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…
Funding Opportunity Announcement (Maine INBRE RRC Grants Program)
The Research Resources Core (RRC) Grants program provides small grant awards to researchers from institutions engaged in biomedical research and research training within Maine. Faculty from Maine IDeA institutions (those with INBRE or COBRE programs); independent, non-profit research institutions; or public and private undergraduate institutions are eligible to apply for funding. These awards, which provide up to…
UMaine Farmington research aims to help medical marijuana caregivers
Read about the University of Maine Farmington’s newly funded Research Training Faculty projects in recent feature articles by The Bangor Daily News and Inside UMaine Farmington.
MaineBiz Article Highlights COA and INBRE’s Impact on Workforce Training
Business news publisher MaineBiz highlights COA INBRE students in a recent article about the impact of NIH funding, and INBRE in particular, on training our state’s workforce for science careers. Read it on the MaineBiz website or in the publication format (the article starts on page 24).
Investigators Attend Lab Management Workshop
Maine INBRE sponsored a workshop focused on lab management, held at the University of Maine (Orono) on the afternoon of Saturday, April 11. The workshop featured a panel of experts including established faculty and a representative from Rockstep Solutions, a new Maine-based company that is developing information technology to facilitate laboratory management and organization. The…