{"id":627,"date":"2021-08-06T11:56:07","date_gmt":"2021-08-06T15:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.une.edu\/biomedicalsciences\/?page_id=627"},"modified":"2026-03-31T16:03:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T20:03:41","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.une.edu\/biomedicalsciences\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Enabled links are in blue<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li> <strong>APRIL 1, 2026<\/strong>:  <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.une.edu\/biomedicalsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/03\/7-2-BMSc-COM-Department-Newsletter-Vol-7-Issue-2-Winter-2026.pdf\" id=\"https:\/\/sites.une.edu\/biomedicalsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/03\/7-2-BMSc-COM-Department-Newsletter-Vol-7-Issue-2-Winter-2026.pdf\">BMS Department Newsletter Vol 7; Issue 2 Winter 2026<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>FEBRUARY 23, 202<\/strong>6: <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.une.edu\/biomedicalsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/02\/7-1-BMSc-COM-Department-Newsletter-Vol-7-Issue-1-Fall-2025.pdf\">BMS Department Newsletter Vol 7; Issue 1 Fall 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>FALL 2025<\/strong>: Congratulations to Joel Talsma&nbsp;for winning the 2025 International Pain &amp; Spine Intervention Society Research Abstract Award in the Basic Science category with his paper titled \u201cBasivertebral Foramen and Nerve Characterization (S1)\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Congratulations to Tamara King on being appointed and installed as the Chair of the NIH Neurobiology of Pain and Itch (NPI) study section.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>OCTOBER 01, 2025<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.une.edu\/biomedicalsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2025\/10\/6-4-BMSc-COM-Department-Newsletter-Vol-6-Issue-4-Summer-2025.pdf\">BMS Department Newsletter Vol 6; Issue 4 Summer 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>JUNE 20, 2025:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.une.edu\/biomedicalsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2025\/06\/6-3-BMSc-COM-Department-Newsletter-Vol-6-Issue-3-Spring-2025.pdf\">BMS Department Newsletter Vol 6; Issue 3 Spring 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>JUNE 3, 2025:<\/strong>UNE COM moves into its new home in the Harold and Bibby Alfond Center for Health Sciences: The University of New England on June 3, 2025 inaugurated the Harold and Bibby Alfond Center for Health Sciences, a state-of-the-art medical education facility now serving as the new home of Maine\u2019s medical school, marking a transformative moment in the future of medical and health professions education in Maine.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"688\" height=\"296\" class=\"wp-image-1368\" style=\"width: 1460px\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.une.edu\/biomedicalsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2025\/10\/Picture1.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.une.edu\/biomedicalsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2025\/10\/Picture1.jpg 688w, https:\/\/sites.une.edu\/biomedicalsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2025\/10\/Picture1-300x129.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>APRIL 28, 2025:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.une.edu\/biomedicalsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2025\/04\/6-2-BMSc-COM-Department-Newsletter-Vol-6-Issue-2-Winter-2025.pdf\">BMS Department Newsletter Vol 6; Issue 2 Winter 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>JANUARY 29, 2025:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.une.edu\/biomedicalsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2025\/02\/6-1-BMSc-COM-Department-Newsletter-Vol-6-Issue-1-Fall-2024.pdf\">BMS Department Newsletter Vol 6; Issue 1 Fall 2024<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Geoffrey McCullen, MD <\/strong>was interviewed by Al Jazeera about the Floating Doctors trip to Panama that he along with UNE COM students participated. The link to the article can be found here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/features\/longform\/2024\/10\/13\/the-floating-doctors-mobile-medicine-comes-to-panamas-jungles\">https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/features\/longform\/2024\/10\/13\/the-floating-doctors-mobile-medicine-comes-to-panamas-jungles<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Congratulations to <strong>Dr. Scott Wood<\/strong> on receiving the 2024 ASME Rising Star of Mechanical Engineering award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineering at the International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition in Portland, Oregon in November.