Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering

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 […]

GSBSE student, Eliza Grlickova-Duzevik (currently conducting her thesis research in the lab of Ling Cao at the University of New England) presented at the 23rd Scientific Conference of the Society on Neuroimmune Pharmacology (SNIP) orally on April 1, 2017. Her presentation was titled: The role of calcitonin gene related peptide (CGRP) in retroviral infection of glial […]

Effects of treadmill exercise on advanced osteoarthritis pain in rats.Allen J, Imbert I, Havelin J, Henderson T, Stevenson G, Liaw L, King T.Arthritis Rheumatol . 2017 Mar 20. doi: 10.1002/art.40101. [Epub ahead of print]PMID:28320059 Josh conducts his research in the laboratory of GSBSE faculty Dr. Tamara King at the University of New England.

Kathy received the “Best Poster” award at the Muscular Dystrophy Association Scientific Conference in Arlington, Virginia.  Her poster was entitled: “A personalized gene therapy approach for Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease type 2D.”  The award, presented to a highly relevant audience, reflects both the quality of her poster and presentation and also the potential impact of her project. […]

Severity of Demyelinating and Axonal Neuropathy Mouse Models Is Modified by Genes Affecting Structure and Function of Peripheral Nodes.Morelli KH, Seburn KL, Schroeder DG, Spaulding EL, Dionne LA, Cox GA, Burgess RW.Cell Rep . 2017 Mar 28;18(13):3178-3191. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.03.009.PMID: 28355569 http://www.cell.com/cell-reports/fulltext/S2211-1247(17)30326-1

Two Discovery Phase Proteomics Workshops for either faculty members or graduate students/postdocs in IDeA states are being offered. The faculty member workshop will be held on May 24-26, 2017, in Little Rock.  The student workshop will be held on May 17-19th, in Little Rock. Lodging and travel will be covered. The information for how to apply […]

Date: Friday, April 7, 2017Time: 3:10pmPlace: 107 Norman Smith Hall, University of Maine campus, Orono Speaker: Ashley Webb, Ph.D. of Brown University The goal of our work is to understand the molecular mechanisms underlying neurogenesis and the decline in neural stem cell function (NSC) during aging. We are investigating how transcription factor networks regulate NSC […]

Elisabeth Kilroy presented “A Day in the Life of a Graduate Researcher” at the 2017 Maine Science Festival. GSBSE Director David Neivandt moderated the session to over 150 middle school students. Other presenters were … Lila Lyons, Undergraduate ResearcherGrace McKenzie, EMTKelley Strout, NurseCaitlin Howell, Faculty ResearcherTom Courtney, Doctor https://youtu.be/iyJN52WSocg

Sarah has received a prestigous NIH fellowship, F31DK112602 “Smad-WNT crosstalk in renal dysplasia”. Sarah conducts her research in the laboratory of Dr. Leif Oxburgh at the Maine Medical Center Research Institute in Scarborough, Maine. Congratulations Sarah! https://researchtraining.nih.gov/programs/fellowships/F31

Kathy has received a prestigous NIH fellowship, F31NS098540 “A personalized gene therapy approach for Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease”. Kathy conducts her research in the laboratory of Dr. Robert Burgess at the Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Maine. Congratulations Kathy! https://researchtraining.nih.gov/programs/fellowships/F31