Early-career science win 🎉 Check out our Q&A with MDI Bio Lab postdoc Yannic Becker, Ph.D., first author on new research showing how heparanase 2 protects blood vessel health. mdibl.org/an-early-car... #standwithscience #researchmatters 🧪 🤝 🐟🎸 🍎 👩‍🔬 🌎 🖥️ 🧬

You never know who’s watching — or how science can shape young minds. A single moment in science can inspire a lifetime! MDI Bio Lab Assistant Professor James Godwin recently received this letter from a possible future scientist! #standwithscience #researchmatters #AcademicSky 🧪 🤝 🐟🎸 🍎 👩‍🔬 🌎 🖥️ 🧬

Meet the Minds of MDI Bio Lab: Prayag Murawala, Ph.D. The @murawalalab.bsky.social combines diverse disciplines and next-generation technologies to understand the mechanisms of complex tissue regeneration. Learn more: mdibl.org/faculty/pray... #standwithscience #researchmatters 🧪 🤝 🧬

Thanks go out to MDI Bio Lab Digital Image Analyst @hsomers.bsky.social for this #microscopymonday view of an adult #zebrafish (brain vasculature) from the MesoSPIM. #standwithscience #researchmatters 🧪 🤝 🐟🎸 #microscopy #fluorescentproteins #lightsheet

This #fluorescencefriday image from the @mandotar.bsky.social lab shows the innate immune system (red neutrophils and green macrophages) of a 5-day-old #zebrafish larva, captured by research assistant Janelle Grendler. #researchmatters #microscopy #fluorescentproteins #lightsheet 🧪 🤝 🐟🎸

Join us: Maine #INBRE Data Science Colloquium Seminar “Interpretable Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Through Biophysics-Driven Subtyping of Mammographic Dense Tissue” with Andre Khalil, Ph.D. Oct 1 at 2 pm—MDI Bio Lab Register for this hybrid event: labcentral.mdibl.org/programs/vie... 🧪 🤝 🍎 👩‍🔬 🖥️ 🧬

For 25+ years, @colbycollege.bsky.social and MDI Bio Lab have partnered through the Maine #INBRE network, giving students hands-on experience and helping build a collaborative ecosystem across the state. This is a milestone for science and a powerful investment in Maine’s scientific future! 🧪 🤝

🌿 Science needs room to grow—inside and outside the lab. Our community has been watching a new native plant garden flourish at MDI Bio Lab, and we sat down with the team member behind it to learn more. 🌎 🧪 🤝

🌟 Happy National Postdoc Appreciation Week! 🌟 At MDI Bio Lab, our postdocs drive discovery and inspire us all. We’re grateful for the energy and fresh perspectives they bring to science every day, and for making our campus such a special place to work & learn!! #NPAW2025 #researchmatters 🧪 🤝 🍎 👩‍🔬 🧬

Meet the Minds of MDI Bio Lab: @jhgrabermdibl.bsky.social The MDI Bio Lab's Comparative Genomics and Data Science Core is focused on collaboration, analysis and education in the computational analysis of genome-scale data. Learn more about their work. #standwithscience #researchmatters 🧪 🤝 🍎 🖥️ 🧬

Now Hiring: IT Manager at the MDI Biological Laboratory Help power the IT systems that drive science forward—across labs, classrooms, housing and more. This role plays a vital role in supporting and advancing the IT infrastructure that powers our scientific mission. 🧪 🤝 🖥️ 🎯

For over 100 years MDIBL has been contributing research that creates talent, knowledge and cures for what ails us. Thanks to Jeri for a great tour. Maine has a life sciences story to tell, and we should make sure our labs grow and thrive. #Maine #BuildABetterMaine #MEpolitics @mdibiolab.bsky.social

Great coverage by #MSN Science X staff on the discovery by MDI Bio Lab President Hermann Haller, M.D., and postdoctoral researcher Yannic Becker, Ph.D., of a little-known molecule, heparanase 2, playing a critical role in maintaining blood vessels' integrity. 🧪 🤝 www.msn.com/en-us/health...

"...This bold expansion will transform science in Maine for generations to come." – MDI Bio Lab President Hermann Haller, M.D. Congratulations to @colbycollege.bsky.social! This gift is a true investment in science and technology! 🧪 🤝 🐟🎸 🍎 👩‍🔬 🌎 🖥️ 🧬

The NIH has awarded MDI Bio Lab's Maine #INBRE collaborator @umaine.bsky.social a competitive renewal of its T32 predoctoral training grant, expanding support for doctoral students in biomedical science and engineering! Congratulations! 🧪 🤝 🐟🎸 🍎 👩‍🔬 🌎 🖥️ 🧬 #standwithscience #researchmatters

The @dustinupdike.bsky.social lab shows the nucleolar-to-cytoplasmic redistribution of the protein bystin (magenta) interacting with specific protein domains (green) during #Celegans gametogenesis; providing insight into bystin's role in human embryonic implantation. #microscopymonday 🧪 🤝