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Congratulations to<strong> Dr. Scott Wood<\/strong> on receiving a one-year CCSR (COBRE) Pilot Project titled: &#8220;Establishing a novel in vitro disease model of aging cartilage&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>OCTOBER 3, 2024:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.une.edu\/ferlandlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2024\/10\/5-4-BMSc-COM-Department-Newsletter-Vol-5-Issue-4-Summer-2024.pdf\">BMS Department Newsletter Vol 5<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.une.edu\/biomedicalsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/5-4-BMSc-COM-Department-Newsletter-Vol-5-Issue-4-Summer-2024-1.pdf\">; Issue 4 Summer 2024 <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Congratulations to <strong>Dr. Tamara King<\/strong> on being awarded three new NIH grants. Each of the grants and a blurb about her work can be found on page 5 of the <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.une.edu\/ferlandlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2024\/10\/5-4-BMSc-COM-Department-Newsletter-Vol-5-Issue-4-Summer-2024.pdf\">BMS Department Newsletter Vol 5<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.une.edu\/biomedicalsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/10\/5-4-BMSc-COM-Department-Newsletter-Vol-5-Issue-4-Summer-2024-1.pdf\">; Issue 4 Summer 2024 <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>JULY 19, 2024:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.une.edu\/biomedicalsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/07\/5-3-BMSc-COM-Department-Newsletter-Vol-5-Issue-3-Spring-2024.pdf\">BMS Department Newsletter Vol 5; Issue 3 Spring 2024<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Congratulations to <strong>Dr. Tyler Redway<\/strong> on a successful start to his Anatomy Outreach for Research and Teaching Advancement (AORTA) Program (for more information see the BMS Department Newsletter Vol 5; Issue 3 Spring 2024 (link <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.une.edu\/biomedicalsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/07\/5-3-BMSc-COM-Department-Newsletter-Vol-5-Issue-3-Spring-2024.pdf\">here<\/a>)).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Well done and congratulations to <strong>Dr. Geoffrey McCullen<\/strong> who visited Panama with UNE COM students to conduct a medical mission (for more information and pictures see the BMS Department Newsletter Vol 5; Issue 3 Spring 2024 (link <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.une.edu\/biomedicalsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/07\/5-3-BMSc-COM-Department-Newsletter-Vol-5-Issue-3-Spring-2024.pdf\">here<\/a>)).<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in;font-size: 12pt;, serif;text-align: justify;background-image: initial;background-position: initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat: initial;background-attachment: initial\"><\/p><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Congratulations to <strong>Dr. Kin Ly<\/strong> on being selected as CAIEP\u2019s inaugural \u201cDistinction in Interprofessional Faculty Leader\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Congratulations to <strong>Dr. Russ Ferland<\/strong> on receiving a 4-year NIH R16 award (R16NS140309) titled \u201cThe Role of the Ventromedial Nucleus of the Hypothalamus in Epileptogenesis.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Mark Scheunke, PhD <\/strong>was a guest on the &#8220;Pod&nbsp;of Inquiry&#8221; podcast discussing Radiculopathy versus Peripheral Nerve Entrapment. Season 4, Episode 13.&nbsp; May 2024. Run time: 1 hr, 12 min.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Congratulations to Emerita Professor, <strong>Dr. Barbara Winterson<\/strong>, on being awarded the UNE COM Pioneer of Osteopathic Medicine Award at the 2024 UNE COM Graduation Ceremony. Well done and thank you for all you have done for UNE COM!  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized is-style-rounded\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.une.edu\/biomedicalsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/07\/20240518_UNECOM_008282-scaled-e1722269329401.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:454px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>APRIL 22, 2024:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.une.edu\/biomedicalsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/05\/5-2-BMSc-COM-Department-Newsletter-Vol-5-Issue-2-Winter-2024.pdf\">BMS Department Newsletter Vol 5; Issue 2 Winter 2024<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Congratulations to <strong>Dr. Harry Filippakis<\/strong> on receiving a one-year Department of Defense, U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command, Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, Kidney Cancer Research Program Concept Award titled \u201cSpatial CRISPR: A Novel Approach to Identify Novel Therapeutic Targets for TFE3-RCC\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Congratulations to <strong>Drs.