Speakers: Lenard W. Kaye, D.S.W., Ph.D., Director, UMaine Center on Aging, Professor, UMaine School of Social Work Clifford Milo Singer, MD, DFAPA, AGSF, Chief of Geriatric Mental Health and Neuropsychiatry at Acadia Hospital and Eastern Maine Medical Center About the Seminar: This seminar will consider the unprecedented negative impacts that COVID-19 has had on older […]
Speaker: Dr. Jake Robinson, PhD About the Speaker: Dr. Jake Robinson is an ecologist and researcher. He recently completed a PhD at the University of Sheffield, UK. His academic interests lie at the intersection of microbial ecology, ecosystem restoration and social research. He will soon be publishing a book called Invisible Friends, which is all about our […]
Speaker: Dr. Maya L. Nadimpalli, MS, PhD About the Speaker: About the speaker: Dr. Maya L. Nadimpalli, MS, PhD is a Research Assistant Professor and a Tufts Clinical & Translational Science Institute (CTSI) a KL2 Scholar in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the Stuart B. Levy Center for Integrated Management of Antimicrobial Resistance […]
Speaker: Sam Hess, Ph.D. Professor of Physics / Cooperating Professor of Chemistry, University of Maine About the seminar: Super-resolution microscopy has enabled entirely new approaches to understanding biological systems, and was recognized in the 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. We use FPALM (S.T. Hess et al. Biophysical Journal, 2006) to explore the mechanisms of influenza […]
Speakers: Dr. Travis J. De Wolfe, PhD; Dr. Mohammed Rafi Arefin, PhD; Dr. Maria Rebolleda-Gomez, PhD; and Dr. Amber Benezra, PhD About the Speakers: This special seminar will feature a collaborative talk from Dr. Travis J. De Wolfe, PhD; Dr. Mohammed Rafi Arefin, PhD; Dr. Maria Rebolleda-Gomez, PhD; and Dr. Amber Benezra, PhD. This team […]
Speaker: Dr. Gabriel N. Rosenberg, PhD About the Speaker:Dr. Gabriel N. Rosenberg, PhD is an Associate Professor of Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies and History at Duke University. From his faculty profile page, “Broadly, Gabriel Rosenberg’s research investigates the historical and contemporary linkages among gender, sexuality, and the global food system. In particular, he studies […]
Speaker: Abby Fleisch, MD, MPH Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Tufts University School of Medicine Attending Physician, Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Maine Medical Center Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Maine Medical Center Research Institute About the Seminar: During this seminar, Dr. Fleisch will describe her research examining the health impact of prenatal exposure to air […]
Speaker: Dr. Douglas Call, PhD About the Speaker: Dr. Douglas Call is a Regents Professor of molecular epidemiology at the Paul G. Allen School for Global Health, and the Associate Director for Research and Graduate Education, at Washington State University. In 2014 he became a Fellow with the American Association for the Advancement of Science in […]
Speaker: Dr. Kristina Lyons, PhD About the Speaker: Dr. Kristina Lyons is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology and with the Penn Program in Environmental Humanities at the University of Pennsylvania. She also holds affiliations with the Center for Experimental Ethnography and the Center for Latin American and Latinx Studies. Kristina’s current research is situated at the […]
Speaker: Dr. Patricia Kaishian, PhD About the Speaker: Dr. Patricia Kaishian is a visiting professor of Biology at Bard College in NY. Her scientific research is focused on the taxonomy of Laboulbeniales fungi, fungal biodiversity, and exploration of the use of certain fungi as potential indicators of ecosystem health. Beyond more traditional scientific research, Patricia […]
