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
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 🧪 🤝 🐟🎸 🍎 👩🔬 🌎 🖥️ 🧬
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 🧪 🤝 🐟🎸 🍎 👩🔬 🌎 🖥️ 🧬
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/
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#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 🧪 🤝 🍎 👩🔬 🖥️ 🧬
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
Meet the Minds of MDI Bio Lab: Hermann Haller, M.D.
The Haller lab studies how blood vessels form and change in the kidney over time using animal models to better understand both development & aging. Learn more: https://mdibl.org/faculty/hermann-haller-m-d/
#standwithscience #researchmatters 🧪 🤝
The Haller lab studies how blood vessels form and change in the kidney over time using animal models to better understand both development & aging. Learn more: https://mdibl.org/faculty/hermann-haller-m-d/
#standwithscience #researchmatters 🧪 🤝
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Meet the Minds of MDI Bio Lab: Hermann Haller, M.D.
The Haller lab studies how blood vessels form and change in the kidney over time using animal models to better understand both development & aging. Learn more: https://mdibl.org/faculty/hermann-haller-m-d/
#standwithscience #researchmatters 🧪 🤝
The Haller lab studies how blood vessels form and change in the kidney over time using animal models to better understand both development & aging. Learn more: https://mdibl.org/faculty/hermann-haller-m-d/
#standwithscience #researchmatters 🧪 🤝
A striking capture by @murawalalab.bsky.social Marko Pende for a 2020 paper in the @aaas.org journal Science Advances (doi.org/10.1126/scia...). It shows the intricate structures of the axolotl — a model for regeneration research.
#standwithscience #researchmatters #microscopymonday 🧪 🤝
#standwithscience #researchmatters #microscopymonday 🧪 🤝
October 20, 2025 at 12:01 PM
A striking capture by @murawalalab.bsky.social Marko Pende for a 2020 paper in the @aaas.org journal Science Advances (doi.org/10.1126/scia...). It shows the intricate structures of the axolotl — a model for regeneration research.
#standwithscience #researchmatters #microscopymonday 🧪 🤝
#standwithscience #researchmatters #microscopymonday 🧪 🤝
Shout out to our President’s Cabinet! Their advocacy amplifies our mission, sparks new connections, and inspires others to learn about the MDI Bio Lab's research and education programs throughout the year! 🧪 🤝 🍎
mdibl.org/presidentsca...
#researchmatters #philanthropyfriday
mdibl.org/presidentsca...
#researchmatters #philanthropyfriday
October 17, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Shout out to our President’s Cabinet! Their advocacy amplifies our mission, sparks new connections, and inspires others to learn about the MDI Bio Lab's research and education programs throughout the year! 🧪 🤝 🍎
mdibl.org/presidentsca...
#researchmatters #philanthropyfriday
mdibl.org/presidentsca...
#researchmatters #philanthropyfriday
Shout out to Olaleye Olajuyin, who presented his research at the Zebrafish Disease Models Society Annual Conference this week @bostonu.bsky.social! He gave a flash talk and shared his work during the poster session — great representation of MDI Bio Lab science!
#researchmatters 🧪 🤝 🐟🎸 🍎 🧬
#researchmatters 🧪 🤝 🐟🎸 🍎 🧬
October 17, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Shout out to Olaleye Olajuyin, who presented his research at the Zebrafish Disease Models Society Annual Conference this week @bostonu.bsky.social! He gave a flash talk and shared his work during the poster session — great representation of MDI Bio Lab science!
#researchmatters 🧪 🤝 🐟🎸 🍎 🧬
#researchmatters 🧪 🤝 🐟🎸 🍎 🧬
From a small lab on the coast of Maine to a hub for discovery with global impact — get to know MDI Bio Lab in under a minute.
#standwithscience #researchmatters
🧪 🤝 🐟🎸 🍎 👩🔬 🌎 🖥️ 🧬
#standwithscience #researchmatters
🧪 🤝 🐟🎸 🍎 👩🔬 🌎 🖥️ 🧬
October 15, 2025 at 12:17 PM
From a small lab on the coast of Maine to a hub for discovery with global impact — get to know MDI Bio Lab in under a minute.
