Institute of Medicine Spring 2022 Seminar series. Speaker: Sam Hess, Ph.D. Professor of Physics / Cooperating Professor of Chemistry, University of Maine Overcoming “The Diffraction Limit” Resolution in light microscopes is limited by diffraction to approximately 200–250 nanometers, but much of biology occurs on much shorter (molecular) length scales. Scientists have been struggling to circumvent […]

This event will take place on Friday, March 25. Speaker: Abby Fleisch, MD, MPH Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Tufts University School of Medicine Attending Physician, Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Maine Medical Center Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Maine Medical Center Research Institute About the Seminar: During this seminar, Dr. Fleisch will describe her research examining the […]

UMaine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy will offer opening remarks when the UMaine Institute of Medicine brings together a panel of leaders from the state, including the healthcare community, to discuss rural health […]

Join Northern Light Medical Center on Wednesday, May 25 from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. for the sixth annual Northern Light Research Expo in a series of virtual sessions by […]

Speaker: Jessica Salley Riccardi, Ph.D, CCC-SLP Assistant Professor- Communication Sciences and Disorders About the seminar: Children from birth to 18 years old are of the highest risk age groups to experience a brain injury, with over 2.8 million children having experienced a brain injury in the United States. Despite a broad understanding of the chronic and complex […]

Speaker: Clifford J. Rosen, MD Faculty Scientist, Director, Center for Clinical and Translational Research at MaineHealth About the seminar:  Vitamin D supplementation is the most commonly administered treatment in clinical practice in the US and vitamin D measurement  testing is rampant. I will discuss the physiology of Vitamin D, the rationale for treatment, and the evidence […]

Speaker: Sally D. Molloy, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Genomics, The University of Maine Honors College, Department of Molecular and Biomedical Sciences About the seminar: Mycobacterium abscessus is an emerging pathogen in cystic fibrosis patients with a treatment success rate of only 45%, and is considered one of the most drug-resistant mycobacteria. Resistant isolates commonly display increased expression […]

The next Pathways in STEMM lecure will take place on Tuesday, Jan. 10 from 3–4 p.m.  Guest speaker: Patricia Labosky Ph.D, program leader, Office of Strategic Coordination, Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health. Register here. For those who cannot attend live, register and receive the link to the recording after the session.