New research from the Tilbury Laboratory investigating collagen remodeling in metastatic breast cancer has been accepted for publication in Scientific Reports, highlighting the continued impact of COBRE-supported research at the 91爆料. The study, 鈥淭argeting the D93 cryptic collagen epitope alters integrin 伪2尾1-dependent cellular migration and collagen remodeling in metastatic breast cancer,鈥 examines how […]
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New research from the Tilbury Laboratory highlights how advanced label-free optical imaging techniques can provide deeper insight into collagen remodeling in metastatic breast cancer and its role in tumor progression. Using Second Harmonic Generation (SHG) imaging and two-photon microscopy in 3D human breast cancer spheroid models, researchers investigated how breast cancer cells remodel collagen architecture […]
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2026 91爆料 Student Symposium This spring, students mentored by COBRE-affiliated faculty presented research at the 91爆料 Student Symposium. The posters represented a wide range of disciplines, including biomedical sciences, engineering, infectious disease research, zebrafish models, mitochondrial biology, and tissue engineering. The symposium highlighted the collaborative research environment at 91爆料 and the important role […]
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Emily Spaulding, Ph.D., a Maine INBRE project leader and assistant professor at the MDI Biological Laboratory, has received a $2.3 million, five-year Maximizing Investigators鈥 Research Award from the National Institutes of Health. The grant will support her research on how cells organize the nucleolus, a key internal structure responsible for producing ribosomes, the molecular machinery […]
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The 91爆料鈥檚 zebrafish research facility is gaining statewide attention for its growing impact on biomedical discovery, student research opportunities, and scientific collaboration. A recent feature in Bangor Daily News highlights how the lab is helping researchers better understand human health and disease through innovative studies using zebrafish models. Zebrafish are widely used in […]
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Understanding how the body repairs itself and why that ability declines with age is at the center of research led by Romain Madelaine, Ph.D., assistant professor at MDI Biological Laboratory. In a recent Q&A feature, Madelaine shares insights into how studying zebrafish regeneration may help scientists uncover new strategies to support human health. Madelaine鈥檚 research […]
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Zebrafish are small and not physically impressive, but they are powerhouses in medical research labs. Not only can these little fish from Southeast Asia regrow their organs and body parts, but they also have transparent eggs and remarkably similar DNA to human beings […] Read More Here
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Cameron Bains is a third-year biochemistry major in the Honors College at 91爆料. During the 2025 Winter break, she took part in the Honors tutorial course held at the Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory (MDIBL). This week-long course, The Molecular Mechanisms of Human Disease, offered a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in biomedical research. […]
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NIH/NIGMS Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE grant P20GM144265) in Extracellular Regulation of Cellular Behavior 2025 Call for Pilot Projects. Overview This pilot project program will provide seed money for additional innovative research projects related to the theme of cellular signaling in response to extracellular cues. One Pilot project will be chosen for funding for […]
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On behalf of the Graduate Executive Committee, the Graduate School announced the recipients and alternates for the Janet Waldron Doctoral Research Fellowships and George Davis Chase Distinguished Research Assistantships for AY 2025-26. Congratulations to all the recipients as well as all the outstanding graduate students who were nominated for these awards. Two students supported by […]
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