#standwithscience #researchmatters
🧪 🤝 🐟🎸 🍎 👩🔬 🌎 🖥️ 🧬
#standwithscience #researchmatters
🧪 🤝 🐟🎸 🍎 👩🔬 🌎 🖥️ 🧬
This #microscopymonday image of a planarian regenerating its head 7 days after decapitation is from MDI Bio Lab's Disney lab. The translucent area at the top is the blastema—a mass of stem cells that gives rise to new tissues during regeneration. MDIBL Light Microscopy Facility
🧪 🤝 🌎 #microscopy
🧪 🤝 🌎 #microscopy
October 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
This #microscopymonday image of a planarian regenerating its head 7 days after decapitation is from MDI Bio Lab's Disney lab. The translucent area at the top is the blastema—a mass of stem cells that gives rise to new tissues during regeneration. MDIBL Light Microscopy Facility
🧪 🤝 🌎 #microscopy
🧪 🤝 🌎 #microscopy
Science in snackable form? 🍿
Check out MDI Biological Laboratory’s YouTube Shorts for fast, fascinating looks at our research and discoveries. Subscribing is free!
Explore the science that shapes healthier, longer lives: https://www.youtube.com/@mdibiologicallaboratory/shorts
Check out MDI Biological Laboratory’s YouTube Shorts for fast, fascinating looks at our research and discoveries. Subscribing is free!
Explore the science that shapes healthier, longer lives: https://www.youtube.com/@mdibiologicallaboratory/shorts
October 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Science in snackable form? 🍿
Check out MDI Biological Laboratory’s YouTube Shorts for fast, fascinating looks at our research and discoveries. Subscribing is free!
Explore the science that shapes healthier, longer lives: https://www.youtube.com/@mdibiologicallaboratory/shorts
Check out MDI Biological Laboratory’s YouTube Shorts for fast, fascinating looks at our research and discoveries. Subscribing is free!
Explore the science that shapes healthier, longer lives: https://www.youtube.com/@mdibiologicallaboratory/shorts
It’s DAF Day! 💙 Donor Advised Funds make giving easy — and they’re not just for the wealthy.
💡 69% of DAF gifts are under $1,000!
A DAF lets you plan your charitable giving, get tax benefits and support the causes you care about most — like MDI Bio Lab.
Learn how: mdibl.org/donate
💡 69% of DAF gifts are under $1,000!
A DAF lets you plan your charitable giving, get tax benefits and support the causes you care about most — like MDI Bio Lab.
Learn how: mdibl.org/donate
October 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
It’s DAF Day! 💙 Donor Advised Funds make giving easy — and they’re not just for the wealthy.
💡 69% of DAF gifts are under $1,000!
A DAF lets you plan your charitable giving, get tax benefits and support the causes you care about most — like MDI Bio Lab.
Learn how: mdibl.org/donate
💡 69% of DAF gifts are under $1,000!
A DAF lets you plan your charitable giving, get tax benefits and support the causes you care about most — like MDI Bio Lab.
Learn how: mdibl.org/donate
Meet the Minds of MDI Bio Lab: James Godwin, Ph.D.
Dr. Godwin’s work explores the molecular signals from nerve and immune cells that underpin the resistance to scarring, and the activation of regeneration in axolotl salamanders.
Learn more: https://ow.ly/Lqef50WNyGs
#researchmatters 🧪 🤝
Dr. Godwin’s work explores the molecular signals from nerve and immune cells that underpin the resistance to scarring, and the activation of regeneration in axolotl salamanders.
Learn more: https://ow.ly/Lqef50WNyGs
#researchmatters 🧪 🤝
October 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Meet the Minds of MDI Bio Lab: James Godwin, Ph.D.
Dr. Godwin’s work explores the molecular signals from nerve and immune cells that underpin the resistance to scarring, and the activation of regeneration in axolotl salamanders.
Learn more: https://ow.ly/Lqef50WNyGs
#researchmatters 🧪 🤝
Dr. Godwin’s work explores the molecular signals from nerve and immune cells that underpin the resistance to scarring, and the activation of regeneration in axolotl salamanders.
Learn more: https://ow.ly/Lqef50WNyGs
#researchmatters 🧪 🤝
In these images of living #Celegans, a cell compartment called the nucleolus is tagged with a green fluorescent protein. The Spaulding lab at MDI Bio Lab studies the role of the nucleolus in #neurodegenerative disease.
