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GSBSE Faculty Member Catherine Kaczorowski Awarded 5 Million Dollar NIH Grant

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 […]

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GSBSE Faculty Member Aric Rogers Awarded NIH Grant to Study Aging

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 […]

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University of Maine Awarded NSF Grant to Purchase LightSheet Microscope

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 […]

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GSBSE Flex Squad Raises Over $1,000 To Fight Muscular Dystrophy

The GSBSE Flex Squad raised over $1,000 dollars at the annual Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) muscle walk on September 16th in Bangor, ME to help fight Muscular Dystrophy. This was the 2nd year the GSBSE Flex Squad participated in a MDA muscle walk. The GSBSE Flex Squad is always looking for more members! Learn more […]

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GSBSE Faculty Member Sam Hess Publishes Microscopy Paper

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 […]

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GSBSE Faculty Member Michaela Reagan Publishes Two Papers on Bone Marrow Research

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 […]

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GSBSE Faculty Member Michaela Reagan Awarded Three Grants to Fund Bone Marrow Research

    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 […]

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Jesse Rochester, GSBSE Student in the Updike Lab, Publishes Protein Paper

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. […]

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GSBSE Student Josh Havelin Awarded SfN Trainee Professional Development Award

Joshua Havelin, a GSBSE student and PhD candidate in Dr. Tamara King’s lab at the University of New England, was awarded a  2017 Trainee Professional Development Award from the Society for Neuroscience (SfN). The award provides free registration and $1000 to help offset the cost of traveling to the annual SfN meeting, scheduled to take […]

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GSBSE student Cong Tian Publishes in PLOS ONE, Human Molecular Genetics, and Aging

Ectopic Mineralization and Conductive Hearing Loss in Enpp1asj Mutant Mice, a New Model for Otitis Media and TympanosclerosisAuthors: Cong Tian, Belinda S Harris, Kenneth R JohnsonPublication date: 2016/12/13Journal: PloS one The roles of USH1 proteins and PDZ domain-containing USH proteins in USH2 complex integrity in cochlear hair cellsAuthors: Junhuang Zou, Qian Chen, Ali Almishaal, Pranav Dinesh […]

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