MDI Biological Laboratory
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An independent, non-profit biomedical research institution in Salisbury Cove, Maine, improving human health through research, education, and ventures that transform discoveries into cures: mdibl.org
Research. Collaboration. Community.
Join us for the 53rd Maine Biological and Medical Sciences Symposium — Maine’s annual gathering of scientists and students sharing discoveries across disciplines.
Register now! 🧪 🤝 🍎
#MBMSS26 #researchmatters
Join us for the 53rd Maine Biological and Medical Sciences Symposium — Maine’s annual gathering of scientists and students sharing discoveries across disciplines.
Register now! 🧪 🤝 🍎
#MBMSS26 #researchmatters
53rd Maine Biological and Medical Sciences Symposium (MBMSS)
The annual Maine Biological and Medical Sciences Symposium (MBMSS) is a statewide gathering of scientists and students; an opportunity to share research results, exchange ideas, promote collaboration, and network with Maine scientists in a variety of disciplines.
mdibl.org
November 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Research. Collaboration. Community.
Join us for the 53rd Maine Biological and Medical Sciences Symposium — Maine’s annual gathering of scientists and students sharing discoveries across disciplines.
Register now! 🧪 🤝 🍎
#MBMSS26 #researchmatters
Join us for the 53rd Maine Biological and Medical Sciences Symposium — Maine’s annual gathering of scientists and students sharing discoveries across disciplines.
Register now! 🧪 🤝 🍎
#MBMSS26 #researchmatters
Once part of the MDI Bio Lab community, always part of it. 🧪 🤝 🖥️ 🧬
Three team members share what drew them back — and how working together in the Comparative Genomics and Data Science Core has brought their journeys full circle.
#researchmatters
Three team members share what drew them back — and how working together in the Comparative Genomics and Data Science Core has brought their journeys full circle.
#researchmatters
This is Why: Full Circle Stories
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November 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Once part of the MDI Bio Lab community, always part of it. 🧪 🤝 🖥️ 🧬
Three team members share what drew them back — and how working together in the Comparative Genomics and Data Science Core has brought their journeys full circle.
#researchmatters
Three team members share what drew them back — and how working together in the Comparative Genomics and Data Science Core has brought their journeys full circle.
#researchmatters
Labs are the heart of scientific creativity—but many are under threat as funding tightens. This Science Magazine editorial makes a powerful case for why spaces like MDI Bio Lab matter now more than ever.
#researchmatters #SciencePublishing 🧪 🤝
#researchmatters #SciencePublishing 🧪 🤝
Saving science by the sea
As funding for science tightens across the United States, attention has turned to pressures faced by universities and biomedical research institutions. An often overlooked part of the nation’s science ecosystem, however, are the small, independent marine ...
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November 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Labs are the heart of scientific creativity—but many are under threat as funding tightens. This Science Magazine editorial makes a powerful case for why spaces like MDI Bio Lab matter now more than ever.
#researchmatters #SciencePublishing 🧪 🤝
#researchmatters #SciencePublishing 🧪 🤝
Applications are now open for Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships! Ten-week mentored research experiences give students educational opportunities, professional development workshops and dedicated residential life programs.
Applications are due in January—apply today!
🧪 🤝 🍎 👩🔬 #AcademicSky
Applications are due in January—apply today!
🧪 🤝 🍎 👩🔬 #AcademicSky
Undergraduate and High School Programs
For more information about the undergraduate and high school programs and the application process, contact our Education Department.
mdibl.org
November 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Applications are now open for Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships! Ten-week mentored research experiences give students educational opportunities, professional development workshops and dedicated residential life programs.
Applications are due in January—apply today!
🧪 🤝 🍎 👩🔬 #AcademicSky
Applications are due in January—apply today!
🧪 🤝 🍎 👩🔬 #AcademicSky
Now open! The 2026 Bridging Disciplines course is accepting applications.
Hands-on biomedical research for Maine undergrads ready to explore how science connects environment, health and discovery. Apply today!
#researchmatters 🧪 🤝 🐟🎸 🍎 👩🔬 🌎 🖥️ 🧬
Hands-on biomedical research for Maine undergrads ready to explore how science connects environment, health and discovery. Apply today!
