Student Spotlight: Rachel Coombs
While volunteering as an EMT during high school, Rachel Coombs was exposed to a variety of medical devices and equipment. After viewing a presentation in class from Dr. Caitlin Howell, […]
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Student Spotlight: Jamie Fogg
A class taken in high school set Jamie Fogg on her path to studying marine biology, after having an opportunity to conduct her own research project on Mount Desert Rock […]
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Student Spotlight: Arthur Smallidge
After talking with a faculty member in a different department, Arthur Smallidge quickly identified a problem that needed solving and began working to find that solution. That faculty member “had […]
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Student Spotlight: Molly Hale
Molly Hale’s first major exposure to research was during her senior year of high school, when she participated in the Maine State Science Fair. Her experience at the event inspired […]
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Student Spotlight: Sadie Waterman
One could say that Sadie Waterman’s research journey began at birth. “I have always been interested in human congenital diseases because my life began with a surgery to correct one.” […]
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Student Spotlight: Timber Mattson
Timber Mattson has always been fascinated by cellular processes and how a single mutation can negatively affect an entire organism. “I am interested in learning about the effects of toxins, […]
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Student Spotlight: Sairah Damboise
Sairah Damboise has “always been interested in the fabrication of vaccinations and medicine.” That interest made it easy for her when it was time to choose a major. While looking […]
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Student Spotlight: Emilie Casey
Emilie Casey came to UMaine planning to focus on geology, but after connecting with one of their professors, glaciology is becoming a much larger part of their academic life. “I […]
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Student Spotlight: Lauren Cusson
In her freshman year at UMaine, Lauren Cusson took a Phage Genome Discovery course, and suddenly her path to research became clear. “I then joined a virology research lab on […]
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Student Spotlight: Hanna Brooks
Though she had always been good at science and interested in the natural world, it was a long while before Hanna Brooks thought of herself as a scientist. It wasn’t […]
