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Climate Change Linkages to the Spread of Vector-borne Disease in Maine

Virtual

Speakers: Sean Birkel, Ph.D., Assistant Professor & Maine State Climatologist Climate Change Institute & Cooperative Extension, University of Maine. Susan Elias, Ph.D., Staff Scientist MaineHealth Institute for Research, Lyme & Vector-Borne Disease Laboratory About the speakers: Sean Birkel is an Assistant Professor at the University of Maine with a joint appointment to the Climate Change […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

The Lasers and Materials Engineering (LAME) Group: Exploring 3D Structural Microscopy, Investigating Active Materials, and Developing Medical Devices

Virtual

Speaker:  Asheesh Ravikumar Lanba, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Composites Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) About the speaker:  Dr. Lanba teaches materials science and mechanics-based courses at the University of the Southern Maine, and conducts research in advanced materials, laser ablation tomography (LATscan) and image analysis. He is also leading the USM […]

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Germline regulation of the mitochondrial unfolded protein response

Virtual

Speaker:  Suzanne Angeli, PhD, Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Maine About the speaker:  I was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana to Honduran-immigrant parents. I received my B.S. in Cell and Molecular biology. I attended graduate school at University of California, San Francisco, where I studied the group of genetically […]

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Seroprevalence of West Nile Virus in Adults in Southern Maine, USA.

Virtual

Speaker: Catherine Miller, Ph.D, Assistant Professor Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern Maine About the speaker: Dr. Catherine Miller joined the USM Biology faculty in 2019. Previously, she was an Assistant Professor of Biology at Western Illinois University, and she held postdoctoral research positions in the Department of Microbiology and the Department of Pediatrics […]

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Fluorescence Imaging with Bruker Technologies

202 Ferland 46 Beddington Rd, Orono, ME, United States

Discover the Latest Advances in Fluorescence Imaging! Free Lunch & Learn Workshop Join us for a hands-on, in-depth exploration of fluorescence imaging! Date: Monday, November 18 Time: 11:30 AM - […]

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Combating Antimicrobial Resistance

Stodder Hall, Room 57

Speaker: Scott S Walker, PhD, Sr. Principal Scientist Merck & Co., Inc. Rahway, NJ, USA About the speaker: Scott earned a B.S. in Microbiology from The University of Maine and a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from the University of Connecticut Health Center. His graduate work focused on understanding the basic architecture of a eukaryotic nuclear […]

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Biomedical Research and AI Nexus (BRAIN): A Cross-Campus Initiative between the University of Southern Maine and the University of Maine

Virtual

Speaker: Amir Kordijazi, Ph.D, Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering, College of Science, Technology, and Health, University of Southern Maine About the speaker: Dr. Kordijazi is an interdisciplinary scholar with a strong passion for teaching and research, specializing in the field of Industry 4.0. His expertise centers around the application of artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics […]

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