#researchmatters 🧪 🤝 🐟🎸 🍎 👩🔬 🌎 🖥️ 🧬
Bridging Disciplines: Impacts of Environmental Chemicals on Physiology and Health 2026
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November 14, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Now open! The 2026 Bridging Disciplines course is accepting applications.
Hands-on biomedical research for Maine undergrads ready to explore how science connects environment, health and discovery. Apply today!
#researchmatters 🧪 🤝 🐟🎸 🍎 👩🔬 🌎 🖥️ 🧬
Hands-on biomedical research for Maine undergrads ready to explore how science connects environment, health and discovery. Apply today!
#researchmatters 🧪 🤝 🐟🎸 🍎 👩🔬 🌎 🖥️ 🧬
New research article in @faseborg.bsky.social, "Kynurenine Pathway Dysregulation Impairs Podocyte Morphology and Bioenergetics In Vitro and Leads to Glomerular Dysfunction" with Patricia Schroder, Lynne Staggs, and Hermann Haller.
#ScientificResearchPublishing 🧪 🤝 #SciEd
#ScientificResearchPublishing 🧪 🤝 #SciEd
Kynurenine Pathway Dysregulation Impairs Podocyte Morphology and Bioenergetics In Vitro and Leads to Glomerular Dysfunction
The enzymes of the kynurenine pathway participate in the catabolism of TRP, where they generate metabolites known as kynurenines, which are considered biologically active. Using a transgenic zebrafis....
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November 14, 2025 at 4:43 PM
New research article in @faseborg.bsky.social, "Kynurenine Pathway Dysregulation Impairs Podocyte Morphology and Bioenergetics In Vitro and Leads to Glomerular Dysfunction" with Patricia Schroder, Lynne Staggs, and Hermann Haller.
#ScientificResearchPublishing 🧪 🤝 #SciEd
#ScientificResearchPublishing 🧪 🤝 #SciEd
From summer fellow to symposium speaker — Dr. Matthew DeBerge returned to MDI Bio Lab nearly 20 years after his first visit to share his latest research on inflammation and cardiovascular disease. Read more about this full-circle science moment!
🧪 🤝 🍎 🌎 🫀 #AcademicSky #SURF #researchmatters
🧪 🤝 🍎 🌎 🫀 #AcademicSky #SURF #researchmatters
Echoes Beyond the Lab
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November 13, 2025 at 3:01 PM
From summer fellow to symposium speaker — Dr. Matthew DeBerge returned to MDI Bio Lab nearly 20 years after his first visit to share his latest research on inflammation and cardiovascular disease. Read more about this full-circle science moment!
🧪 🤝 🍎 🌎 🫀 #AcademicSky #SURF #researchmatters
🧪 🤝 🍎 🌎 🫀 #AcademicSky #SURF #researchmatters
Speaking of Kids podcast 👉 How to cut through health misinformation when you're a parent
This podcast from First Focus on Children, features Liz Marnik science communicator and MDI Bio Lab's Director of Science Education and Outreach.
#standwithscience #researchmatters #SciComm 🧪 🤝
This podcast from First Focus on Children, features Liz Marnik science communicator and MDI Bio Lab's Director of Science Education and Outreach.
#standwithscience #researchmatters #SciComm 🧪 🤝
Dr. Liz Marnik Empowers Parents to Cut Through Health Misinformation
Podcast Episode · Speaking of Kids... · 10/01/2025 · 39m
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November 12, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Speaking of Kids podcast 👉 How to cut through health misinformation when you're a parent
This podcast from First Focus on Children, features Liz Marnik science communicator and MDI Bio Lab's Director of Science Education and Outreach.
#standwithscience #researchmatters #SciComm 🧪 🤝
This podcast from First Focus on Children, features Liz Marnik science communicator and MDI Bio Lab's Director of Science Education and Outreach.
#standwithscience #researchmatters #SciComm 🧪 🤝
Today, we pause to thank the veterans within our local communities and across the nation. Your dedication reminds us what it means to serve something larger than ourselves.
