Coordinated Operating Research Entities

UMaine Coordinated Operating Research Entities (UM CORE) is pleased to announce its Fall 2024 CORE Voucher awardees. CORE Vouchers are funded by resources made available through the Office of the Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School.

Graduate and undergraduate students are eligible to apply for up to $150 to use on any service offered by CORE Labs, including DNA sequencing, 3D printing, electron microscopy, and hands-on training.  

This fall, CORE received a record-breaking 65 applications for vouchers.  Recipients of the Fall 2024 CORE Voucher include: 

DNA Sequencing Center: 

• Tayo Adekeye, advised by Jared Talbot
• Seth Ashby, advised by Suzanne Angeli 
• Mary Astumian, advised by Clarissa Henry  
• Gavin Bressette, advised by Suzanne Angeli 
• Alyssa Castle, advised by Suzanne Angeli 
• Fernanda Amaral Della Rosa, advised by Jennifer Perry 
• Veronica Doyle, advised by Clarissa Henry  
• Ashley Geydoshek, advised by Jennifer Newell-Caito
• Lola Holcomb, advised by Sue Ishaq
• Benjamin Hunt, advised by Zhao Xuan
• Timothy Hunt, advised by Zhao Xuan
• Samuel Kovacs, advised by Jennifer Newell-Caito
• Clare MacDonald, advised by Clarissa Henry  
• Gabriella Peluso, advised by Timothy Bowden
• Miranda Seixas, advised by Jasmine Saros 

Environmental DNA (eDNA) Service Center:

• Grayson Huston, advised by Michael Kinnison 

Electron Microscopy Lab: 

• Alexis Campbell, advised by Alessia Battigelli 
• Ethan Cronk, advised by Nicholas Bingham
• Collins Dormena, advised by Taher Ghomian
• Avery England, advised by Tomas Marangoni
• Jamie Fogg, advised by Paul Rawson 
• Zechariah Hoeft, advised by Caitlin Howell 
• Muhammad Ahmad Ishaq, advised by Xiaoxiao Zhao 
• Manish KC, advised by Nicholas Bingham 
• Rohit Kumar, advised by Xiaoxiao Zhao
• Madeleine Lorenger, advised by Julie Gosse 
• Anjana Meegasmullage, advised by Tomas Marangoni 
• Kalani Perera, advised by Nicholas Bingham
• Hettikankanamge Kalani Samarasekara, advised by Alessia Battigelli
• Priyan Roy Tamil Eniyan, advised by Linfei Li 
• Dylan Wagner, advised by Julie Gosse 

Freezer Program: 

• Ahmed Almaghasilah, advised by Clarissa Henry  
• Amanda Ignacz, advised by Clarissa Henry  

Innovative Media Research and Commercialization (IMRC) Center: 

• Heather Carlisle, advised by Mia Morrison 
• Elle Duncombe-Mills, advised by Susan Smith
• Caroline Engel, advised by Lindsey French
• Kyle O’Neil, advised by Timothy Waring

Microfabrication Cleanroom: 

• Jack Kucine, advised by Tomas Marangoni
• Soma Mishra, advised by Nicholas Bingham
• Michael Sabol, advised by Rosemary Smith 
• Daniel Wilson, advised by Nicholas Bingham

Zebrafish Lab: 

• Nnamdi Baker, advised by Robert Wheeler 

UMaine CORE offers special thanks to the 29 faculty members over a variety of disciplines who agreed to serve as project advisors for each applicant.  

CORE resources are available to the entire UMaine community and beyond; learn more at umaine.edu/core.