Vice President Kim to take part in biomedical research symposium, Mainebiz reports

Mainebiz reported the Maine Medical Center Research Institute will host a symposium March 4 in Scarborough on biomedical research funded by the National Institutes of Health and its effect on the state. The event’s keynote speaker will be U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, who also will participate in a roundtable discussion, according to the article. Among the panel participants are Carol Kim, the University of Maine’s vice president for research and dean of the Graduate School; Michael Hyde, vice president for external affairs and strategic partnerships at Jackson Laboratory; and Laurie Trenholm, executive director of the Maine Alzheimer’s Association.