The University of Maine’s zebrafish research facility is gaining statewide attention for its growing impact on biomedical discovery, student research opportunities, and scientific collaboration. A recent feature in Bangor Daily News highlights how the lab is helping researchers better understand human health and disease through innovative studies using zebrafish models. Zebrafish are widely used in […]
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Zebrafish researchers and zebrafish-curious researchers met for a day of talks and posters on Thursday, July 13, 2023, at UMaine. This meeting showcased collaboration on techniques and scientific problems by identifying overlapping interests and sharing methods for zebrafish research. The mini-symposium was sponsored by the University of Maine’s Institute of Medicine and the UMaine COBRE […]
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Clarissa Henry, Director, Center of Biomedical Research Excellence: Extracellular impacts on cellular behavior and all five COBRE project leaders attended the first annual retreat on October 12-14, 2023 at MDIBL in Bar Harbor, ME. Also in attendance at the retreat, mentors, members of the Steering Committee and External Advisory Committee asked many questions after in depth project presentations and two […]
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Clarissa Henry, Professor, School of Biology and Ecology, Director, Center of Biomedical Research Excellence: Extracellular impacts on cellular behavior, attended a Gordon Research Seminar, Cellular and Molecular Modulation of Myogenesis on June 10 – 11, 2023 in Lucca (Barga), LU, Italy. The meeting focused on advancing understanding of the molecular determinants of muscle development, stem cell regulation […]
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