Andrew Kennedy, Ph.D., Bates College
Epigenetic mechanisms of memory formation and maintenance
Donald Dearborn, Ph.D., Bates College
Genomic Diversity of the Vertebrate Immune System: the Neglected Half of the MHC Class II Heterodimer
Ron Peck, Ph.D., Colby College
Using halophilic Archaea as model systems to explore responses to environmental stressors
Tariq Ahmad, Ph.D., Colby College
Effect of expression of human mutant CHMP2B, an ESCRT-III component involved in frontotemporal dementia, on circadian rhythms in Drosophila
Travis Gould, Ph.D., Bates College
Investigating the Nanoscale Organization of Chromatin by Super-Resolution STED Microscopy
Con Sullivan, Ph.D., The University of Maine
A role for the Tnfaip8 gene family in tumorigenesis
Larissa Williams, Ph.D., Bates College
Role of nuclear factor, erythroid 2 (Nfe2) in the oxidative stress response during development
Functional Genomic Dissection of Viral and Cellular Factors that Regulate JC Polyomavirus Infection
Melissa Maginnis, Ph.D., University of Maine
Anne McBride, Ph.D., Bowdoin College
RNA-binding proteins and hyphal mRNA transport in the pathogenic fungus Candida albicans
Exploration of two different compensatory strategies for recovery from injury in the cricket CNS
Hadley Horch, Ph.D., Bowdoin College
Deciphering Helicobacter pylori’s glycocode: uncovering & harnessing drug targets
Danielle Dube, Ph.D., Bowdoin College
Synthesis of O-Mannosylated Oligosaccharides
Jennifer Koviach-Cote, Ph.D., Bates College
DNA Barcoding to Identify Medical Cannabis Chemotype
Jean Doty, Ph.D., University of Maine at Farmington
Measurement of cannabis/terpenoid profiles of medicinal cannabis chemotypes
Martin Morocco, Ph.D., University of Maine at Farmington
Defining macrophage-nerve dependent signals in the regulation of limb regeneration
James Godwin, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory/MDI Biological Laboratory
Genome-scale analysis of neuronal heterogeneity
Jason Castro, Ph.D., Bates College
The evolution of the ChitinaseA gene in bacteria associated with Epizootic Shell Disease in the American Lobster
Brian Tarbox, M.S., Southern Maine Community College
Host-phage interactions and the discovery of biological novelty
Gerald Zeegers, Ph.D., University of Maine at Machias
Regulation of genomic function by prenatal choline availability to confer protection against behavioral and neural outcomes in rat models of depression
Investigator: Melissa Glenn, Ph.D., Colby College
Mentors: Andrea Tilden, Ph.D., Colby College & Elissa Chesler, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory
Genomic Analysis and Comparative Transcriptomics of Growth Pathways and Cancer Susceptibility Genes in the Soft-shell Clam Mya arenaria
Investigator: Shallee Page, Ph.D., University of Maine at Machias
Mentors: Rebecca Van Beneden, Ph.D., University of Maine & Charles Walker, Ph.D., University of New Hampshire
Functional Analysis of a Genomic Regulatory Region in Tooth Development
Investigator: William Jackman, Ph.D., Bowdoin College
Mentors: Jim Coffman, Ph.D., MDI Biological Laboratory & Michael A. Palopoli, Ph.D., Bowdoin College
DNA Repair Events Associated with Carbamoylating Anticancer Agents
Investigator: Kevin Rice, Ph.D., Colby College
Mentors: Julie T. Millard, Ph.D., Colby College & Brent Berwin, Ph.D., Dartmouth Medical School
Translational Regulation in Diverse Bacterial Species
Investigator: Paula Jean Schlax, Ph.D., Bates College
Mentor: Calvin Vary, Ph.D., Maine Medical Center Research Institute
Genomic Interrogation and Perturbation of Natural Fungal-Host Cell Surface Dynamics
Investigator: Robert T. Wheeler, Ph.D., The University of Maine
Mentors: Joseph Heitman, MD, Ph.D., Duke University Medical Center & Carol Kim, Ph.D., University of Maine
Interchromosomal Gene Regulation in Drosophila melanogaster
Investigator: Jack Bateman, Ph.D., Bowdoin College
Genetic Dissection of MicroRNA Function During Heart Regeneration
Investigator: Voot Yin, Ph.D., MDI Biological Laboratory
Transcriptional Regulation of H2O2-dependent Somatosensory Axon Regeneration
Investigator: Sandra Rieger, Ph.D., MDI Biological Laboratory