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…
College of the Atlantic Students ‘Do Real Science’ During Spring Break
Interesting article on recent INBRE-funded science training for College of the Atlantic students in Maine: http://news.coa.edu/2015/04/05/students-studying-developmental-biology-at-mdi-biological-laboratory/
SMCC Students Get Hands-on Lab Training
A dozen students from Southern Maine Community College in South Portland recently spent time studying the DNA of sharks, zebra fish and other animals at the Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory. Marine science, biotechnology and science students, along with two professors, attended an intensive weeklong laboratory course in January, which focused on researching how certain…
Dr. Clifford Rosen to Deliver Keynote at Science Symposium
Clifford J. Rosen, M.D., will deliver the keynote address at the Maine Biological and Biomedical Sciences Symposium in April 2015 at the MDI Biological Laboratory in Bar Harbor. Dr. Rosen is the Director of Clinical and Translational Research and a Senior Scientist at Maine Medical Center’s Research Institute. His other current positions include Adjunct Staff…
UMaine Investigator Maginnis Comments on Enterovirus Case
INBRE Investigator and UMaine assistant professor Melissa Maginnis was quoted in the Portland Press Herald regarding the first case of Enterovirus 68 in the state of Maine. Read the full article. In related news, one of Maginnis’ undergraduate microbiology students conducting research in her lab – Adam Simard (UMaine ’15) – was recently awarded a…
INBRE Impact on Colby Students & Faculty
http://www.colby.edu/magazine/more-than-an-experiment-2/
Bioinformatic/Computational Sciences Assistant Professor Position Available
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Assistant Biology Professor Position Available at UMaine-Farmington
UMaine – Farmington is recruiting for an Assistant Professor of Biology. See details at: http://www.higheredjobs.com/details.cfm?JobCode=175969211
NIH Grant Process Webinar available for download
The NIH’s September 12 Webinar on the grants process at the NIH is available for download. When you click on this link, scroll down until you see: Download the video here (available until 9/30/14). Click on “here”. You then need to click on the “Download” block in the upper right corner of your screen, select “Direct Download”, then “Open” in the…