#standwithscience #researchmatters #microscopymonday 🧪 🤝
#standwithscience #researchmatters #microscopymonday 🧪 🤝
October 6, 2025 at 2:01 PM
In these images of living #Celegans, a cell compartment called the nucleolus is tagged with a green fluorescent protein. The Spaulding lab at MDI Bio Lab studies the role of the nucleolus in #neurodegenerative disease.
#standwithscience #researchmatters #microscopymonday 🧪 🤝
#standwithscience #researchmatters #microscopymonday 🧪 🤝
Did you know? Planaria—flatworms that can regrow almost any part of their body—are now part of the Disney lab’s #PFAS research at MDI Bio Lab.
Big insights about human and environmental health can come from these tiny creatures! 🔬 🧪 🤝
#standwithscience #researchmatters
Big insights about human and environmental health can come from these tiny creatures! 🔬 🧪 🤝
#standwithscience #researchmatters
October 3, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Did you know? Planaria—flatworms that can regrow almost any part of their body—are now part of the Disney lab’s #PFAS research at MDI Bio Lab.
Big insights about human and environmental health can come from these tiny creatures! 🔬 🧪 🤝
#standwithscience #researchmatters
Big insights about human and environmental health can come from these tiny creatures! 🔬 🧪 🤝
#standwithscience #researchmatters
Soup season is here!
From our archives: a Corn Chowder recipe from longtime MDI Bio Lab friend Beth Kidder, published in the 1976 cookbook, The Best in Cooking at MDIBL. A delicious reminder of our community’s long tradition of sharing knowledge—in and out of the lab!
#researchmatters 🧪 🤝
From our archives: a Corn Chowder recipe from longtime MDI Bio Lab friend Beth Kidder, published in the 1976 cookbook, The Best in Cooking at MDIBL. A delicious reminder of our community’s long tradition of sharing knowledge—in and out of the lab!
#researchmatters 🧪 🤝
October 2, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Soup season is here!
From our archives: a Corn Chowder recipe from longtime MDI Bio Lab friend Beth Kidder, published in the 1976 cookbook, The Best in Cooking at MDIBL. A delicious reminder of our community’s long tradition of sharing knowledge—in and out of the lab!
#researchmatters 🧪 🤝
From our archives: a Corn Chowder recipe from longtime MDI Bio Lab friend Beth Kidder, published in the 1976 cookbook, The Best in Cooking at MDIBL. A delicious reminder of our community’s long tradition of sharing knowledge—in and out of the lab!
#researchmatters 🧪 🤝
Breakthroughs that improve health start here!
At MDI Bio Lab, we explore disease at the most fundamental level and turn discovery into real-world solutions. Thanks to you, we continue pushing boundaries & improving human health.
Learn more: https://ow.ly/Syht50X14yY
#researchmatters 🧪 🤝
At MDI Bio Lab, we explore disease at the most fundamental level and turn discovery into real-world solutions. Thanks to you, we continue pushing boundaries & improving human health.
Learn more: https://ow.ly/Syht50X14yY
#researchmatters 🧪 🤝
October 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Breakthroughs that improve health start here!
At MDI Bio Lab, we explore disease at the most fundamental level and turn discovery into real-world solutions. Thanks to you, we continue pushing boundaries & improving human health.
Learn more: https://ow.ly/Syht50X14yY
#researchmatters 🧪 🤝
At MDI Bio Lab, we explore disease at the most fundamental level and turn discovery into real-world solutions. Thanks to you, we continue pushing boundaries & improving human health.
Learn more: https://ow.ly/Syht50X14yY
#researchmatters 🧪 🤝
How does science in the lab become medicine in the real world? Let’s explore translational research.
#standwithscience #researchmatters 🧪 🤝 🐟🎸 🍎 👩🔬 🌎 🖥️ 🧬
#standwithscience #researchmatters 🧪 🤝 🐟🎸 🍎 👩🔬 🌎 🖥️ 🧬
October 1, 2025 at 11:59 AM
How does science in the lab become medicine in the real world? Let’s explore translational research.
#standwithscience #researchmatters 🧪 🤝 🐟🎸 🍎 👩🔬 🌎 🖥️ 🧬
#standwithscience #researchmatters 🧪 🤝 🐟🎸 🍎 👩🔬 🌎 🖥️ 🧬