“What is philosophy’s role in medical care?” Find out on the fifth episode of Season Three of “The Maine Question” podcast. Some may imagine that people who major in and pursue careers in philosophy are relegated to poring through old dusty books about Plato and Socrates and other historic thinkers. But in reality, students who […]
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A new Institute of Medicine at the University of Maine will coordinate and support the research and public outreach efforts of some of the state’s leading experts whose research and scholarly work at UMaine advances rural health care, diagnostic medicine, immune system diseases and disorders, and medical humanities. The newly formed institute will serve as […]
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The University of Maine Institute of Medicine fall seminar series continues Oct. 9 with a virtual presentation by Melissa Maginnis, University of Maine associate professor of microbiology, associate director of the Center for Undergraduate Research and member of the University of Maine System Scientific Advisory Board. In this presentation, Cellular and Molecular Determinants of a […]
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The University of Maine Institute of Medicine fall seminar series continues with a presentation by Ph.D. candidate and National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellow Wilson Adams of Vanderbilt University. In this virtual presentation, scheduled for 3-4 p.m. Oct. 2, Adams will provide an overview of the latest developments in optical imaging and neuromodulation for […]
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The Bangor Daily News advanced the University of Maine Institute of Medicine’s upcoming webinar series, with each Zoom event slated for 3–4 p.m. Fridays from Sept. 25 through Nov. 13. All events are free, but registration is required. To register or learn more about the fall seminar series, visit the UMaine Institute of Medicine website. […]
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The University of Maine Center on Aging and UMaine Medicine are promoting an online chat series to help Maine citizens 60 and older and particularly high-risk populations stay healthy, active and safe during the pandemic. Sessions from UMaine Health Connection Chats run from 11 a.m. to noon on Wednesdays. The series includes: Sept. 23: The […]
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The University of Maine Institute of Medicine has announced its fall seminar series, with Zoom events scheduled 3–4 p.m. Fridays from Sept. 25 through Nov. 13. All events are free, but registration is required. The series kicks off Sept. 25 with “Zebrafish Muscle Development Provides Insight into Human Disease,” presented by Jared Talbot, an assistant […]
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The annual Maine Impact Week celebration includes a number of activities of interest from Sept. 28 to Oct. 2. All events will be virtual and are free and open to the public with registration required. Events include: Climate Change Forum UMaine AI Webinar UMaine Institute of Medicine Presentation Q&A with the VEMI Lab Research Impact […]
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WVII (Channel 7) reported on the University of Maine School of Nursing virtual pinning ceremony on Aug. 22. A video of the ceremony, which recognized 28 students who completed their bachelor’s degree in nursing this month, is available on the school’s Facebook page.
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Jared Talbot is part of a 32-member international research team that identified a gene that, when altered, can cause bent fingers and toes, clubfoot, scoliosis, and short stature. The team discovered that partial loss of the protein coding gene MYLPF (myosin light chain, phosphorylatable, fast skeletal muscle) results in a disorder called distal arthrogryposis (DA) […]
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