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Student Spotlight: Emily Irvine, Senior in Molecular and Biomedical Sciences

Yaseen Balkhi, Ph.D., is an Institute of Medicine  external affiliate, instructor at UMaine with additional appointment as an assistant professor from Tufts University School of Medicine who serves as scientific director of IT Bio, a Boston-based firm he co-founded.  He shared that Emily Irvine, a senior in Molecular and Biomedical Sciences is doing capstone 491-Molecular and Microbiology Research at IT […]

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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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Student Spotlight: The pre-med experience at UMaine

Why attend UMaine when considering medical school? Christian Crane, MS student in Biomedical Engineering, answers a few questions about his experience at UMaine, the resources available on campus, the faculty members and others who guided him through the pre-med curriculum and the research he conducted in Biomedical Engineering. What led you to UMaine? I grew […]

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Marissa McGilvrey: Seminar Series IPad raffle winner

Marissa McGilvrey was the winner of the spring 2021 seminar raffle. Graduate students who attended the most seminars in the spring had a chance to enter a drawing to win an iPad. Marissa is a University of Maine GSBSE Ph.D. student within Dr. Lucy Liaw’s lab at MMCRI. Her research is focused on perivascular adipose […]

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Gerren Welch: Institute of Medicine Fellowship recipient

The University of Maine’s Center for Undergraduate Research announced in November the first winners for two recently established fellowship programs.  Supported by the Office of Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School, CUGR created the UMaine Institute of Medicine and UMaine Artificial Intelligence fellowships this year and awarded fellowships to fourteen undergraduate […]

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Daniella Leal Espinal: Institute of Medicine Fellowship recipient

The University of Maine’s Center for Undergraduate Research announced in November the first winners for two recently established fellowship programs.  Supported by the Office of Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School, CUGR created the UMaine Institute of Medicine and UMaine Artificial Intelligence fellowships this year and awarded fellowships to fourteen undergraduate […]

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Christine Hale: Seminar Series IPad raffle winner

Christine Hale was the winner of the fall seminar raffle. Graduate students who attended the most seminars in the fall had a chance to enter a drawing to win an iPad.  A new raffle is planned for the Spring seminar series. Christine is a University of Maine GSBSE Ph.D. Student in Biomedical Science.  She is […]

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