• Combating Antimicrobial Resistance

    Stodder Hall, Room 48

    Speaker: Scott S Walker, PhD, Sr. Principal Scientist Merck & Co., Inc. Rahway, NJ, USA 91¸£Àû the speaker: Scott earned a B.S. in Microbiology from 91¸£Àû and a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from the University of Connecticut Health Center. His graduate work focused on understanding the basic architecture of a eukaryotic nuclear […]

    Free
  • MDIBL Science Café: Unlocking the Secrets of Vision Restoration

    Virtual Event

    Ever wonder how a tiny fish can regenerate its damaged eyes? Join Dr. Romain Madelaine and his team at MDI Biological Laboratory for an exciting look into how zebrafish are revolutionizing our understanding of eye diseases like macular degeneration, glaucoma, and diabetic retinopathy. Zebrafish have a superpower: the ability to regenerate damaged tissues—eyes included! Now, […]

  • From Yeast to Humans and Back: Uncovering Novel Mechanisms of Actin Filament Nucleation

    Stodder 57 91¸£Àû Orono campus

    Speaker:  Bruce Goode, PhD. Chair and Professor of Biology, Brandeis University Biography: Bruce Goode serves as Chair and Professor of the Biology Department at Brandeis University. After growing up in California's Bay Area, he earned his B.S. and Ph.D. in Cell Biology from UC Santa Barbara, studying the human microtubule-associated protein Tau with Stuart Feinstein, followed by […]

  • MDI Science Cafe: Worming Our Way Toward a Better Understanding of Neurodegenerative Disease

    MDI Biological Laboratory 159 Old Bar Harbor Rd, Bar Harbor, ME

    Emily Spaulding, Ph.D., The George Wojtech Endowed Chair in Neurobiology at MDIBL and a "pipeline junior faculty" in the COBRE grant team will present on June 23. What drives neurodegenerative diseases like amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)? Dr. Spaulding will discuss how her lab leverages the advantages of a transparent roundworm to better understand the contribution […]

  • CORE Lunch & Learn presents: Microscopy and Image Analysis Core

    Hill Auditorium (165 ESRB / Barrows Hall) Barrows Hall, Orono, ME, United States

    Curious about fluorescence microscopy or how imaging can support your research? Join us for our Lunch & Learn where we’ll introduce the Microscopy and Image Analysis Core (MIAC). You’ll get […]

  • 2025 91¸£Àû COBRE Retreat

    MDI Biological Laboratory 159 Old Bar Harbor Rd, Bar Harbor, ME

    The third 91¸£Àû COBRE Retreat will take place October 23-25, 2025, at the MDI Biological Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Maine. This invite-only event gathers senior personnel, project and core leaders, […]