From all of us at MDI Biological Laboratory — thank you & Happy Veterans Day! 🇺🇸 🧪 🤝
From all of us at MDI Biological Laboratory — thank you & Happy Veterans Day! 🇺🇸 🧪 🤝
November 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Today, we pause to thank the veterans within our local communities and across the nation. Your dedication reminds us what it means to serve something larger than ourselves.
From all of us at MDI Biological Laboratory — thank you & Happy Veterans Day! 🇺🇸 🧪 🤝
From all of us at MDI Biological Laboratory — thank you & Happy Veterans Day! 🇺🇸 🧪 🤝
This image by MDI Bio Lab's Travis Carney is a #drosophila larval brain. Neural stem cells and neurons are marked, including axons that project into the brain. The flare in the center of each lobe is part of a learning and memory center in flies.
ZEISS Microscopy #microscopymonday 🧪 🤝
ZEISS Microscopy #microscopymonday 🧪 🤝
November 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
This image by MDI Bio Lab's Travis Carney is a #drosophila larval brain. Neural stem cells and neurons are marked, including axons that project into the brain. The flare in the center of each lobe is part of a learning and memory center in flies.
ZEISS Microscopy #microscopymonday 🧪 🤝
ZEISS Microscopy #microscopymonday 🧪 🤝
MDI Bio Lab is heading to the ASM conference, November 19–22 in San Antonio, TX!
Dr. Hannah Lust will be representing the MDI Bio Lab. Come say hello, learn about our research, and connect with our team!
#ABRCMS25 #researchmatters 🧪 🤝 🐟🎸 🍎 👩🔬 🌎 🖥️ 🧬
Dr. Hannah Lust will be representing the MDI Bio Lab. Come say hello, learn about our research, and connect with our team!
#ABRCMS25 #researchmatters 🧪 🤝 🐟🎸 🍎 👩🔬 🌎 🖥️ 🧬
November 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
MDI Bio Lab is heading to the ASM conference, November 19–22 in San Antonio, TX!
Dr. Hannah Lust will be representing the MDI Bio Lab. Come say hello, learn about our research, and connect with our team!
#ABRCMS25 #researchmatters 🧪 🤝 🐟🎸 🍎 👩🔬 🌎 🖥️ 🧬
Dr. Hannah Lust will be representing the MDI Bio Lab. Come say hello, learn about our research, and connect with our team!
#ABRCMS25 #researchmatters 🧪 🤝 🐟🎸 🍎 👩🔬 🌎 🖥️ 🧬
Maine INBRE #SURF alum spotlight! 🌟
A student at the University of Maine Fort Kent, Georgia Burton spent her summer at MDI Bio Lab and is now pursuing a doctorate in physical therapy. Read her story in the Mount Desert Islander!
🧪 🤝 🍎 👩🔬 #researchmatters
A student at the University of Maine Fort Kent, Georgia Burton spent her summer at MDI Bio Lab and is now pursuing a doctorate in physical therapy. Read her story in the Mount Desert Islander!
🧪 🤝 🍎 👩🔬 #researchmatters
UMFK student advances research through INBRE fellowship
FORT KENT — Georgia Burton is making the most of her opportunities at the University of Maine at Fort Kent (UMFK) as she pursues her ultimate dream of earning a
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November 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Maine INBRE #SURF alum spotlight! 🌟
A student at the University of Maine Fort Kent, Georgia Burton spent her summer at MDI Bio Lab and is now pursuing a doctorate in physical therapy. Read her story in the Mount Desert Islander!
🧪 🤝 🍎 👩🔬 #researchmatters
A student at the University of Maine Fort Kent, Georgia Burton spent her summer at MDI Bio Lab and is now pursuing a doctorate in physical therapy. Read her story in the Mount Desert Islander!
🧪 🤝 🍎 👩🔬 #researchmatters
Reposted by MDI Biological Laboratory
“Ultimately, science isn’t just the pursuit of new knowledge, it is a daily practice of hope happening in labs, clinics, and quiet offices. We are all connected through this hope, even when the progress toward it seems invisible”
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open.substack.com/pub/fromthes...
open.substack.com
November 2, 2025 at 10:15 PM
“Ultimately, science isn’t just the pursuit of new knowledge, it is a daily practice of hope happening in labs, clinics, and quiet offices. We are all connected through this hope, even when the progress toward it seems invisible”
open.substack.com/pub/fromthes...
open.substack.com/pub/fromthes...
