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Alumnus Kira Young Paper Accepted for publication in Developmental Biology

Ms. No.: DBIO-15-231R3Title: Endoglin is required in Pax3-Derived Cells for Embryonic Blood Vessel Formation Corresponding Author: Dr. Calvin Vary Authors: Kira Young, PhD; Luke T Krebs, PhD; Eric Tweedie, BS; Barbara Conley, BS, MS; Maria Mancini, PhD; Helen M Arthur, PhD; Lucy Liaw, PhD; Thomas Gridley, PhD; http://www.journals.elsevier.com/developmental-biology/

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Genes, Brain and Behavior Annual Meeting at the Jackson Laboratory, May 13-17

The International Behavioural and Neural Genetics Society (IBANGS) is holding its annual Genes, Brain and Behavior May 13-17  meeting at the Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Maine, . This meeting presents an excellent opportunity for Maine neuroscientists to share their data and learn what others are doing in the rapidly growing field of behavioral neurogenetics. Please share this information […]

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Oxburgh Lab at MMCRI publishes in Development Cell

The Oxburgh lab, including GSBSE student Sree Deepthi Muthukrishnan, has published in Developmental Cell. The article, “A Synthetic Niche for Nephron Progenitor Cells”, is available online at http://www.cell.com/developmental-cell/abstract/S1534-5807%2815%2900428-1.

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GSBSE Faculty Rob Wheeler Awarded Fulbright Grant for 2015-2016

Project Title: “Fungal-immune recognition dynamics during infection” Project Summary: Infectious fungal disease is an important but underappreciated clinical problem worldwide (Brown et al., 2012). The innate immune system distinguishes self from non-self during infection on the basis of conserved microbial components (Lionakis and Netea, 2013; Netea et al., 2008). Our laboratory discovered that some fungal […]

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GSBSE Faculty Merrill “Pete” Elias Publishes in Nutrients

Diet Soft Drink Consumption is Associated with the Metabolic Syndrome: A Two Sample Comparison Abstract Comparative analyses of soft drink intakes in samples from the United States and Europe, and assessed intakes in relation to prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its individual components are currently lacking. We used data collected on cardiovascular health and […]

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UMaine Grad Expo Awards

Winners of the GSBSE Awards in Biomedical Science and Engineering are: 1st, Sree Deepthi Muthukrishnan, Dynamic Host-Pathogen Interactions Result in Fungal Epitope Unmasking: Insights into a High Stakes Game of Hide and Seek 2nd, Alex Hopke, Dynamic Host-Pathogen Interactions Result in Fungal Epitope Unmasking: Insights into a High Stakes Game of Hide and Seek 3rd, Erin […]

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