Faculty Scientist III, Co-Director, Myocardial Biology & Heart Failure Research Lab
MaineHealth Institute for Research (MHIR)
(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
Biomedical Science (PhD)
Faculty Scientist III, Co-Director, Myocardial Biology & Heart Failure Research Lab
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
Ph.D. Biomedical Sciences, 2019
Mentor: Gregory Cox | Thesis Topics: Congenital Muscular Dystrophy
Emeritus Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department
Advanced Nanocomposites, Biologically-Inspired Engineering Systems (BIES), Biologically-Inspired Robotic Devices and Systems (BIRDS), Biomedical Engineering, Biomimetics and Artificial Muscles, Bionic Vision and Ophthalmological Engineering as well as Neuro and Endovascular Surgical Tools and Medical Implants, Electroactive Polymers, Emeritus Professor, Health Engineering, Heart Assist Systems, Heart Failure Prevention, Intelligent Robotic Systems, Left Ventricular Assist Systems (LVAS), Mechatronics, Nano-Bio Engineering, Robotic Surgery, Smart Aerospace and Marine Structures, Smart/Intelligent Materials, Structures and Systems
Assistant Research Professor of Rheology and Polymer Science
Professor
(207) 288-6405
Accepting Rotating Students, Autoimmunity, Cancer, Cells, Cytokine Receptor, Diabetes, Hematological Diseases, Immunology, Immunology/Inflammation/Hematology, Spontaneous Mutations, Stem Cells, T32 Faculty
Biomedical Sciences
MaineHealth Institute for Research (MHIR)
Mentor: Igor Prudovsky | Thesis Topics: Hormones, Adipogenesis, Osteogenesis
Professor
(207) 581-3361
Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering, Biomedical microdevices, Cardiovascular, Development, Functional Genomics, Genomics, Micro and nano fabrication technology, Microfabricated sensors, Microfluidic devices and instruments, Molecular and Cellular Biology, NanoFabrication, Neuroscience, Semiconductor devices, Stem Cells, Stress Response and Adaptation
Ph.D. Biomedical Sciences, 2012
Thesis: Causes and consequences of programmed DNA breaks and translocations in B cell nuclei
Alumni
Mentor: Lucy Liaw | Thesis Topic: Exosome Signaling in Cardiovascular Disease
Assistant Professor
Accepting Rotating Students, Development, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Neuroscience
Ph.D. Biomedical Sciences, 2013
sarah_sterling@hms.harvard.edu
Thesis: Enabling sum frequency spectroscopy and fluorescence correlation spectroscopy of model cellular membranes
Biomedical Sciences
Mentor: Ian Meng | Thesis Topics: Sensory Processing, Dry Eyes
Associate Professor
(207) 221-4173
Molecular and Cellular Biology, Nanoplastics, Partition Kinetics, Pollutants, Toxicology, Transporters
Assistant Professor
207.581.2835
Accepting Rotating Students, Biomedical research, Cancer, Development, Genetics, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Muscle, Musculoskeletal development, Stem Cells, T32 Faculty
Associate Professor
(207) 288-6986
Accepting Rotating Students, Development, Genetics, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Neurobiology, Neurodevelopment, Neuroscience