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MDI Science Cafe: What drives neurodegenerative diseases like amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)?

Virtual

Emily Spaulding, Ph.D., The George Wojtech Endowed Chair in Neurobiology at MDIBL and a "pipeline junior faculty" in the COBRE grant team will present on June 23. What drives neurodegenerative diseases like amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)? Dr. Spaulding will discuss how her lab leverages the advantages of a transparent roundworm to better understand the contribution […]

July 2023 Zebrafish Symposium

Stodder 57 Stodder Hall, Orono

Zebrafish play a crucial role in modeling human disease, from childhood developmental diseases and muscular dystrophy to immune responses against bacteria, fungi and viruses. Five biomedical research laboratories at UMaine, and many throughout the state, lean heavily on this transparent fish to catalyze discoveries pointing the ways to new ways to diagnose, prevent and treat […]

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