{"id":48114,"date":"2024-12-05T09:54:07","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T14:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/medicine\/?p=48114"},"modified":"2025-04-02T14:41:14","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T18:41:14","slug":"melissa-maginnis-two-winning-teams-creating-stem-career-pathways-for-di-athletes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/medicine\/2024\/12\/05\/melissa-maginnis-two-winning-teams-creating-stem-career-pathways-for-di-athletes\/","title":{"rendered":"Melissa Maginnis: Two Winning Teams | Creating STEM Career Pathways for DI Athletes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/biomed\/home\/faculty\/melissa-maginnis\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/biomed\/home\/faculty\/melissa-maginnis\/\">Dr Melissa Maginnis<\/a>, Associate Professor of Microbiology and COBRE project leader, was asked by Admissions to be a recruiter for student athletes interested in STEM careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 91±¬ΑΟ women\u2019s soccer program is on a roll, winning the last two America East Championships (2023 &amp; 2024) and participating in the NCAA Tournament.<br>Four of the key players are actually part of two winning programs at 91±¬ΑΟ. Lara Kirkby, Abby Kraemer, Kristina Kelly and Myla Schneider are doing biomedical research in the lab of Melissa Maginnis who studies viruses that affect human health. All four players have their sights set on going to medical school or pursuing advanced degrees. The lab is becoming a draw for student-athletes who are interested in the sciences, and the work happening in the Maginnis lab has become a key part of the soccer program\u2019s recruitment process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"responsive-video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Two Winning Teams | Creating STEM Career Pathways for DI Athletes\" width=\"1268\" height=\"713\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U8Ti2ZpCEOg?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr Melissa Maginnis, Associate Professor of Microbiology and COBRE project leader, was asked by Admissions to be a recruiter for student athletes interested in STEM careers. 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