MDI Bio Lab’s graduate training program has more than doubled its ranks in three years. Just since last year, five fellows earned their doctorates while embedded in MDI Bio Lab’s research groups. Among them, Sonia Sandhi, Ph.D. We caught up with her just before she presented her research on sex differences on muscle aging to the annual Meeting of the Corporation. She spoke about her remarkable journey from modest circumstances in her native India to the highest levels of academic achievement, with the Ph.D. from Hannover Medical School and now, a appointment as Research Fellow to the...

MDI Biological Laboratory runs events throughout the year that are open to the public, including Science Cafes, Seminars and Family Science Night.

The MDI Biological Laboratory (MDI Bio Lab) has received a $200,000 Impact Award from the Parkinson's Foundation to investigate how the axolotl naturally regrows dopaminergic neurons in the brain — the same cells whose progressive loss drives the motor-control challenges that accompany Parkinson's disease.

For more than a century, scientists have gathered at the MDI Biological Laboratory to learn from the diversity of life in order to better define our connection to the natural world, and apply this knowledge to human health. Our supporters are an integral part of our community, and there are many way…

As one of the first undergraduates to be supported by the Maine IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE), Nishad Jayasundara, Ph.D., was introduced to comparative biology at MDI Bio Lab 25 years ago. Now, aided by MDI Bio Lab’s expertise with zebrafish, his research is raising alarms about water pollution, climate change and chronic kidney disease.

This volume describes the history and protocols related to research on the elasmobranch rectal gland and the regulation of epithelial chloride transport.

Block all the direct light. Let only scattered light reach the objective. The background goes black — and your specimen glows. In this 60-second short, you'l...

Immunologist Liz Marnik, who grew up unvaccinated, says shaming people who distrust science will do nothing to improve vaccine acceptance.

Podocytes are key structural components of the glomerular filtration barrier and are essential for maintaining selective protein filtration. Podocyte...

This workshop provides hands-on and theoretical training in gene-editing technologies for human pluripotent stem cells. It will cover the complete gene editing workflow, including:

A three day conference to facilitate scientific exchange and connections among the African turquoise killifish community.

BAR HARBOR — Despite the political climate and uncertainty about long-term federal funding, the Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory is “navigating the change and building resiliency,” said Vice President for