Suzanne Ishaq

Associate Professor of Microbiomes

Faculty

University of Maine

sue.ishaq@maine.edu

Diet and gut microbiome, Genomics, Hematology, Host-associated microbiome, Immunology, Inflammation, Molecular and Cellular Biology, T32 Faculty

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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

Joshua Kelley

Assistant Professor of Biochemistry

Faculty

University of Maine

joshua.b.kelley@maine.edu

(207) 581-2957

Cancer, Molecular and Cellular Biology, T32 Faculty, Yeast G-protein signaling

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Andre Khalil

Professor

Faculty

University of Maine

andre.khalil@maine.edu

(207) 581-3911

Accepting Rotating Students, Bioinformatics/Computational Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Cancer, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Radiomics, T32 Faculty

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Lei Lei

Professor

Faculty

University of New England

llei@une.edu

(207) 602-2353

Development, developmental biology, Gene Expression, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Neurobiology, Neurodevelopment, Neurogenetics, Neuroscience, Stem Cells

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Ziru Li

Faculty Scientist I

Faculty

MaineHealth Institute for Research (MHIR)

Ziru.Li@mainehealth.org

Accepting Rotating Students, Aging, Bariatric surgery, Bone, Gut hormones, Gut-bone axis, Metabolism, Molecular and Cellular Biology, T32 Faculty

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Lucy Liaw

Faculty Scientist III

Faculty

MaineHealth Institute for Research (MHIR)

Lucy.Liaw@mainehealth.org

(207) 396-8142

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

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Volkhard Linder

Faculty Scientist III

MaineHealth Institute for Research (MHIR)

Volkhard.Lindner@mainehealth.org

(207) 396-8143

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

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Matthew Lynes

Faculty Scientist I

Faculty

MaineHealth Institute for Research (MHIR)

matthew.lynes@mainehealth.org

Cardiovascular, Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes, Metabolism, Molecular and Cellular Biology, obesity, T32 Faculty

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Melissa Maginnis

Associate Professor of Microbiology

Faculty

University of Maine

melissa.maginnis@maine.edu

(207) 581-2806

Accepting Rotating Students, Microbiology, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Pathogenesis, T32 Faculty, Viral Disease, Virology, Virology/Infectious Diseases, Virus-host cell interactions

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Derek Molliver

Professor; Director, Center for Cell Signaling Research

Faculty

University of New England

dmolliver@une.edu

(207) 602-2221

Aging, Biochemistry, Metabolism, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Neurobiology, Neurodevelopment, Neuroscience, Proteins, Stress Response and Adaptation, T32 Faculty, Transduction

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Katherine Motyl

Faculty Scientist II

Faculty

MaineHealth Institute for Research (MHIR)

Katherine.Motyl@mainehealth.org

(207) 396-8004

Bone Biology, Metabolism, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Nervous system regulation of bone turnover, Neuroscience, T32 Faculty

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Prayag Murawala

Assistant Professor

Faculty

MDI Biological Laboratory

pmurawala@mdibl.org

207-288-9880, ext. 468

Development, Evolution, Genomics, Molecular and Cellular Biology, T32 Faculty, Tissue regeneration and fibrosis

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Melody Neely

Associate Professor and Chair, Molecular and Biomedical Sciences

Faculty

University of Maine

melody.neely@maine.edu

(207) 581-1513

Immunology/Inflammation/Hematology, Infectious disease, Microbiology, Molecular and Cellular Biology, zebrafish disease model

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Ilka Pinz

Faculty Scientist II

Faculty

MaineHealth Institute for Research (MHIR)

Ilka.Pinz@mainehealth.org

(207) 396-8280

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

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Igor Prudovsky

Faculty Scientist II, Director, Confocal Microscopy Core Facility at MHIR

Faculty

MaineHealth Institute for Research (MHIR)

Igor.Prudovsky@mainehealth.org

(207) 396-8146

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

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Michaela Reagan

Faculty Scientist II

Faculty

MaineHealth Institute for Research (MHIR)

Michaela.Reagan@mainehealth.org

(207) 396-8196

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

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Clifford Rosen

Faculty Scientist III

Faculty

MaineHealth Institute for Research (MHIR)

Clifford.Rosen@mainehealth.org

(207) 662-4174

Bone Research, Clinical trials, Insulin, Metabolism, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Skeletal stem cells, T32 Faculty

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Sergey Ryzhov

Faculty Scientist III, Co-Director, Myocardial Biology & Heart Failure Research Lab

Faculty

MaineHealth Institute for Research (MHIR)

Sergey.Ryzhov@mainehealth.org

(207) 396-8279

Accepting Rotating Students, Cancer, Cardiac progenitor cells, Cardiovascular, Heart disease, Immunology/Inflammation/Hematology, Inflammation, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Skeletal Biology, Stem Cells, T32 Faculty

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Douglas Sawyer

Faculty Scientist III, Co-Director, Myocardial Biology & Heart Failure Research Lab

Faculty

MaineHealth Institute for Research (MHIR)

Douglas.Sawyer@mainehealth.org

(207) 662-2414

Cardiovascular, Heart Failure, Heart failure and translational research, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Myocardial Biology, Neuregulin, T32 Faculty

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