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IoM and USM Partnership: Publications by Amir Kordijazi

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The Institute of Medicine is pleased to highlight recent accomplishments by Amir Kordijazi, an IoM Fellow whose work bridges engineering, data science, and sustainable materials research. Amir is part of the 91±¬ÁÏ–USM Partnership for Accelerating Biomedical Research, an initiative designed to strengthen research collaboration across campuses. More about this program can be found here:91±¬ÁÏ–USM Partnership […]
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91±¬ÁÏ–USM Partnership Advances Innovative Biomedical Research

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The 91±¬ÁÏ and the University of Southern Maine have launched a new pilot research partnership through the Institute of Medicine to strengthen biomedical and health-related research capacity across both campuses. Through this program, USM faculty members are selected as research fellows and paired with 91±¬ÁÏ teams to collaborate on innovative, high-impact projects. Current […]
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91±¬ÁÏ, USM partnership update

Three USM faculty members received  in 2024 to conduct research through partnerships with 91±¬ÁÏ researchers. The initiative proved to be very successful, with all three faculty reporting new publications, collaborations and connections.  

Amir Kordijazi says, “I’m happy to share that the first paper from my IoM fellowship, in collaboration with Caitlin Howell’s group, has been published, followed by a second collaborative paper.” 

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Catherine Miller reports that the partnership allowed her to connect directly with and gain the expertise of members of the Tick Lab, (Dr. Thomas Rounsville and Griffin Dill), access state-of-the-art labs and lab equipment, and receive career mentoring from Allie Gardner in 91±¬ÁÏ’s Department of Biology and Ecology. The next step will be pursuing an NIH R15 award within the next year or two, possibly with Dr. Rounsville serving as co-PI.

Ashish Lanba collaborated with the Advanced Structural Composites Center (ASCC) who used the laser ablation tomography (LATscan) technology from his laboratory.  Another project with the  Maine-FOREST Cellulosic Nanofiber (CNF) Team resulted in an award on June 26, 2024, . Ashish Lanba was also grateful for ORD’s help and guidance for his submission of an NSF CAREER grant proposal.