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UMaine Institute of Medicine

PFAS: New Research and Impacts for Maine

Onur G. Apul, Ph.D., P.E. Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering  A series of short courses and timely talks in Portland with experts from the University of Maine Limited to 25 participants Registration required  25$ per seat 

The human microbiome and cancer risk: Opportunities for prospective studies

Virtual

Speaker: Dr. Emily Vogtmann is an Earl Stadtman Investigator in the Metabolic Epidemiology Branch of the Division of Cancer Epidemiology & Genetics in the National Cancer Institute. She received her B.S. in biochemistry and molecular biology and B.A. in Spanish from Michigan State University, M.P.H. in international health epidemiology from the University of Michigan, and Ph.D. […]

Free

Antimicrobial chemicals, antimicrobial resistance, and the indoor microbiome

Virtual

Speaker: Dr. Erica Hartmann, PhD., Associate Professor at Northwestern University. Dr. Erica Marie Hartmann is an environmental microbiologist interested in the interaction between anthropogenic chemicals and microorganisms, as well as bio-inspired mechanisms for controlling microbial communities.   Link to page with more info on the speakers. Register for this session

Free

TBD, PATHOME Study/One Health

Virtual

Speaker: Dr. Kelly Baker, PhD., Associate Professor at the University of Iowa. Faculty page here; “Dr. Baker is a microbiologist and epidemiologist whose research aims to generate evidence on household- and community-level environmental causes of enteric pathogen transmission between humans, animals, and the environment to improve the prioritization of interventions and policies that can reduce global […]

Free

TBD

Virtual

Speaker: Dr. Davida Smyth, PhD., Associate Professor at Texas A&M University – San Antonio. Her lab website is here; they research microbiology, sustainability, pedagogy, and inclusion.   Link to page with more info on the speakers. Register for this session

Free

TBD

Virtual

Speaker: Mary Coughter, PhD Candidate at Virginia Commonwealth University.   Link to page with more info on the speakers. Register for this session

Free

Fungal responses to global climate change and potential impacts to our ecosystems and public health

Virtual

Speaker: Dr. Adriana Romero-Olivares, PhD., Assistant Professor at New Mexico State University. She is a soil microbiologist who works at the intersection of ecosystem ecology and evolution with an emphasis on fungi. She did her bachelor’s degree in Biology and master’s degree in Molecular Ecology at the Autonomous University of Baja California. Dr. Romero-Olivares completed […]

Free

19th Annual UMaine Clinical Geriatrics Virtual Colloquium; Aging and Technology

SAVE THE DATE!  Tuesday, October 29, 2024 This Year’s Special Theme: Aging and the Technology Revolution (A Zoom webinar only event) PARTIAL LIST OF COLLOQUIUM TOPICS The implications of AI for older adults Smart technologies and aging-in-place The future of telehealth Strategies for advancing older adult digital literacy and inclusion The provision of virtual health care The […]

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