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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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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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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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 […]
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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.
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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, […]
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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 […]
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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
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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 […]
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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.
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