UMaine Medicine hosts seminar series
Health-related topics in biomedical science and biomedical engineering, social sciences and community health will be the focus of the spring 2020 University of Maine Medicine Seminar Series.
The series provides insights into current medical research and opportunities for collaborative research projects. Speakers include experts from the University of Maine and other universities, as well as medical centers and nonprofit health care organizations.
All seminars are on Fridays from 3–5 p.m. in 57 Stodder Hall. Each 3 p.m. presentation will be followed by a networking reception from 4–5 p.m. Light refreshments and a cash bar will be provided. The series includes:
Jan. 24: “The Opportunistic Fungal Infections: Danger in Vibrant Color” by Robert Wheeler, UMaine associate professor of microbiology
Jan. 31: “Overview of the Field of Interventional Neurology” by Miguel Litao, neurointerventional and vascular neurologist at Eastern Maine Medical Center
Feb. 21: “Addiction is a Treatable Chronic Disease” by Noah Nesin, vice president of medical affairs and a family practitioner at Penobscot Community Health Care
May 1: “A Novel Role for BAT to Regulate Cardiac Function” by Kristin Stanford, associate professor of physiology and cell biology, Ohio State University College of Medicine