Student Fellowships
The Institute of Medicine regularly posts calls for proposals to support graduate and undergraduate student stipends, assistantships and fellowships. Preference is given to projects that are aligned with the goals of the institute and that are coordinated by affiliated faculty. Current opportunities will be listed here and in the UMaine InfoReady platform.
Summer research seed grants awarded to Institute of Medicine affiliated faculty
Institute of Medicine affiliated faculty support undergraduate research
IoM Announces 2023–24 CUGR Fellowship Recipient
November 8, 2023
Sydney Brown, a Molecular and Cellular Biology student, has been selected as the Institute of Medicine’s CUGR Fellowship recipient for the 2023–24 academic year. Her project, “Evaluation of calcium inhibitor drugs in JC Polyomavirus infection,” conducted under the mentorship of Professor Melissa Maginnis, reflects outstanding undergraduate research excellence.
Read the full announcement here: https://cugr.umaine.edu/2023/11/08/cugr-announces-academic-year-fellowship-recipients/
IoM will fund two CUGR Fellowships
2025-26 Academic Year Institute of Medicine Fellowships
- Audrianna Prentice, Music Performance, “Loneliness in Older Adults: Can Listening to Music Help to Combat Symptoms?” advised by Rebecca MacAulay
- Mia Poirier, Biology, “Identifying a Probiotic That Maximizes the Conversion of Glucoraphanin In Vivo to Sulforaphane Found in BSDExo,” advised by Sue Ishaq
The CUGR fellowships were developed to enhance and increase undergraduate student involvement in faculty-supervised research and are supported through the office of the Vice President for Research. Each fellowship provides $3,000 per student for costs associated with the project.
Three IoM affiliated faculty will mentor CUGR fellowships recipients
Tyler Judd, Biomedical Engineering, “Collagen Hydrogel Contraction Caused By M1, M2 and M4 Breast Tissue Cell Lines” Karissa Tilbury.
Jason Hart, Biochemistry, “Investigating the role of low dosage arsenic exposure in inhibiting the anti-inflammatory GR-Klf9 pathway during influenza infection” advised by Benjamin King.
Abrial Davis, Chemical Engineering, “Growing Better Barriers: Using Vacuum Coating and Fungal Mycelia to Create Sustainable Alternatives to Plastics” advised by Caitlin Howell.