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.
Dr. Allison Gardner from the University of Maine will share her research on socio-ecologic drivers of the growth of Deer tick populations and rise of tick-borne diseases in Maine.
Veterinarian and Maine Master Naturalist, Dr. Edwin Barkdoll will introduce Café attendees to what is happening under pond ice during the Maine winter.
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.…
“From Debris to Art” raises awareness of the impact of plastics and other debris on the health of coastal environments while engaging the local community in creating beautiful art.
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.
MDI Science Café speaker, Nishad Jayasundara, Ph.D, will share his research into global water issues affecting rural farmers in his home country of Sri Lanka.
MDI Science Café guest speaker, Robert McCraken Peck, shares the remarkable story of how a 19th century hair collection, saved from destruction, is providing a unique “portrait of humanity” from the 1850s.