Eben Estell

Assistant Professor

Faculty

University of New England

eestell2@une.edu

(207) 370-5588

Accepting Rotating Students, biomaterials, Biomechanics, Biomedical Engineering, Biomedical research, Cell biology, cell culture, Fluid Dynamics, Fluorescence microscopy, Gene Expression Analysis, Molecular Biology, Protein assays, T32 Faculty, Tissue culture

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Adeola Abraham Fadahunsi

Biomedical Engineering (PhD)

Ph.D. Student

University of Maine

adeola.fadahunsi@maine.edu

Bioinformatics/Computational Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Cancer, Cardiovascular, Metabolism

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Karen Fancher

Ph.D. Interdisciplinary, 2008

Alumni

The Jackson Laboratory

karen.fancher@jax.org

Thesis: Transcriptional alterations during mammary tumor progression in mice and humans

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James Feduccia

Biomedical Science (PhD)

Ph.D. Student

University of Maine

james.feduccia@maine.edu

Aging, molecular neuroscience, Student Executive, T32 Fellow, T32 Fellow 2025-2026

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Russ Ferland

Professor

Professor

University of New England

rferland2@une.edu

(207) 602-2336

Accepting Rotating Students, study of disorders of brain development and neurological disease

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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

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Charilaos (Harry) Filippakis

Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences

Faculty

University of New England

cfilippakis@une.edu

(207) 602-2389

Accepting Rotating Students, Metabolic regulation of mTOR-driven tumorigenesis, T32 Faculty

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MaryLynn FitzSimons

Biomedical Sciences

Alumni

MDI Biological Laboratory

marylynn.fitzsimons@maine.edu

Mentor: Voot Yin | Thesis Topics: Cardiac and Appendage Regeneration

cardiac regeneration, miRNA, zebrafish

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Lindsey Avery Fitzsimons

Biomedical Sciences

Alumni

University of New England

lindsey.fitzsimons@maine.edu

Mentor: Kerry Tucker | Thesis Topics: Cilia, Development, and Disease

Ciliopathies, Development, Disease

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Junie Fong

Alumni

chun.fong@maine.edu

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Rebecca Fontaine

Biomedical Science (PhD)

Alumni

MaineHealth Institute for Research (MHIR)

rebecca.peters@maine.edu

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Cara Frankenfeld

Faculty Scientist III

Faculty

MaineHealth Institute for Research (MHIR)

Cara.Frankenfeld@mainehealth.org

diet and environmental exposures, gut microbiome, interaction between personal characteristics and health care structures with spatially distributed inequalities

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Thane Fremouw

Associate Professor

University of Maine

thane.fremouw@maine.edu

(207) 581.2041

attention, Behavioral/Cognitive Sciences, category learning, Chemo-fog/chemo-brain, memory, Neurodevelopment, Neuroscience

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Hilda Opoku Frempong

Biomedical Science (PhD)

Ph.D. Student

The Jackson Laboratory

hilda.opoku@maine.edu

Bioinformatics/Computational Biology, Genomics, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Student Executive

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Kristin Gabor

Ph.D. Biomedical Sciences, 2012

Alumni

Rho

kgabor@rhoworld.com

Thesis: Nanoscale imaging of antiviral innate immunity in the zebrafish

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Ian Gans

Biomedical Sciences

Alumni

MDI Biological Laboratory

ian.gans@maine.edu

Mentor: James Coffman | Thesis Topics: Chronically Elevated Cortisol, Signaling

cell signaling, Immunology/Inflammation/Hematology, zebrafish

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Geoffrey K. Ganter

Professor of Biology, Co-Director, Histology and Imaging Core

Faculty

University of New England

gganter@une.edu

(207) 602-2126

Accepting Rotating Students, mechanisms of nociception, Primary nociceptor sensitivity

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Jennifer Garcia

Assistant Professor

Faculty

University of New England

jgarcia32@une.edu

(207) 602-2207

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

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Allison Gardner

Associate Professor

Faculty

University of Maine

allison.gardner@maine.edu

207.581.3115

Accepting Rotating Students, Bioinformatics/Computational Biology, Disease Ecology, Epidemiology, Vector-borne disease

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Remi Geohegan

Biomedical Science (PhD)

Ph.D. Student

University of Maine

remi.geohegan@maine.edu

Bioinformatics/Computational Biology, Cancer, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Neuroscience, Student Executive, T32 Fellow, T32 Fellow 2025-2026

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