Judith Blake

Emeritus Professor

Emeritus Professor

The Jackson Laboratory

judith.blake@jax.org

(207) 288-6248

Bioinformatics, Bioinformatics/Computational Biology, Cancer, Functional Genomics, Genomics, Kidney, Metabolism, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Neurogenetics, Neuroscience, Reproductive Biology

Blake Bio

Aaron Brown

Assistant Professor

MaineHealth Institute for Research (MHIR)

aaron.c.brown@mainehealth.org

(207) 396-8379

Accepting Rotating Students, Aging, Biochemistry, Bioengineering, Development, Metabolism, Signaling Pathways, Stem Cells, T32 Faculty, Tissue, Tissue Generation

Brown Bio

Lucas Chang

Assistant Professor

The Jackson Laboratory

lucas.chang@jax.org

207-288-6261

Accepting Rotating Students, Cancer, Genomics, Immunology/Inflammation/Hematology, Metabolism, Molecular and Cellular Biology

Chang Bio

Victoria DeMambro

Biomedical Sciences

Ph.D. Student

MaineHealth Institute for Research (MHIR)

victoria.demambro@mainehealth.org

Mentor: Clifford Rosen | Thesis Topic: The Role of Alkaline Phosphatase in Adipogenesis and Mitochondrial function

Metabolism, Phenotypes

DeMambro Bio

Carolina Figueroa

Biomedical Sciences

Alumni

MaineHealth Institute for Research (MHIR)

carolina.figueroa@maine.edu

Mentor: Clifford Rosen | Thesis Topic: Skeletal Metabolism, Bone Marrow, and Hormones

Bone Research, Metabolism

Figueroa Bio

Arturo Hernandez

Faculty Scientist II

MaineHealth Institute for Research (MHIR)

Arturo.Hernandez@mainehealth.org

(207) 396-8139

Accepting Rotating Students, Behavioral/Cognitive Sciences, Development, Genomics, Metabolism, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Neurodevelopment, Neurogenetics, Neuroscience, T32 Faculty

Hernandez Bio

Karen Houseknecht

Professor of Pharmacology, Associate Provost for Research and Scholarship

Professor

University of New England

khouseknecht@une.edu

(207) 602-2872

Biochemistry, Cardiovascular, Metabolism, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Neurobiology, Neuroscience, Toxicology

Houseknecht Bio

Gabriel Jensen

Biomedical Sciences

Ph.D. Student

University of Maine

gabriel.jensen@maine.edu

Mentor: Kristy Townsend | Thesis Topics: Energy Balance, Stimuli

Adipose Tissue, cell signaling, Metabolism, Stem Cells

Jensen Bio

Leonard Kass

Associate Professor of Biological Sciences

Leonard.Kass@maine.edu

Behavioral/Cognitive Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Electrophysiology, Metabolism, Molecular and Cellular Biology, muscle physiology, Neuroscience, Sensory Physiology, Vision

Robert Koza

Faculty Scientist II

MaineHealth Institute for Research (MHIR)

Robert.Koza@mainehealth.org

(207) 396-8313

Adipose Tissue, Epigenetic Mechanisms, Metabolism

Koza Bio

Danielle Levesque

Assistant Professor

University of Maine

danielle.l.levesque@maine.edu

Energetics, Genomics, Metabolism, Thermogulation

Levesque Bio

Ziru Li

Faculty Scientist I

Faculty

Ziru.Li@mainehealth.org

Accepting Rotating Students, Aging, Bariatric surgery, Bone, Gut hormones, Metabolism, Molecular and Cellular Biology

Li's Bio

Lucy Liaw

Professor

MaineHealth Institute for Research (MHIR)

Lucy.Liaw@mainehealth.org

(207) 396-8142

Accepting Rotating Students, Aging, Cancer, Cardiovascular, Functional Genomics, Genomics, Metabolism, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Osteopontin, Pronuclear Injection, Stress Response and Adaptation, T32 Faculty

Liaw Bio

Volkhard Linder

Faculty Scientist III

MaineHealth Institute for Research (MHIR)

Volkhard.Lindner@mainehealth.org

(207) 396-8143

Accepting Rotating Students, Cardiovascular, Collagen Triple Helix Repeat Containing-1 (Cthrc1), Metabolism, Molecular and Cellular Biology, role of CTHRC1 in endurance exercise performance and inflammation, Signaling Pathway

Linder Bio

Matthew Lynes

Faculty Scientist I

Faculty

matthew.lynes@mainehealth.org

Accepting Rotating Students, Cardiovascular, Metabolism, Molecular and Cellular Biology

Katherine Motyl

Faculty Scientist I

MaineHealth Institute for Research (MHIR)

Katherine.Motyl@mainehealth.org

(207) 396-8004

Accepting Rotating Students, Bone Biology, Metabolism, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Neuroscience, T32 Faculty

Motyl Bio

Kristen O’Connell

Associate Professor

The Jackson Laboratory

kristen.oconnell@jax.org

(207) 288-6012

Accepting Rotating Students, Aging, Behavioral/Cognitive Sciences, Metabolism, Neurobiology, Neurogenetics, Neuroscience

O'Connell Bio

Ilka Pinz

Assistant Professor

MaineHealth Institute for Research (MHIR)

Ilka.Pinz@mainehealth.org

(207) 396-8280

Cardiovascular, Metabolism, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Stress Response and Adaptation

Pinz Bio

Igor Prudovsky

Associate Professor

MaineHealth Institute for Research (MHIR)

Igor.Prudovsky@mainehealth.org

(207) 396-8146

Accepting Rotating Students, Aging, Biomedical Engineering, Cancer, Cardiovascular, Metabolism, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Stem Cells, Stress Response and Adaptation

Prudovsky Bio

Michaela Reagan

Assistant Professor

MaineHealth Institute for Research (MHIR)

Michaela.Reagan@mainehealth.org

(207) 396-8196

Accepting Rotating Students, Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering, Cancer, Metabolism, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Skeletal Biology, Stem Cells, T32 Faculty

Reagan Bio