2022 Microbes and Social Equity summer symposium
VirtualThe 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 […]
Free
UMaine Institute of Medicine
UMaine Institute of Medicine
Loading view.
A Geriatrics Thought Leaders Conversation – Clinical Perspectives on the Predictors of Progression
VirtualThe Center on Aging and UMaine Medicine invite you to join them for a virtual event A GERIATRICS THOUGHT LEADERS CONVERSATION - Clinical Perspectives on the Predictors of Progression from […]
o
Amyloid β-Peptide and Brain Oxidative Damage: Focus on the Intersection of the Lipid Peroxidation Product Hne, Glucose Dysmetabolism, and Alzheimer Disease
Buchanan Alumni House Two Alumni Place, Orono, MaineIn person event at Buchanan Alumni House Two Alumni Place, Orono, Maine Speaker: D. Allan Butterfield, Ph.D The UK Alumni Association Endowed Professor of Biological Chemistry; Associate Vice President for […]
Free
Building Community-University Partnerships for Health Equity in Downeast Maine
VirtualSpeakers: Tora Johnson, PhD, Director, Geographic Information Systems Service Center, Associate Professor of GIS University of Maine Machias Katherine Weatherford Darling, PhD, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Social Science Program, University […]
Free
Redesigning Higher Education through Co‐creation and Partnership
Soderberg Lecture Hall TBDSpeaker: Aileen Huang‐Saad, PhD, MBA Director of Life Sciences and Engineering Programs, Department of Bioengineering The Roux Institute, Northeastern University About the lecture: Today, higher education is facing significant challenges as it […]
Free
Pathways to Care for Individuals with Serious Mental Illness in Rural Maine
Buchanan Alumni House Two Alumni Place, Orono, MaineThe UMaine Institute of Medicine announces the First Annual Distinguished Mental Health Lecture: Speaker: Jeffrey E. Hecker, Ph.D. Professor and Director of Clinical Training About the lecture: This lecture briefly reviews the […]
Free
Childhood Brain Injury: Perspectives from Speech-Language Pathology on Serving Children with Mild to Severe Injuries
VirtualSpeaker: Jessica Salley Riccardi, PhD, CCC-SLP Assistant Professor- Communication Sciences & Disorders About the seminar: Children from birth to 18 years old are of the highest risk age groups to experience a brain injury, with over 2.8 million children having experienced a brain injury in the United States. Despite a broad understanding of the chronic and complex nature of […]
Free
Vitamin D Supplementation: Where’s the Evidence?
VirtualSpeaker: Clifford J. Rosen, MD, Professor of Medicine Tufts University School of Medicine, Principal Investigator of the NNE-CTR. About the seminar: Vitamin D supplementation is the most commonly administered treatment in clinical practice in the US and vitamin D measurement testing is rampant. I will discuss the physiology of Vitamin D, the rationale for treatment, […]
Free
The Prophages of Pathogenic Mycobacteria and Their Role in Intrinsic Drug Resistance
TBD TBDSpeaker: Sally D. Molloy, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Genomics, The University of Maine Honors College, Department of Molecular and Biomedical Sciences About the seminar: Mycobacterium abscessus is an emerging pathogen in cystic fibrosis patients with a treatment success rate of only 45%, and is considered one of the most drug-resistant mycobacteria. Resistant isolates commonly display increased expression of intrinsic antibiotic resistance […]
Free
Intermedia Programs Open Studios
Stewart Commons TBD, Orono, MEJoin the Intermedia program Tuesday, December 6th from 5 -7 pm at Stewart Commons for an open house and studio session to see amazing art on UMaine's campus. This event is free and no registration is required. Learn more here!
Free