Associate Professor
(207) 602-2512
Accepting Rotating Students, Behavioral/Cognitive Sciences, Development, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Neurobiology, Neurodevelopment, Neuroscience, Organogenesis, Primary cilia, Stem Cells, T32 Faculty
Assistant Extension Professor and Aquatic Animal Health Specialist
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
Ph.D. Biomedical Sciences, 2013
Thesis: Characterization of the functional role and therapeutic potential of microRNA miR-125a in acute myeloid leukemia
Associate Professor
(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
Faculty Scientist III
MaineHealth Institute for Research (MHIR)
(207) 396-8148
Cancer, Cardiovascular, Development, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Stress Response and Adaptation, T32 Faculty, Vascular disease/proteomics and lipidomics analysis
Associate Clinical Professor
207-221-4915
Human cell models, neuro-immuno-pharmacology, nutrition-gut-brain interactions
Ph.D. Biomedical Sciences, 2017
Thesis: Molecular mechanisms underlying effects of antibacterial agent triclosan on cellular signal transduction and mitochondrial function
Associate Professor
Accepting Rotating Students, Aging, Cancer, Cardiovascular Immunology, Hematology, Inflammation, Metabolism, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Associate Professor of Microbiology
(207) 581-2890
Cell biology, Genetics, Host immunity, Immunology/Inflammation/Hematology, microbial pathogens, Molecular and Cellular Biology, T32 Faculty
Biomedical Engineering, UMaine, Howell Lab
Biomedical Sciences
Mentor: Olgun Guvench | Thesis Topics: Proteoglycan structure and thermodynamics
Biomedical Engineering (PhD)
Ph.D Biomedical Sciences, 2009
Thesis: Characterizing the dynamics of genome evolution in tumorigenesis
Director, Portland Laboratory for Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences
207-221-4664
3D printing, Accepting Rotating Students, Applied mathematical analysis, Atomic force microscopy, biomaterials, Biomechanics, Biomedical research, cell culture, Data analysis, Fluorescence microscopy, Image Analysis, Immunocytochemistry, Knee osteoarthritis, T32 Faculty
Assistant Professor of Neurobiology
207.581.2470
Development, Genetics, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Neuroscience, Synapses
Biomedical Sciences
Mentor: Lucy Liaw | Thesis Topics: Obesity, Cardiovascular Disease
biochemical techniques, cell culture, cell transfection, microbiology techniques, molecular techniques
IPh.D. Functional Genomics, 2014
Thesis: Proteomics approach to the study of endoglin function and hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia