Research

2022 Microbes and Social Equity summer symposium

The symposium will be held over zoom on July 18 – 22, 2022, 12:30 – 16:00 EST. Registration is free, and anyone is welcome. The details of the program can be found here. Symposium description: To understand a microbiome, you must learn about the bustling community of microorganisms and the complex ecosystems they live in, because […]

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Northern Light Virtual Research Expo, May 25

Join us on Wednesday, May 25 from 11:30 am to 4 pm for the sixth annual Northern Light Research Expo in a series of virtual sessions by ZOOM. Online attendees will have the opportunity to learn more about the innovative research being performed at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center and throughout our Maine community. […]

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Spring 2022 Microbes and Social Equity speaker series recordings available

The second MSE speak series wrapped up this week, and we had another very successful season! We heard about some incredible research, shared perspectives from other disciplines, and engaged in discussions on soil and food systems, human health, sanitation and water quality, ecological modeling to understand microbiomes better and using the incredible diversity of the […]

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Microbes and Social Equity speaker series, Jan 19 – April 27, 2022

Registration is now open for the Microbes and Social Equity speaker series, which is in its second year this spring. Hurry, the first seminar is on Wednesday, Jan 19th! The seminars are free and open for anyone to attend, but require registration to Zoom for each of the talks. You can find the full speaker list […]

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Fellowships award winners announced by CUGR

CUGR Awards The University of Maine’s Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR) has announced the winners of Academic Year fellowship programs. Supported by the Office of Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School, CUGR provides several fellowship programs including the UMaine Institute of Medicine, UMaine Artificial Intelligence, and Maine Space Grant Consortium (MSGC) […]

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University of Maine Institute of Medicine Fellowships

Institute of Medicine Fellowships UMaine Institute of Medicine Fellowships support faculty and students in health and life sciences to develop medical-based solutions through collaboration and research efforts. Ten proposals committed to the improvement of human wellbeing will be funded through this program. Applicants must prove how discovery and learning in health and life sciences can […]

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2021 Virtual Research Expo hosted by Northern Light Clinical Research

You are invited to the 2021 Virtual Research Expo hosted by Northern Light Clinical Research. This half day virtual event, Wednesday, May 26 from 11:30 am to 4 pm, is focusing on COVID-19 Research. There will be four sessions in total. Participants may attend one session or all four. Program Participants Northern Light Health physicians, allied health […]

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48th Maine Biological and Medical Sciences Symposium (MBMSS) poster award recipients

The 48th Maine Biological and Medical Sciences Symposium (MBMSS) took place virtually on April 28-30, 2021.  The event was organized in partnership with GSBSE, UMaine Graduate School  of Biomedical Science and Engineering, Maine INBRE and the Maine Technology Institute, MTI.  Congratulations to the many University of Maine students who presented their research and received awards. […]

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Institute of Medicine Internal Seed Grant Program

The Institute of Medicine (IoM) requests proposals in the areas of health and life sciences for a seed grant program. This grant program is meant to support the goals and objectives of the Institute. This program requires two or more full-time UMaine or UMM faculty to work together on a pilot project aimed at collecting preliminary […]

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