, While we are still worried by the many sick people in the epicenters of the epidemic, our attention is split as we begin to contemplate “what’s next”. Going back to normal will be a difficult road. Our world will not be the same as it was before COVID-19. We have…
Read MoreApril 6, 2020Hannover, Germany Good morning MDIBL, What is really missing from this letter is music. You may remember Robin Williams in that movie where he screamed, “Good morning Vietnam!” which was immediately followed by music from the 60’s and pictures of beautiful countryside with the sunrise over the Mekong river. I can easily imagine something like…
Read MoreApril 5, 2020Hannover, Germany Good morning, It is a wonderful Sunday morning in Hannover with blazing blue skies, almost like Maine. It is even more beautiful because for the first time in weeks the number of infected people is rising more slowly, indicating that the epidemic is contained in Germany. Three weeks of home isolation and…
Read MoreApril 3, 2020Hannover, Germany Good morning, Yesterday I had a conference call with Ed Liu from Jackson Lab, Darron Collins from College of the Atlantic, and Art Blank from MDI Hospital. We discussed the present situation on MDI and in Maine. At the hospital everybody is well prepared, and it is currently quiet. College of…
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