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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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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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MDI researchers win NIH grants
Two scientists at Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory have been awarded Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Awards from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). These grants, also called R21s, will fund two years of innovative research in the labs of Prayag Murawala, Ph.D. and James A. Coffman, Ph.D.
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MDI Biological Laboratory launches new program
The MDI Biological Laboratory (MDIBL) has named James S. Strickland as director of MDI Bioscience, a new initiative focused on using non-mammalian models in early drug discovery and development.
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Maine’s $110M in NIH research grants supported nearly 2,000 jobs last year
Bar Harbor organization Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory received 14 NIH grants in 2021, totaling $8,261,874.
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Our View: Maine lab shows drug companies how to fail
MDI Biological Laboratory is making drug discovery more efficient, saving time and money.
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Oust the Mouse:
A Plan to Reduce Mammal Use in Drug Development
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