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  • A Career Of Serotonin Research: From LSD To SIDS by David J. Mokler

    A Career Of Serotonin Research: From LSD To SIDS

    David J. Mokler


    Dr. David Mokler discusses his research, focused on behavior and neurochemistry of the brain, particularly serotonin. His research has examined the effects of drugs of abuse on the brain, sudden infant death syndrome, prenatal protein malnutrition and the limbic system of the brain.

  • A Lifetime Of Chemical Exposure - Dangers To Human Health by Cory R. Theberge

    A Lifetime Of Chemical Exposure - Dangers To Human Health

    Cory R. Theberge


    Dr. Cory Theberge, from UNE's College of Pharmacy, gives an overview of "contaminants of emerging concern" in the environment, how they end up there, and the scope of the problem in the United States. Dr. Richard Peterson, from UNE's Department of Environmental Studies, introduces the presentation.

  • A Tale Of Two Species: Evolvability, Genomic Context, And Pathogen Forecasting by Meghan May

    A Tale Of Two Species: Evolvability, Genomic Context, And Pathogen Forecasting

    Meghan May


    Dr. Meghan May gives an overview presentation of her research on evolution of virulence and pathogen prediction. The focus of the presentation is a group of organisms called mycoplasmas, and covered subjects include: Mycoplasma synoviae, Mycoplasma gallisepticum, genomic context, predictive modeling, sequence evolution, and genome reduction.

  • Blood-Based Marker For Aggressive Breast Cancer Early Detection by Srinidi Mohan

    Blood-Based Marker For Aggressive Breast Cancer Early Detection

    Srinidi Mohan


    Dr. Srinidi Mohan gives an overview presentation of his research, focused on nitric oxide metabolism, and its role in breast cancer biomarker development.

  • Exploring Molecular Mechanisms For The Chronification Of Pain by Derek Molliver

    Exploring Molecular Mechanisms For The Chronification Of Pain

    Derek Molliver


    Dr. Derek Molliver gives a presentation on the control of signaling pathways activated by GPCRs through the assembly of modular signaling complexes.

  • From Corals To Kidney Transplant Patients – Population Genetic/Genomic Approaches To Diverse Problems by Daniel A. Brazeau

    From Corals To Kidney Transplant Patients – Population Genetic/Genomic Approaches To Diverse Problems

    Daniel A. Brazeau


    Dr. Daniel Brazeau gives an overview presentation of potential applications for his research in genetics and pharmacogenomics.

  • Growing Infrastructure For Holistic Health Research With Aging Mainers by Thomas M. Meuser

    Growing Infrastructure For Holistic Health Research With Aging Mainers

    Thomas M. Meuser


    Presentation by Dr. Tom Meuser detailing the Legacy Scholars Program, a new resource created to support applied human subject research. The Legacy Scholars Program (LSP) is a research registry, a general longitudinal study of factors associated with health and well-being, and a lifelong learning and service hub—all in one. Adults, 55+ years, volunteer as Scholars, complete an annual survey, and support research at UNE. Data from the annual survey... Read More

  • Heal/Tell: Portraits And Narratives About Pain by Holly Haywood, Cathy Plourde, and Barbara Meldrum

    Heal/Tell: Portraits And Narratives About Pain

    Holly Haywood, Cathy Plourde, and Barbara Meldrum


    Collaborators Holly Haywood (photographer) and Cathy Plourde (interviewer/writer) invite you to share in a demonstration of using portrait taking and interviewing to curate stories about chronic pain. The project, as seen on the Heal/Tell Blog, is directed to health professionals to better attune them to how the health care system treats chronic pain patients—both the good and what needs to be improved. School of Social Work Barbara... Read More

  • Inhabiting The Patient Experience by Cathleen Miller and Jennifer S. Tuttle

    Inhabiting The Patient Experience

    Cathleen Miller and Jennifer S. Tuttle


    Interactive session using narratives from film, artists’ books, and other sources to reflect upon the experiences of patients being treated for terminal cancer. Students were offered a “patient case” using details from Martha Hall’s artists’ books and interviews to illustrate the patient experience. (Learn more about Martha Hall.)

    In small interprofessional groups, participants had the opportunity to discuss Martha’s case and their own feelings, reactions, and... Read More

  • Legacy Beliefs Across Generations: Learning From A Mixed Methods Approach by Thomas M. Meuser

    Legacy Beliefs Across Generations: Learning From A Mixed Methods Approach

    Thomas M. Meuser


    Dr. Tom Meuser gives an overview presentation of his research focused on legacy beliefs in advancing age.

  • Multi-National Collaboration And Conservation Of Humpback Whales With The Caribbean Humpback Acoustic Monitoring Program (CHAMP) by Heather Heenehan

    Multi-National Collaboration And Conservation Of Humpback Whales With The Caribbean Humpback Acoustic Monitoring Program (CHAMP)

    Heather Heenehan


    Dr. Heather Heenehan presents a seminar describing her time working on multi-national collaboration and conservation of humpback whales with the Caribbean Humpback Acoustic Monitoring Programme (CHAMP).