👉 Registration Now Open!
Maine IDeA Biomedical Data Science Conference
February 27–28, 2026
Bar Harbor, Maine
Keynote speaker: Dr. Titus Brown, UC Davis Veterinary Medicine Lab for Data Intensive Biology
#datascience #machinelearning 🧪 🤝 🖥️ 🧬 #IDEAMaine
Maine IDeA Biomedical Data Science Conference
February 27–28, 2026
Bar Harbor, Maine
Keynote speaker: Dr. Titus Brown, UC Davis Veterinary Medicine Lab for Data Intensive Biology
#datascience #machinelearning 🧪 🤝 🖥️ 🧬 #IDEAMaine
Maine IDeA Data Science Conference
mdibl.org
November 6, 2025 at 3:01 PM
👉 Registration Now Open!
Maine IDeA Biomedical Data Science Conference
February 27–28, 2026
Bar Harbor, Maine
Keynote speaker: Dr. Titus Brown, UC Davis Veterinary Medicine Lab for Data Intensive Biology
#datascience #machinelearning 🧪 🤝 🖥️ 🧬 #IDEAMaine
Maine IDeA Biomedical Data Science Conference
February 27–28, 2026
Bar Harbor, Maine
Keynote speaker: Dr. Titus Brown, UC Davis Veterinary Medicine Lab for Data Intensive Biology
#datascience #machinelearning 🧪 🤝 🖥️ 🧬 #IDEAMaine
Microinjection: How do scientists give #Celegans cells new instructions?
#standwithscience #researchmatters 🧪 🤝 🍎 🧬
#standwithscience #researchmatters 🧪 🤝 🍎 🧬
November 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Microinjection: How do scientists give #Celegans cells new instructions?
#standwithscience #researchmatters 🧪 🤝 🍎 🧬
#standwithscience #researchmatters 🧪 🤝 🍎 🧬
Empathy matters as much as evidence. A new perspective in Development, co-authored by former MDI Bio Lab visiting scientist Nicole Theodosiou, PhD explores how scientists can better connect with the public and counter misinformation.
#researchmatters #researchpublishing 🧪 🤝 🐟🎸 🍎 👩🔬 🌎 🖥️ 🧬
#researchmatters #researchpublishing 🧪 🤝 🐟🎸 🍎 👩🔬 🌎 🖥️ 🧬
November 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Empathy matters as much as evidence. A new perspective in Development, co-authored by former MDI Bio Lab visiting scientist Nicole Theodosiou, PhD explores how scientists can better connect with the public and counter misinformation.
#researchmatters #researchpublishing 🧪 🤝 🐟🎸 🍎 👩🔬 🌎 🖥️ 🧬
#researchmatters #researchpublishing 🧪 🤝 🐟🎸 🍎 👩🔬 🌎 🖥️ 🧬
Big congratulations to Hannah Somers, Digital Image Analyst at MDI Bio Lab, whose striking visualization of a zebrafish’s brain was named an Image of Distinction in the Nikon Small World competition — and featured by #NationalGeographic!
#researchmatters #microscopymonday #lightsheet 🧪 🤝 🐟🎸 👩🔬
#researchmatters #microscopymonday #lightsheet 🧪 🤝 🐟🎸 👩🔬
MDI Bio Lab’s Hannah Somers’ Image Wins International Recognition
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November 3, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Big congratulations to Hannah Somers, Digital Image Analyst at MDI Bio Lab, whose striking visualization of a zebrafish’s brain was named an Image of Distinction in the Nikon Small World competition — and featured by #NationalGeographic!
#researchmatters #microscopymonday #lightsheet 🧪 🤝 🐟🎸 👩🔬
#researchmatters #microscopymonday #lightsheet 🧪 🤝 🐟🎸 👩🔬
Collaboration fuels discovery — and #KidneyWk is where it happens!