It’s the first week of school — a good time to remember: science starts with curiosity! Dr. Jane Disney brought her grandson to MDI Bio Lab and he left wanting to be a scientist. This is what it’s all about. Inspiring young minds by showing them what’s possible. 🧪 🤝 🐟🎸 🍎 👩‍🔬 🌎 🖥️ 🧬 #researchmatters

From axolotl regeneration to molecular genetics, 21 undergrads spent the summer at MDI Bio Lab asking big science questions and building skills, confidence and community. As one student shared: “You just can’t help but feel supported throughout all you’re doing here.” #researchmatters 🧪 🤝 🍎 👩‍🔬 🌎 🖥️🧬

Speaking with BioImaging North America about the Maine Microscopy Course! @bioimagingna.bsky.social @mdibiolab.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=t90L... #science #education #microscopy #EoE

Regenerative biology pioneer Elly Tanaka, Ph.D., joined MDI Bio Lab’s summer course, ReBilD: Emerging Leaders in Regenerative Biology and Development, to mentor young scientists. Dr. Tanaka shared insights into her groundbreaking research in this Q&A. #standwithscience #researchmatters 🧪 🤝

🚨 Exciting news! MDI Bio Lab's @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social is speaking at TEDx @batescollege.bsky.social! “The Unasked Questions” — exploring the big ideas we rarely talk about. Don’t miss it—come ask the questions that matter! Oct 11 | 6–9:30 PM EDT Olin Arts Center, Bates College 🧪 🤝 🍎 👩‍🔬 🌎 🖥️ 🧬

A quick-moving #microscopymonday video of hatching #zebrafish larvae, courtesy of of MDI Bio Lab's Drummond lab. Zebrafish larvae are special because their unique combination of transparency, rapid development and genetic similarity to humans. #standwithscience 🧪 🤝 🐠🎸 #researchmatters

Our new Breaking Through magazine webpage is live! Browse past + present articles, get to know the MDI Biological Laboratory, and see how our community is making a difference in human health. 📬 Want to stay in the loop? Hit the Subscribe button on the page! 🧪 🤝 #standwithscience #researchmatters

🚨 Last chance to sign up for the 2025 Applications of Human iPSCs and Organoids. Renowned faculty and invited speakers will teach participants how to incorporate #iPSC & #organoid tech into their work, allowing them to stay competitive in a rapidly evolving scientific landscape. Apply now! 🧪 🤝 🍎

Today's #microscopymonday image is from MDI Bio Lab postdoc Yannic Becker. It shows a green pancreatic blood vessel covered by magenta heparanase 2. Learn more at "Protecting the Surface of Blood Vessels" — tonight's free MDI Science Cafe at 5 p.m., ET. #standwithscience #researchmatters 🧪 🤝

MDI Bio Lab has been awarded a 5-year, $2.3M grant from the NIH to train the next generation of leaders in #regenerativemedicine. The PI for the grant? @murawalalab.bsky.social 👏 #standwithscience #researchmatters 🧪 🤝

From SURF student to summer Resident Assistant — Sam Cousins’ story was recently featured in a #MountDesertIslander article. The piece highlights how NIH-funded #INBRE programs have benefited 3,000+ Maine students while facing potential funding challenges. #standwithscience #researchmatters 🧪 🤝 🍎

📑 New article published by @americanheart.bsky.social journal #ATVB, "Heparanase 2 Modulates #Vascular Permeability via Heparan Sulfate–Dependent Growth Factor Signaling" with Yannic Becker, Ahmad Alwakaa, Heiko Schenk & Hermann Haller. #ResearchPublishing 🧪 🤝 🐟🎸 doi.org/10.1161/atvb...

Read this amazing Nerdy Note from @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social on "Why Science Needs More Storytelling" thosenerdygirls.substack.com/p/why-scienc... #scicomm

The latest issue of Breaking Through shows how MDI Bioscience fuels the journey "From Basic Discovery to Real-World Therapies" at MDI Bio Lab. #standwithscience #researchmatters 🧪 🤝

🦎 Exciting news — James Godwin, Ph.D., and his research on the regenerative powers of axolotls was featured in Globe Magazine from @bostonglobe.com. This work could help unlock new possibilities in human medicine. #standwithscience #researchmatters 🧪 🤝

This mouse fibroblast cell captured by @mdibl-lmf.bsky.social in 2022 is labeled with a #fluorescence to visualize the actin cytoskeleton—a network of actin filaments & proteins that maintains cell shape, enables movement & supports key processes. #researchmatters #microscopymonday #lightsheet 🧪 🤝

New research found that lithium deficiency causes dementia in mice, suggesting that the element could play a role in both causing and treating Alzheimer’s. A 2017 study in Denmark that looked at lithium levels in drinking water and rates of dementia seems to back this connection. buff.ly/B6bndHA

