The UMaine Institute of Medicine, the Center on Aging and the Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies invite you to join them for a virtual Mental Health in the Times of COVID 19 Symposium on Monday, April 5, 2021, from 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 pm. The program includes speakers and descriptions of presentations and panel […]
About the speaker: Dr. Kieran C. O’Doherty is professor in the department of psychology at the University of Guelph, where he directs the Discourse, Science, Publics research Group. His research […]
About the speaker: Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Hoisington is currently an adjunct Associate Professor at the Air Force Institute of Technology as he serves on active duty Air Force rebuilding Tyndall AFB […]
Click Here to Join the Webinar Passcode: 487974 Vaccine Education Webinar: The UMaine Institute of Medicine, UMaine’s Innovative Media Research and Commercialization Center, and Northern Light Health are collaborating to host a vaccine education webinar that will be open to students, employees, and the public at 12 PM on April 15, 2021. The webinar will […]
Speaker: Michael Mason, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, University of Maine. About the Speaker: Dr. Mason is a Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering […]
Speaker: Dr. Deborah Saber, PhD, RN, CCRN-K About the speaker: Dr. Saber is an Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing at the University of Maine where she teaches pathophysiological […]
Speaker: Rebecca Feinberg, JD, MBe, MS, Teaching Associate Professor, DePaul University About the speaker: Professor Feinberg is a cross-appointed faculty member at DePaul University, teaching in both the College of […]
About the speakers: Ally Hunter, PhD Science Education, MS Biology (Micro & Molecular) Postdoctoral Fellow Center for Youth Engagement NSF Project RAISE (Reclaiming Access to Inquiry Science Education for Incarcerated […]
About the speaker: Dr. Kishana Taylor is a virologist and Co-founder and president of the Black Microbiologists Association. Dr. Taylor holds a bachelors degree in animal science, a masters of public health microbiology and emerging infectious disease and a doctorate in interdisciplinary biomedical science. Dr. Taylor is currently a postdoctoral fellow at Carnegie Mellon University […]
Session leaders: Michael Friedman and Sue Ishaq The human microbiota is a mediator between social determinants of health and health outcomes. Social determinants, such as racism, sexism and social class position are power relations that shape human microbial communities by providing access and exposure to varying biological factors. In turn, shifts in such communities are […]
