A University of Maine study of the behavior of a virus that can lead to deadly brain disease was recently awarded $440,410 from the National Institutes of Health. The study looks at how the virus, known as JC polyomavirus (JCPyV), interacts with receptors on human host cells. Little is known about how the virus infects […]
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Wheeler Lab at UMaine leading robust surveillance program for four UMS campuses and two neighboring communities Orono, Maine — The University of Maine System wastewater testing effort that began in fall 2020 and expanded to additional campuses in 2021 is in full operation as students settle back into campus life for the January–May 2022 semester. […]
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Karen Pelletreau, director of faculty educational development at the University of Maine and former postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Molecular and Biomedical Sciences, spoke with The Atlantic about the ability of the sea slug Elysia chlorotica to sustain chloroplasts from the algae they consume to produce energy through photosynthesis. MSN shared the Atlantic story.
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The College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture (NSFA) at the University of Maine will host a live webinar called “NSFA Unlocked” from 2–4 p.m. Sept. 30. Campus leaders from the college in nursing, marine sciences, economics and more will highlight the science and student experiences that inspire their work. The showcase aims to better […]
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The Boston Globe spoke with Melissa Maginnis, a University of Maine professor of virology and member of the University of Maine System Science Advisory Board, about predicting when the current COVID-19 infection spike will end. “What we have seen in other parts of the world and the Southern states is that there is about a […]
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The ways yeast and human cells communicate are similar, according to University of Maine assistant professor of biochemistry Joshua Kelley. Each makes use of a family of proteins called G-protein coupled receptors that detect signals outside the cell, and transfer that information into signals inside the cell. These types of receptors are responsible for, among […]
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Centralmaine.com and the Portland Press Herald highlighted two University of Maine Ph.D. students who won first and third place in the college division of the 2021 Bioscience Association of Maine (BioME) Student Showcase. Bond and Wilczek took first and third, respectively, in a three-minute pitch competition among graduate and undergraduate students. Both students are advised by Melissa […]
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The Penobscot Bay Pilot printed a transcript of the commencement address written and recorded by Bailey West, valedictorian of the class of 2021 at the University of Maine. West, who is from Stockton Springs, graduated with a degree in biochemistry.
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VillageSoup talked with Bailey West, University of Maine valedictorian, about how a high school biology class motivated her interest in “the cellular and molecular underpinnings of human health and disease.” West, a biochemistry major, will enter a doctoral program at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in the fall.
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WABI (Channel 5) spoke with the University of Maine’s valedictorian, Bailey West, and salutatorian, Drew Bennett, about their experiences at UMaine and their plans for the future.
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