We’re excited to welcome Patricia Hand to the MDI Bio Lab Board of Trustees! Read more about Dr. Hand's leadership and exceptional contributions to the NIH IDeA program—work that’s benefited thousands of Maine students and faculty members. #standwithscience #researchmatters 🧪 🤝 🍎

Tiny fish, big potential. 🐟 👁️ The Madelaine Lab is uncovering the healing secrets of zebrafish in the latest issue of Breaking Through: Tiny Worlds, Big Science. Check it out at the link below! 🧪 🤝 🐟🎸 #standwithscience #researchmatters

Do you follow us on Instagram? 🖼️ Following MDI Bio Lab on Instagram delivers a unique window into how a regional, nonprofit lab turns basic science into impactful discoveries—all while staying deeply connected to its community and educators. Find us on Instagram at mdibiolab! 🧪🤝

Wondering what iPSCs or Organoids are? 🤔 🧪 🧫 🤝 #standwithscience #researchmatters

Today's #microscopymonday post is the larval brain of a #Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly) captured by MDI Bio Lab's Dr. Travis Carney. Hear why this animal model remains one of the most powerful tools in biomedical research at tonight's MDI Science Cafe "The Mighty Fruit Fly." Join us! 🧪 🤝 🪰

🎙️Today! MDI Bio Lab’s @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social is on ‪@scifri.bsky.social! Following new #Alzheimer’s findings from Bruce Yankner, she joins @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social & host @heyira.bsky.social to discuss “the quiet engine of science” — the NIH. Tune in! 🎧 #researchmatters 🧪 🤝 🍎

Upcoming Science Cafe: Aug 25 from 5–6 p.m. "Protecting the Surface of Blood Vessels" MDI Bio Lab's Yannic Becker will discuss how a molecule called heparanase 2 (Hpa2) might help protect the glycocalyx—and what that means for treating diabetic kidney + #vascular disease. #researchmatters 🧪 🤝 🫀

“While the broader economic outlook remains uncertain, I am pleased to report that the MDI Bio Lab remains on solid financial footing.” – President Hermann Haller, M.D. Read the full article from the Mount Desert Islander. #standwithscience #researchmatters 🧪 🤝

Learn how to incorporate #iPSC and #organoid technologies into your work at MDI Bio Lab! In response to new NIH initiatives and funding priorities, and in collaboration with @stemcell.com, we’ve extended the application deadline for Applications of Human iPSCs and Organoids 2025. 🧪 🤝 🍎 👩‍🔬 🖥️🧬

📗 New paper in @jclinical-invest.bsky.social, "Cytoskeleton-associated protein 4 affects podocyte cytoskeleton dynamics in diabetic kidney disease" with MDI Bio Lab Visiting Scientist Mario Schiffer, University Hospital Erlangen. #standwithscience #researchmatters 🧪 🤝 #ScientificResearchPublishing

This 2022 #microscopymonday image by Marko Pende is of two axolotls. The samples were mounted facing the objective lens with the neurons and Schwann cells stained. Schwann cells are the glial cells that form the myelin sheath on axons outside the brain. #researchmatters 🧪 🤝 #microscopy #lightsheet

Celebrating our 2025 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) students! After 10 weeks of immersive, hands-on research at MDI Bio Lab, our #SURF fellows presented their work at the final Student Symposium. We are so proud of this year’s cohort! 🧪 🤝 🍎 #researchmatters #reu #inbre

Meet the Minds of MDI Bio Lab: Emily Spaulding, Ph.D. Dr. Spaulding researches uses #C.elegans to learn how disrupted cell organization can contribute to #neurodegenerative disease. Learn more about her lab's work: mdibl.org/faculty/emil... #standwithscience #researchmatters 🧪 🤝 🍎 👩‍🔬

Excited to see @mdibiolab.bsky.social President Dr. Hermann Haller introduce COA’s Summer Institute session on #TrustInScience with Drs. Kizzmekia Corbet-Hilaire and Francis Collins

Learn about The Mighty Fruit Fly on August 11 at our next MDI Science Cafe! Join MDI Bio Lab Senior Research Scientist Dr. Travis Carney as we explore why #Drosophilamelanogaster remains one of the most powerful tools in biomedical research. 🧪 🤝 🪰 #standwithscience #researchmatters #fruitfly

Earlier this year, many NIH grants were abruptly canceled by the current administration despite covering a wide range of critical health research. This research covered topics ranging from cancer to community health. 1/n

A beautiful #microscopymonday sea star captured by @hsomers.bsky.social in 2022. Sample: Asterias amurensis (Northern Sea Star) Label: Nuclear staining with DAPI in Cyan and auto-fluorescence in green #standwithscience #researchmatters #microscopy #fluorescentproteins #lightsheet 🧪 🤝 #wildlife