Bates College assistant professor Jason Castro was awarded an early career grant (CAREER) of $720,000 by the National Science Foundation (NSF) starting in May 2016. This prestigious accomplishment is the first ever CAREER grant awarded to a Bates faculty member. Castro and his students at Bates are developing computational techniques for researching the organization of the olfactory bulb…
Core Services Grant Awards Increased to $2,500
Maine INBRE has increased the amount of its small grant awards to support use of core facility services in Maine to $2,500 per award. Funds are awarded for biomedical research projects and on a competitive basis. Funds must be spent by the end of the fiscal year (April 30, 2017) and cannot be carried over. Please…
Former INBRE Investigators make Research Discoveries
Two MDI Biological Laboratory scientists and former INBRE Investigators have reported significant research discoveries this year. Assistant Professor Sandra Rieger, PhD, began her Maine-based research with INBRE funding in 2011, and Bates College graduate and Assistant Professor Voot Yin, PhD, returned to Maine in 2010 after his doctoral training and postdoctoral research with the support of INBRE funding.…
College of the Atlantic Undergraduate Co-Authors Paper on Aging
INBRE fellow and undergraduate at the College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, Weronika Grabowska, contributed to a paper with researchers at the Jackson Laboratory that has been published by PLOS Biology journal. Grabowska is listed as a co-author on the paper, which focuses on the connection between aging, exercise, and cognitive decline. Grabowska’s work at the Jackson Lab is…
INBRE Investigator Granted Tenure at Colby College
Current INBRE Investigator Tariq Ahmad, PhD, has been granted tenure at Colby College. The Ahmad Lab studies the effects of mutations associated with neurodegenerative diseases, like frontotemporal dementia, on sleep-wake cycle, using fruit flies as a model system. Dr. Ahmad has been part of the Maine INBRE program since May 2014. More details about his INBRE project…
Former INBRE Project Leader Receives NIH Funding to study Lyme Disease
Bates’ Chemistry professor Paula Schlax, Ph.D., was awarded a $345,000 NIH grant to study the genetics of the bacteria that cause Lyme disease. The grant will include student research support for Bates’ undergraduates. Schlax started working with the bacteria, Borrelia burgdorferi, when she received funding through Maine INBRE in 2009. The Maine INBRE award allowed her to focus on…
World Class Science in Maine
View editorial: “World-class science” (October 2, 2015)
Science Commercialization discussed at the Northeast Regional IDeA Conference
Commercialization of science was one of the topics discussed at last week’s Regional IDeA Conference held in Bar Harbor: http://www.mdislander.com/maine-news/business-news/business-savvy-new-hurdle-for-scientists PHOTO COURTESY OF ROGIER VAN BAKEL/EAGEREYEPHOTO.COM
Maine hosts Northeast Regional IDeA Conference
The 2015 Northeast Regional IDeA Conference in Bar Harbor, Maine brought together over 300 scientists, students, and administrators from September 24-26, 2015, to share biomedical science research and training successes in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, and Delaware, and learn about current NIH areas of focus.
Southern Maine Community College and Bates College Collaborate
A teaching and research collaboration among Bates College and Southern Maine Community College faculty and students was designed to provide technical training to SMCC faculty and students. In August, progressive workshops culminated in a hands-on and hypothesis-driven workshop, both lecture and lab, hosted by Bates College. The program is in its third year of collaboration. The…