  • New Binding Mechanisms Drove The Emerging Pathology Of Zika Virus by Meghan May

    New Binding Mechanisms Drove The Emerging Pathology Of Zika Virus

    Meghan May


    Dr. Meghan May gives an overview presentation of the Zika virus epidemic in the Americas, genetic diversity of emergent lineages of the Zika virus, cell binding and Zika’s emergent pathology, and future directions for research and clinical treatment of the Zika virus.

  • Open Access: Is OA Ok? by Elizabeth Dyer, Barbara Swartzlander, Daniel A. Brazeau, and Bethany Kenyon

    Open Access: Is OA Ok?

    Elizabeth Dyer, Barbara Swartzlander, Daniel A. Brazeau, and Bethany Kenyon


    Open Access (OA) publishing is growing exponentially across many disciplines. What do UNE students and faculty need to know about it? UNE Librarian Beth Dyer presents its opportunities and pitfalls, with advice on how to approach OA both as an author and a consumer. UNE College of Pharmacy’s Dr. Dan Brazeau talks about his experiences with OA publishing. UNE Librarian Bethany Kenyon discusses UNE's open access digital repository, DUNE:... Read More

  • Post-Traumatic Growth And Healing Through Art by Danielle F. Wozniak

    Post-Traumatic Growth And Healing Through Art

    Danielle F. Wozniak


    Explores the trajectory of healing and self-reclamation that occurs following post-traumatic stress that may come from domestic violence. Danielle highlights how arts can expedite the healing process. Participants were given the opportunity to interact with art supplies during this 1-hour session

  • Should I Say Something? Whether to Offer Unsolicited Health Information Inside and Outside the Workplace as a Healthcare Professional - Presentation Video by Nicholas Church

    Should I Say Something? Whether to Offer Unsolicited Health Information Inside and Outside the Workplace as a Healthcare Professional - Presentation Video

    Nicholas Church


    Whether on-duty in medical centers, offices, and pharmacies, or off-duty out in the world, health professionals are often the first to notice a decline in health status of a fellow human being. Yet, many professionals report feeling conflicted about offering health information or advice to someone who is not expecting it. This event reviews the ethical, legal and practical implications of offering unsolicited health information; it touches on several... Read More

  • Successful Aging And Your Brain by Marilyn R. Gugliucci, Geoffrey K. Ganter, Victoria Stacey Thieme DO, and Rob Anderson

    Successful Aging And Your Brain

    Marilyn R. Gugliucci, Geoffrey K. Ganter, Victoria Stacey Thieme DO, and Rob Anderson


    The Dana Foundation, a national brain research organization, teamed up with the University of New England to host a program for the public about aging and the brain. Erica Robertson, M.P.H.(c), fitness director for UNE’s U-ExCEL program, provided opening exercises to get the group warmed up and brains stimulated. The session then provided information on three topic areas: normal brain function and normal age-related changes; brain diseases and disorders;... Read More

  • The Clinical Relevance Of Ectopic Axonal Sensitivity by Geoffrey M. Bove

    The Clinical Relevance Of Ectopic Axonal Sensitivity

    Geoffrey M. Bove


    Dr. Geoffrey Bove gives a presentation on the translation into clinical practice of his research on the effect of inflammation and altered axoplasmic flow on nociceptor axons.

  • The Opioid Crisis: A Pharmacist's Role by Leslie Ochs

    The Opioid Crisis: A Pharmacist's Role

    Leslie Ochs


    Dr. Leslie Ochs discusses the current opioid crisis, along with strategies to address the problem, lending a pharmacist and public health perspective.

  • The Science Of Lipids And Cell Membranes In Health-Related Research by Ronald D. Hills Jr

    The Science Of Lipids And Cell Membranes In Health-Related Research

    Ronald D. Hills Jr


    Presentation by Ronald Hills, Ph .D., describing the work of his laboratory at UNE. The Hills Lab is interested in the molecular mechanisms underlying biomedically relevant scientific problems. Having previously developed a suite of simulation tools for studying the molecular dynamics of membrane-protein systems, its research has since investigated the functional mechanisms of efflux transport proteins, of use for developing new therapies to overcome cellular multidrug resistance. The lab... Read More

  • Transformative Trash: Repurposing For A Purpose by Kris Hall and Elizabeth McLellan

    Transformative Trash: Repurposing For A Purpose

    Kris Hall and Elizabeth McLellan


    Artist Kris Hall and Organizer Elizabeth McLellen discussed the intersection of art and activism, and presented on the use of medical blue wrap as a medium to raise awareness and funding for Partners for World Health. The act of turning trash into treasure is not a new idea, but in this case the medium and the message raise awareness for everything from recycling to the state of health care in third world countries.

  • Walking Sideways: My Meandering Path Through The World Of Crab Physiology by Markus Frederich

    Walking Sideways: My Meandering Path Through The World Of Crab Physiology

    Markus Frederich


    UNE’s 7th Annual Ludcke Lecture, presented by Professor of Marine Sciences, Dr. Markus Frederich. Dr. Frederich is currently investigating stress tolerance in genetically different populations of European green crabs. These invasive crabs decimate the soft shell clam fishery in New England. With his students, Frederich tests whether crabs from Maine, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Iceland have different tolerances to stress leading to different levels of environmental destruction.

    ... Read More

 
 
 

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