UMaine co-hosts third annual statewide biomedical research symposium, registration closing soon
The University of Maine Institute of Medicine and organizing committee partners the Jackson Laboratory, MDI Biological Laboratory, MaineHealth, Northern Light Health, the Roux Institute at Northeastern University and University of New England are hosting the third Statewide Biomedical Science and Engineering Research Symposium on Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 24-25 in Hannaford Hall on the University of Southern Maine campus.
Students can attend the symposium at no cost, but registration is required and will close Monday, Sept. 8. It is $45 for staff, faculty or industry professionals to attend both days.
Wednesday’s events begin at 9:30 a.m. with speaker presentations on neuromodulation and vision and metabolic factors in aging and disease. The day will end with a banquet hosted in the McGoldrick Salon from 5-7 p.m. Thursday will begin at 8:45 a.m. with a keynote presentation titled “State of Biomedical Science & Healthcare in Maine” given by Dr. Clifford Singer, Dr. James Jarvis and Dr. Douglas Sawyer. Presentations throughout the day will include topics on genetic and epigenetic influences on aging and disease, skeletal and cardiac muscle, cell signaling and tissue regeneration. Integrated into these themes will be presentations on stem cells and tissue regeneration.
During lunchtime both days of the symposium, judges will evaluate student posters and how well their research is presented. The top 10 will receive a $300 award. The call for poster abstracts, of no more than 500 words, closes Sept. 8 along with event registration. The portal to submit poster abstracts is available on the UMaine Institute of Medicine website.
Wednesday’s banquet is $25 for anyone who wishes to attend and is added during event registration. Seating is limited. This portion of the event will be held in McGoldrick Salon, across from Hannaford Hall.
Additional information on the symposium is available online.