Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering

The specialized structure of the neuron requires that homeostasis is sustained over the meter or more that may separate a cell body from its axonal terminus. Given this impressive distance and an axonal volume that is many times that of the cell body, how is such a compartment grown during development, re-grown after injury, and […]

Dr. Choi, a research assistant professor at Cachon Cardiovascular Research Institute, was awarded $150,000 from the Korean Research Foundation to investigate the development of biomarkers and novel therapeutic options for pulmonary arterial hypertension.

Previous cross-sectional research with older adults in the 1970’s led to the conclusion that being overweight as measured by body mass index (BMI) was related to lower levels of depressive symptoms. This phenomenon came to be known as the “jolly fat hypothesis.”  The hypothesis was that higher BMI might be protective against symptoms of depression, […]

Two invited peer review editorials published by Merrill F. Elias and colleagues in May and June, were motivated by two important current themes in the treatment of high blood pressure: (1) intensive lowering of blood pressure to a new goal for management of arterial hypertension; (2) delayed response (lowering of BP to traditional levels) results […]

Josh presented at the annual APS (American Pain Society) meeting in Pittsburgh, in the form of a “data-blitz”, 5-minutes of presentation and 5-minutes of questions.  His talk was titled “Mechanistic Distinctions Between Cancer-Induced Ongoing Pain and Movement-Triggered Breakthrough Pain” Link:  http://americanpainsociety.org/annual-meeting/2017/data-blitz

Karen Houseknecht’s lab (UNECOM) participated in the annual Costas T. Lambrew Maine Medical Center Research Retreat on May 2, 2017 held at Maine Medical Center in Portland.  Work from Karen’s lab which focuses on the regulation of mood and metabolism and specifically the role of psychiatric medications in modulating metabolic status, was highlighted in 2 […]

Anna received the award as part of Maine Medical Center Retreat on May 3. She was one of seven speakers invited based on abstracts from the entire MMC research system who submitted. 

Tamara King, Ph.D., associate professor for the College of Osteopathic Medicine published an original research paper in the peer reviewed journal of the Society for Neurosciences, The Journal of Neuroscience. The paper, entitled “Mediation of movement-induced breakthrough cancer pain by IB4 binding nociceptors in rat”. Patients with primary and metastatic cancer associated bone pain report […]

The “Rising Tide” a publication of the Office of Research and Scholarship at the University of New England has featured Ginny McLane in their 2017 issue. Ginny completed her PhD in May of 2016 under the guidance of Ling Cao, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine at the […]

Comparative Regenerative Biology July 29-August 12, 2017 Application deadline: May 1, 2017 Apply Now This course brings together leading scientists and students to study fundamental questions in regeneration biology and practical applications using extensive hands-on laboratories. Scientific core access comparative bioinformatics  includes Animal Resources, Bioinformatics, Microscopy, and Instrumentation. This course features extensive incorporation of  to identify key common […]