Kerry Tucker

Associate Professor

Faculty

University of New England

ktucker2@une.edu

(207) 602-2512

Accepting Rotating Students, Behavioral/Cognitive Sciences, Development, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Neurobiology, Neurodevelopment, Neuroscience, Organogenesis, Primary cilia, Stem Cells, T32 Faculty

Tucker Bio

Sarah M. Turner

Assistant Extension Professor and Aquatic Animal Health Specialist

sarah.m.turner@maine.edu

207-581-3140

Accepting Rotating Students, assess aquatic animal feeds, assess therapeutic agents across multiple species and pathogens, assess vaccines, cellulose nanomaterials, disease mitigation, interdisciplinary, prevention strategies, vaccine development

Turner Bio

Dustin Updike

Associate Professor

Faculty

MDI Biological Laboratory

dupdike@mdibl.org

(207) 288-9880 Ext. 477

Accepting Rotating Students, Aging, Behavioral/Cognitive Sciences, Bioinformatics/Computational Biology, Development, Genomics, Germline development, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Neuroscience, Reproductive Biology, Stem Cells, Stress Response and Adaptation, T32 Faculty

Updike Bio

Calvin Vary

Faculty Scientist III

Faculty

MaineHealth Institute for Research (MHIR)

Calvin.Vary@mainehealth.org

(207) 396-8148

Accepting Rotating Students, Cancer, Cardiovascular, Development, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Stress Response and Adaptation, Vascular disease/proteomics and lipidomics analysis

Vary Bio

Ravi Vumma

Associate Clinical Professor

Faculty

University of New England

rvumma@une.edu

207-221-4915

Accepting Rotating Students, Human cell models, neuro-immuno-pharmacology, nutrition-gut-brain interactions

Vumma Bio

Phillip West

Associate Professor

Faculty

The Jackson Laboratory

phillip.west@jax.org

Accepting Rotating Students, Aging, Cancer, Cardiovascular Immunology, Hematology, Inflammation, Metabolism, Molecular and Cellular Biology

Phillip's Bio

Robert Wheeler

Associate Professor of Microbiology

Faculty

University of Maine

robert.wheeler1@maine.edu

(207) 581-2890

Accepting Rotating Students, Cell biology, Genetics, Host immunity, Immunology/Inflammation/Hematology, microbial pathogens, Molecular and Cellular Biology, T32 Faculty

Wheeler Bio

Scott Wood

Director, Portland Laboratory for Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences

Faculty

University of New England

swood25@une.edu

207-221-4664

3D printing, Accepting Rotating Students, Applied mathematical analysis, Atomic force microscopy, biomaterials, Biomechanics, Biomedical Engineering, Biomedical research, cell culture, Data analysis, Fluorescence microscopy, Image Analysis, Immunocytochemistry, Knee osteoarthritis, T32 Faculty

Wood Bio

Zhao Xuan

Assistant Professor of Neurobiology

Faculty

University of Maine

zhao.xuan@maine.edu

207.581.2470

Accepting Rotating Students, Development, Genetics, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Neuroscience, Synapses

Xuan Bio