The MDI Biological Laboratory has announced that it has received a grant of $3.14 million over five years from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), an institute of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), for the development of artificial kidney tissue to replace human kidney tissue that is lost to disease or injury.
Prayag Murawala, Ph.D., a scientist at the MDI Biological Laboratory, has received a grant of $332,000 to address the problem of tendon injury. He is seeking to determine if the same cellular and molecular mechanisms responsible for regenerating tendons during limb regeneration in the axolotl, or Mexican salamander, also come into play during tendon regen…
The MDI Biological Laboratory has announced that Romain Madelaine, Ph.D., has been appointed to the faculty as an assistant professor. He will study neuron and muscle tissue regeneration at the laboratory’s Kathryn W. Davis Center for Regenerative Biology and Aging.
A team of scientists at the MDI Biological Laboratory led by James A. Coffman, Ph.D., is shedding new light on the gene regulatory pathways activated by cortisol, a hormone secreted in response to stress. Their research helps explain why exposure to chronic stress early in life shortens lifespan and contribute to age-related chronic diseases later in life — long after the source of stress has been removed.…
Six undergraduates from throughout the country studied at the MDI Biological Laboratory this summer under a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) whose goal was to engage students “in meaningful ways” in ongoing research projects.
The development of a new imaging technique by Prayag Murawala, Ph.D., of the MDI Biological Laboratory and his collaborators, however, enables unprecedented insight subcellular structures, tissues, organs and even whole organisms, and — because of its wide applicability — broadens the range of animal models that can be studied, processes that can be explored and biological questions that can be addressed.
Research by scientists at the MDI Biological Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Maine, is opening up new approaches to promote tissue regeneration in organs damaged by disease or injury.
In line with their mission to increase public engagement with science, MDI Biological Laboratory is moving programming online while restrictions on in-person gathering remain in place.
The 47th annual Maine Biological and Medical Sciences Symposium (MBMSS) took place on April 23 & 24, connecting Maine’s newest scientists with fellow students, researchers and future employers from across the state.
The MDI Biological Laboratory has announced that Prayag Murawala, Ph.D., has joined the faculty as an assistant professor. Murawala will study appendage regeneration in the axolotl, or Mexican salamander (Ambystoma mexicanum), a champion of regeneration that can regenerate virtually any body part.