In the Media

Fixing Broken Hearts

Maine Technology Institute · July 24, 2017

New Medical Approach to be Topic of MDI Science Café

MDIslander · July 21, 2017

Josephine P. Briggs will address the subject of precision medicine at an MDI Science Café at the Maine Center for Biomedical Innovation on the campus of the MDI Biological Laboratory on Monday, July 24, at 5 p.m.

Science With Dr. Bob: Family Science Night

WABI · July 13, 2017

These special segments on Family Science Night with Dr. Bob Morris aired on WABI TV5. The event is an annual tradition at the MDI Biological Laboratory and will be happening tonight, July 13, rain or shine, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.

Where Will Maine’s STEM Students Go to Work?

Mainebiz · July 10, 2017

During Maine Startup and Create 2017, Lori Valigra spoke with Kevin Strange, Ph.D., president of the MDI Biological Laboratory, and Isaiah Mansour, a summer fellow in the Strange laboratory, on fostering an entrepreneurial ecosystem in Maine that creates quality jobs for Maine STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) students.

MDI Biological Laboratory Scientist Receives Grant to Study Peripheral Neuropathy

The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy · July 8, 2017

The MDI Biological Laboratory has announced that Sandra Rieger, Ph.D., has been awarded a highly competitive grant from the National Cancer Institute, an institute of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to study the molecular mechanisms under…

Dr. Kevin Strange | 50 Mainers Leading by Example

Maine Magazine · July 5, 2017

MDI Biological Laboratory President Kevin Strange, Ph.D., was featured in Maine magazine’s fifth annual “50 Mainers” issue, which highlights the careers of Mainers who are “leading by example.” The influential Mainers were recognized in the July issue for their “drive to do what’s best for their communities, no matter what the odds or expectations.”

MDI Biological Laboratory Offers ‘Biomedical Bootcamp’ for High Schoolers

Mainebiz · June 22, 2017

A new biomedical bootcamp at the MDI Biological Laboratory will give high school students and recent graduates a chance to immerse themselves in science to explore whether they would like to pursue a career in academia or industry.

Living Long, But Living Well

BioTechniques · June 20, 2017

Everyone wants to live a long life, but is there much point of longevity if your twilight years are unhealthy? Researchers have developed a new toolkit for measuring health in studies of longevity.

Living Long and Living Well: is it Possible to Do Both?

Regenerative Medicine Network · June 8, 2017

With the development of new genetics tools, scientists are getting closer to developing therapies to extend human lifespan, but the effect of such therapies on health span (the proportion of life spent in good health) is unclear. While it used to be thought that therapies to extend lifespan would also extend health span, new research is showing that may not always be true.

Sea Urchin Regeneration May Help Us Understand Aging

NIGMS Biomedical Beat · May 31, 2017

A research team including James A. Coffman, Ph.D., of the MDI Biological Laboratory is studying long-lived sea urchins to better understand the evolution of aging and possibly inform ways for improving our health into old age.

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