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Molecular and Cellular Biology

The Molecular and Cellular Biology Track is an integrated, multidisciplinary graduate training program emphasizing gene function, animal development, and disease. Learn more >

Neuroscience

The Neuroscience Track is an integrated, interdisciplinary graduate training program examining the functions of the nervous system. Learn more >

Biomedical Engineering

Students in the Biomedical Engineering track receive training in the biological, physical and computational sciences through a combination of core and advanced courses, and interdisciplinary research. Learn more >

Toxicology

The Toxicology Track is an innovative, multidisciplinary graduate program investigating the consequences of exposure to chemical agents on living organisms and the environment. Learn more >

Functional Genomics

The Functional Genomics Track is a highly interactive, interdisciplinary program that brings together biologists, computer and information scientists, mathematicians, engineers, biophysicists, and chemists to examine fundamental biological processes related to gene and protein function and interactions. Learn more >

 

Immunology/ Inflammation/ Hematology

GSBSE researchers study how the body’s immune response and inflammation contribute to a variety of diseases, including infectious disease, cancer, and diabetes.

 
 

Faculty

Ling Cao

Ling Cao

Interests: Immunology, Neuroimmunology, Neuropathic pain

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Olgun Guvench

Olgun Guvench

Interests: biomolecular simulation and computer-aided drug design; role of the microenvironment in cancer

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Carol Kim

Carol Kim

Interests: Zebrafish, zebrafish disease, disease modeling, infection

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Kevin Mills

Kevin Mills

Interests: DNA Repair, Immune system development, Genome stability, and Cancer

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Stephen Pelsue

Stephen Pelsue

Interests: Lymphocyte Regulation and the Development of Autoimmunity

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Derry Roopenian

Derry Roopenian

Interests: Immunobiology, autoimmune disease genetics, therapeutic antibodies

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Pradeep Sathyanarayana

Pradeep Sathyanarayana

Interests: Podocalyxin, microRNA, Acute Myeloid Leukemia, JAK2-STAT5 signaling

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Jennifer Trowbridge

Jennifer Trowbridge

Interests: cancer, hematopoiesis, stem cells, epigenetics

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Robert Wheeler

Robert Wheeler

Interests: Candida, innate immunity, host-pathogen, dendritic, functional genomics, anti-fungal, genetics, cell biology, molecular biology, microbiology

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Our Programs

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Our programs include 5 tracks and more than 10 research areas.
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UMaine The Jackson Laboratory Maine Medical Center Research Institute The Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory University of Southern Maine University of New England
 
For more information about the program, please contact:
Laura Hall, GSBSE Administrative Assistant • 207-581-4654 • gsbs@maine.edu