MDI Bio Lab is proud to join the world’s leading nephrology researchers this week in Houston at the annual ASNKidney conference. Will they see you there?
#researchmatters 🧪 🤝 🐟🎸 🍎 👩🔬 🌎 🖥️ 🧬 #NephSky #RenalSky
MDI Bio Lab is proud to join the world’s leading nephrology researchers this week in Houston at the annual ASNKidney conference. Will they see you there?
#researchmatters 🧪 🤝 🐟🎸 🍎 👩🔬 🌎 🖥️ 🧬 #NephSky #RenalSky
November 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Collaboration fuels discovery — and #KidneyWk is where it happens!
MDI Bio Lab is proud to join the world’s leading nephrology researchers this week in Houston at the annual ASNKidney conference. Will they see you there?
#researchmatters 🧪 🤝 🐟🎸 🍎 👩🔬 🌎 🖥️ 🧬 #NephSky #RenalSky
MDI Bio Lab is proud to join the world’s leading nephrology researchers this week in Houston at the annual ASNKidney conference. Will they see you there?
#researchmatters 🧪 🤝 🐟🎸 🍎 👩🔬 🌎 🖥️ 🧬 #NephSky #RenalSky
No tricks—just #fluorescent treats! 🎃
Captured by Romain Menard in the @mdibl-lmf.bsky.social, this #zebrafish shows its vascular (Fli1a:GFP) and motor neuron (mnx1:mCherry) systems glowing under the microscope.
#fluoresencefriday #microscopymonday #fluorescentproteins #lightsheet 🧪 🤝 🐟🎸
Captured by Romain Menard in the @mdibl-lmf.bsky.social, this #zebrafish shows its vascular (Fli1a:GFP) and motor neuron (mnx1:mCherry) systems glowing under the microscope.
#fluoresencefriday #microscopymonday #fluorescentproteins #lightsheet 🧪 🤝 🐟🎸
October 31, 2025 at 3:16 PM
No tricks—just #fluorescent treats! 🎃
Captured by Romain Menard in the @mdibl-lmf.bsky.social, this #zebrafish shows its vascular (Fli1a:GFP) and motor neuron (mnx1:mCherry) systems glowing under the microscope.
#fluoresencefriday #microscopymonday #fluorescentproteins #lightsheet 🧪 🤝 🐟🎸
Captured by Romain Menard in the @mdibl-lmf.bsky.social, this #zebrafish shows its vascular (Fli1a:GFP) and motor neuron (mnx1:mCherry) systems glowing under the microscope.
#fluoresencefriday #microscopymonday #fluorescentproteins #lightsheet 🧪 🤝 🐟🎸
The MDI Biological Laboratory is hiring!
Join a community of scientists, educators, and innovators dedicated to improving human health and transforming discoveries into cures: https://mdibl.org/careers/
🧪 🤝 🐟🎸 🍎 👩🔬 🌎 🖥️ 🧬
#neurojobs #sciencejobs #STEMjobs #academicjobs #postdocjob
Join a community of scientists, educators, and innovators dedicated to improving human health and transforming discoveries into cures: https://mdibl.org/careers/
🧪 🤝 🐟🎸 🍎 👩🔬 🌎 🖥️ 🧬
#neurojobs #sciencejobs #STEMjobs #academicjobs #postdocjob
October 30, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The MDI Biological Laboratory is hiring!
Join a community of scientists, educators, and innovators dedicated to improving human health and transforming discoveries into cures: https://mdibl.org/careers/
🧪 🤝 🐟🎸 🍎 👩🔬 🌎 🖥️ 🧬
#neurojobs #sciencejobs #STEMjobs #academicjobs #postdocjob
Join a community of scientists, educators, and innovators dedicated to improving human health and transforming discoveries into cures: https://mdibl.org/careers/
🧪 🤝 🐟🎸 🍎 👩🔬 🌎 🖥️ 🧬
#neurojobs #sciencejobs #STEMjobs #academicjobs #postdocjob
Did you miss the recent podcast with MDI Bio Lab's Dr. Emily Spaulding from our friends Maine Discovery? Check it out!
