Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering

Understanding the creation of new nerve cells in adult brains while engaging more Maine college students in biomedical research is the focus of a five-year study being led by a University of Maine researcher. Kristy Townsend, an assistant professor of neurobiology at the University of Maine, is leading the research that will focus on adult […]

Seven new GSBSE students will be starting this upcoming fall semester. To learn more about each student click on their bio link below: Victoria DeMambro https://gsbse.umaine.edu/people/kayla-gjelsvik/ https://gsbse.umaine.edu/people/vivin-karthik/ Monique Mills George Murray Lucy Liaw https://gsbse.umaine.edu/people/caitlin-stieber/

Yuka Takemon graduated this year with a Professional Science Masters (PSM) degree in Bioinformatics. More recently, Yuka was accepted into the Genome Science and Technology Ph.D. program at the University of British Columbia. Yuka will be studying oncogenomics with Dr. Macro Marra at the British Columbia Research Centre.

Ambreen Sayed attended the 8th biennial meeting of the New Directions in Biology and Disease of Skeletal Muscle Conference, held in new Orleans, LA and organized by H. Lee Sweeney and Elizabeth McNally. The conference highlights current developments in muscle biology, disease, and therapy with presentations by leading international researchers from industry and academia. This was Ambreen’s second […]

Lower visual acuity is associated with both lower cognitive function and greater declines in cognitive functioning over a five-year period, according to a new University of Maine study. The longitudinal research by Peter Dearborn and co-investigators affiliated with the UMaine Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering, and the Department of Psychology found lower vision […]

Grocery shopping can be an illuminating chore for a toxicologist. Julie Gosse, a University of Maine associate professor of molecular and biomedical sciences, has scanned the supermarket aisles for products that contain triclosan (TCS), a synthetic antibacterial agent. Since the ’90s, TCS has been in a slew of consumer products, including facial cleansers, toothpaste, mouthwash […]

Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are considered the gold standard for clinical research, including the effects of blood pressure lowering on cognitive functioning. However, clinical trials aiming to improve normal cognitive function and slow the progress of dementia have yielded disappointing results. Statistically significant findings have not been observed in many trials, despite large samples and […]

The University of Maine System (UMS) is pleased to announce a request for applications for the 2017-18 Research Reinvestment Fund (RRF) Student Awards Competition. The purpose of the RRF student awards is to provide funding for UMS students (undergraduate or graduate) to work with UMS faculty/staff on research projects that will enable researchers from all disciplines […]

Dr. Lisa Weatherly, a recent GSBSE PhD graduate, has had her review paper accepted for publication in the Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part B.  Her publication is entitled, “Triclosan Exposure, Transformation, and Human Health Effects”. Dr. Weatherly graduated this year with a PhD in Biomedical Sciences.   Lisa Weatherly Julie Gosse

Overview University of Maine investigators in the Laboratory of Epidemiology, Cardiovascular Disease, Aging and Neuropsychology, Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering (GSBSE), published three new studies on blood pressure and diabetes. The laboratory employs data from the Maine-Syracuse Longitudinal Study (MSLS), a 35-year study of relations between cardiovascular disease and cognitive function (https://umaine.edu/psychology/faculty/merrill-f-elias/msls-description/).   […]