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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When the human body sustains injury, cells spring into action. New blood vessels emerge through a process called angiogenesis, and cells migrate in a coordinated campaign of healing. The ability to control these mechanisms has the potential to advance therapies ranging from cancer to wound treatment. Polyphenols, a type of bioactive compounds that naturally occurs […]
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Girls Engineer Maine (GEM), a program in the University of Maine College of Engineering, has been awarded a three-year, more than $93,000 grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to continue to help build the pipeline for engineering workforce development in Maine. Proposed project activities include a three-and-a-half-day summer residency at UMaine […]
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Neuright, Inc., a University of Maine biotech spinout focused on the early diagnosis and treatment of peripheral neuropathy, has been awarded $225,000 under the National Science Foundation’s Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program to further develop its technology for delivery to market. Peripheral neuropathy, a condition in which nerve fibers die back from the skin, […]
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