https://www.mainediscoverymuseum.org/post/maine-science-podcast-emily-spaulding-episode-90
#celegans #neuroscience 🧪 🤝 🍎 👩🔬 🖥️ 🧬
https://www.mainediscoverymuseum.org/post/maine-science-podcast-emily-spaulding-episode-90
#celegans #neuroscience 🧪 🤝 🍎 👩🔬 🖥️ 🧬
October 29, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Did you miss the recent podcast with MDI Bio Lab's Dr. Emily Spaulding from our friends Maine Discovery? Check it out!
https://www.mainediscoverymuseum.org/post/maine-science-podcast-emily-spaulding-episode-90
#celegans #neuroscience 🧪 🤝 🍎 👩🔬 🖥️ 🧬
https://www.mainediscoverymuseum.org/post/maine-science-podcast-emily-spaulding-episode-90
#celegans #neuroscience 🧪 🤝 🍎 👩🔬 🖥️ 🧬
Dr. Jane Disney is expanding her work on #PFAS exposure, this time focusing on schools and homes in Tremont, ME. The project—PFAS Understanding in Local Schools and Environments—invites the community to take part in identifying risks and building local solutions.
#researchmatters 🧪 🤝 🍎 👩🔬 🌎
#researchmatters 🧪 🤝 🍎 👩🔬 🌎
MDI Bio Lab Launches New Study of PFAS Health Effects on Families and Children
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October 28, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Dr. Jane Disney is expanding her work on #PFAS exposure, this time focusing on schools and homes in Tremont, ME. The project—PFAS Understanding in Local Schools and Environments—invites the community to take part in identifying risks and building local solutions.
#researchmatters 🧪 🤝 🍎 👩🔬 🌎
#researchmatters 🧪 🤝 🍎 👩🔬 🌎
This #microscopymonday image from grad student Olaleye Olajuyin shows a newly formed nephron in an adult #zebrafish. Green: stem cell aggregates that proceed to form a nephron; blue: newly formed nephrons actively proliferating; gray: nuclei cells in the newly formed nephron.
#researchmatters 🧪 🤝
#researchmatters 🧪 🤝
October 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM
This #microscopymonday image from grad student Olaleye Olajuyin shows a newly formed nephron in an adult #zebrafish. Green: stem cell aggregates that proceed to form a nephron; blue: newly formed nephrons actively proliferating; gray: nuclei cells in the newly formed nephron.
#researchmatters 🧪 🤝
#researchmatters 🧪 🤝
We’re proud of our GSBSE Ph.D. students and faculty who joined peers from across Maine for the annual GSBSE retreat—sharing research, connecting and celebrating collaboration.
#standwithscience #researchmatters
#standwithscience #researchmatters
October 27, 2025 at 11:53 AM
We’re proud of our GSBSE Ph.D. students and faculty who joined peers from across Maine for the annual GSBSE retreat—sharing research, connecting and celebrating collaboration.
#standwithscience #researchmatters
#standwithscience #researchmatters
Students from Bates College took on a wide range of internships this summer, including right here at MDI Bio Lab!
Sebenele Lukhele, 2025 Maine #INBRE fellow, put it best: “...purposeful work is applying biological sciences into changing the lives of people in need.”
#researchmatters 🧪 🤝 🍎
Sebenele Lukhele, 2025 Maine #INBRE fellow, put it best: “...purposeful work is applying biological sciences into changing the lives of people in need.”
#researchmatters 🧪 🤝 🍎
From physics research to bridal consultancy, Bobcats had an array of internships this summer
This summer, Batesies kept busy with a variety of research efforts and internships.
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October 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Students from Bates College took on a wide range of internships this summer, including right here at MDI Bio Lab!
Sebenele Lukhele, 2025 Maine #INBRE fellow, put it best: “...purposeful work is applying biological sciences into changing the lives of people in need.”
#researchmatters 🧪 🤝 🍎
Sebenele Lukhele, 2025 Maine #INBRE fellow, put it best: “...purposeful work is applying biological sciences into changing the lives of people in need.”
#researchmatters 🧪 🤝 🍎