Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering

Lucy Liaw, Ph.D., GSBSE faculty member and professor at Maine Medical Center Research Institute (MMCRI) received a 11 million dollar COBRE grant from the National Health Institute (NIH) to establish a multidisciplinary research center focused on human metabolic diseases such as obesity and diabetes. The grant will also fund 4 junior investigators for 4 years, […]

Catherine Kaczorowski, Ph.D., assistant professor at Jackson Laboratory (JAX) received over 5 million dollars from the National Health Institute (NIH) to study the effects of genetic factors that provide cognitive resilience in people with a family history of Alzheimer’s disease. This research could lead to  new treatments for this deadly disease. Grant source: National Institute […]

Aric Rogers, Ph.D., GSBSE faculty member and assistant professor at MDI Biological Laboratory (MDIBL), received an R21 grant from the National Health Institute (National Institute on Aging) to study the effects of aging. The project will investigate the genetic mechanisms underlying increased cellular maintenance and longevity under dietary restriction. In technical terms, this project will […]

The University of Maine was awarded a NSF MRI to acquire a Leica TCS SP8 Digital LightSheet microscope. The LightSheet microscope is superior for imaging living organisms because the low light illumination and high-speed image acquisition facilitate long-term live imaging. LightSheet microscopy also illuminates specimens from both sides which allows visualization and rendering of larger […]

Sam Hess, Ph.D., GSBSE faculty member and associate professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, has recently published an original research paper in the peer reviewed Biophysical Journal.  The paper examines the role probe photophysics in localization-based superresolution microscopy. Source: Francesca Pennacchietti, Travis J. Gould, and Samuel T. Hess. “The Role of Probe Photophysics […]

The Reagan lab at Maine Medical Center Research Institute (MMCRI) recently published a peer-reviewed paper in the Journal of Endocrinology. The article examines how metformin and a high fat diet affect skeletal development. This paper was also highlighted in Nature Reviews: http://www.nature.com/nrendo/journal/v13/n10/full/nrendo.2017.109.html Additionally, the Reagan lab published a second paper in the peer-reviewed Journal of […]

    Michaela Reagan PhD, a GSBSE faculty member and associate professor at MMCRI, was awarded three grants to study bone marrow, adipose tissue (fat), and the bone marrow cancer, multiple myeloma: Grant Title: Novel mechanisms of osteocyte control of marrow adiposity. Funding Agency: P20GM121301 NIGMS COBRE. Amount: $273,000/year. Period: 2017-2020. Role: Project Lead. Grant […]

Jesse Rochester, a GSBSE student in the Updike lab at the Mt. Desert Island Biological Laboratory (MDIBL), recently published a peer reviewed journal in Biology Open. The paper examines the role of PQN-75, a protein expressed in pharyngeal gland cells of C. elegans. Source: Jesse D. Rochester, Paige C. Tanner, Catherine S. Sharp, Karolina M. […]