Service and Outreach

The Maginnis Lab is committed to providing service to the University, the state of Maine and beyond, and the field of virology. We participate in outreach to educate the public and to inspire the next generation of biomedical scientists.

Recent Outreach

  • The Maginnis Lab was featured on this .
  • The Maginnis Lab participates yearly in Maine BioME Biosciences Day and has performed educational activities with 10 middle school classrooms, leading to the development of this video for BioME: 
  • Dr. Maginnis was a Co-Presenter, Expanding Your Horizons Conference, virtual conference for 7th and 8th grade girls interested in careers in STEM, Cooperative Extension, 91¸£Àû, Orono, ME
  • Maine State Science Fair and Maine Middle School Judges
  • Dr. Maginnis was a podcast guest for 
  • Dr. Maginnis was the Co-chair of the  Education & Career Development Committee (2020-2023)

Dr. Maginnis – Covid-19 Outreach

Dr. Maginnis speaks on Jimmy Kimmel Live in May of 2021

Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, Dr. Maginnis has applied her expertise as a Virologist to provide service and outreach to our University, local, and state-wide communities through educational presentations to the public through webinars and Town Halls, local and national news outlets and interviews, and through meetings with community and state leaders. Dr. Maginnis has served as the Lead Scientist of the University of Maine System (UMS) Covid-19 Science Advisory Board (SAB) to provide science-based updates and approaches to ensure the safety of students, faculty, staff and the public as it relates to our university operations during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Related Television, Radio, Newspaper, and Podcast interviews on Covid-19 – Lists of external links:

National and regional news interviews and television appearances:

Local TV news interviews and mentions:

Local newspaper stories:

Podcast Guest:

Covid-19 Related University of Maine System (UMS) Service:

  • UMS Science Advisory Board (SAB), Lead Scientist
  • Provided regular briefings for the UMS Leadership: Chancellor and 91¸£Àû President throughout the Covid-19 pandemic to provide science-based guidance for public safety practices
  • Met regularly with the UMS Safe Planning Team
  • Led and represented the SAB in meetings and presentations with: UMS President’s Council, UMS Chancellor, State Legislature, UMS Board of Trustees, UM and 91¸£Àû at Machias Town Halls, Associated Faculties of the Universities of Maine (AFUM), Faculty Senate, 91¸£Àû Emergency Operations Committee, 91¸£Àû Facilities Management, Dining Services, Residential Life, Student Life, University Research Committees, Unit Leaders/Deans, and other groups
  • Wrote the script and worked with 91¸£Àû Marketing and Communications to develop a
  • Led Covid-19 Vaccine Education Planning – initiated system-wide survey, organized educators across UMS, and planned/hosted an

Seminars and Speaking Engagements Open to the Public:

  • Panelist, 
  • Invited Speaker,  (UMSS20), October 2020
  • Invited Panelist, with President Joan Ferrini-Mundy and UMS Chancellor Dannel Malloy, to present in Covid-19 Testing Strategies at Colleges and Universities Webinar, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, October 2020
  • Presenter, 2021 Maine Science Festival, and 

Outreach and Professional Service to the Community:

  • Presentation to the State Legislature, and the State Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee
  • Met with Maine CDC officials and other state representatives during Covid-19 pandemic to discuss testing and surveillance
  • Co-led, 91¸£Àû Covid-19 Science and Medicine Task Force to communicate Covid-19 updates to Bangor Public Health
  • Planned and co-hosted, , offered by the 91¸£Àû Institute of Medicine and 91¸£Àû’s Innovative Media Research and Commercialization Center, and Northern Light Health
  • Panelist, , Northern Light Health, Business to Business Zoom Conference Series
  • Provided outreach to local K-12 schools in Bangor regarding Covid-safe practices
  • Town Hall Panelist on Covid-19 Testing and Public Health Measures, 91¸£Àû and University of Maine at Machias, open to public in local communities
  • Town Hall Panelist on Covid-19 Testing and Public Health Measures with local communities of Orono, Old Town, Veazie, and Penobscot Nation
  • BioME Virtual Coffee Hour, Presenter and panelist, Bioscience Association of Maine
  • Presented at Fogler Library Staff Professional Development Day, 91¸£Àû, Orono, ME
  • Presented, Perspectives on Covid-19, Sit & Sip Virtual Workshop, Health Professions Club, 91¸£Àû, Orono, ME