<\/strong> <strong>D Molliver<\/strong> (PI), <strong>L Cao<\/strong> (Core Director), <strong>K Becker<\/strong> (Research Project Leader), <strong>H Filippakis<\/strong> (Research Project Leader), and <strong>L Queme Cobar<\/strong> (Research Project Leader) on the awarding of the new COBRE: Center for Cell Signaling.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The new COBRE was featured on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.une.edu\/news\/2024\/une-receives-108-million-establish-new-center-cell-signaling-research\">UNE website<\/a>, in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/2024\/01\/18\/university-of-new-england-lands-10-8-million-grant-to-study-cell-signaling\/\">Portland Press Herald<\/a>, and on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mainebiz.biz\/article\/une-gets-108m-award-to-launch-research-center-explore-role-of-cell-signals-in-disease\">Mainebiz<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Congratulations to <strong>Dr. Kin Ly<\/strong> as the 2024 recipient of the Center to Advance Interprofessional Education and Practice\u2019s (CAIEP) Pagnucco Interprofessional Service Award. This award recognizes a faculty member for their outstanding commitment to interprofessional education, training, mentorship, and practice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Professor Ben Harrison<\/strong> and his laboratory were featured in the most recent <em>UNE Magazine<\/em> with an article titled \u201dOne slide at a time: UNE undergrad joins the enduring quest to cure Alzheimer\u2019s\u201d. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.une.edu\/magazine\/2023-edition\/our-future-one-slide-time\">LINK<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Professor Ling Cao <\/strong>was highlighted in the Portland Press Herald with an article titled \u201cUniversity of New England biomedical professor awarded $1.7 million grant\u201d. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/2023\/10\/19\/university-of-new-england-biomedical-professor-awarded-1-7-million-grant\/\">LINK<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Professor Talsma <\/strong>and his research teamwere featured in Medical Pressfor the work in their recent publication. The title of the press release was \u201dStudy improves outcomes for patients undergoing chest wall surgery\u201d. <a href=\"https:\/\/medicalxpress.com\/news\/2023-10-outcomes-patients-chest-wall-surgery.html\">LINK<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif\">Congratulations to <b>Dr. Harry Filippakis <\/b>on receiving a one-year Biosample Seed Grant titled \u201c<u>Identifying the tryptophan\/kynurenine metabolic landscape in TSC<\/u>\u201d from the <\/span><span style=\"text-align: justify;color: initial;font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif\">National<span style=\"letter-spacing: -0.2pt\"> <\/span>Tuberous<span style=\"letter-spacing: -0.2pt\"> <\/span>Sclerosis<span style=\"letter-spacing: -0.2pt\"> <\/span>Association.<\/span><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in;font-size: 12pt;, serif;text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif\"><\/span><\/p><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>J<strong>ANUARY 8, 2024:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.une.edu\/biomedicalsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/05\/5-1-BMSc-COM-Department-Newsletter-Vol-5-Issue-1-Fall-2023.pdf\">BMS Department Newsletter Vol 5; Issue 1 Fall 2023<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>SEPTEMBER 19, 2023:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.une.edu\/biomedicalsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2023\/09\/4-4-BMSc-COM-Department-Newsletter-Vol-4-Issue-4-Summer-2023.pdf\">BMS Department Newsletter Vol 4; Issue 4, Summer 2023<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Congratulations to <strong>Dr. Doug Spicer <\/strong>on the publishing of the first edition of his new textbook titled \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/shop.lww.com\/Biochemistry-Behind-the-Symptoms\/p\/9781975191474\">Biochemistry Behind the Symptoms<\/a>.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>SEPTEMBER 2023:<\/strong> Congratulations to <strong>Dr. Ling Cao <\/strong>on being awarded an NIH R01 award, titled &#8220;HIV Tat-associated Sensory Neuropathy and the Contribution of Toll-like Receptor Pathway.&#8221; <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>AUGUST 2023:<\/strong> Congratulations to <strong>Dr. Katie Becker <\/strong>on being awarded an NIH R16 award, titled \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/reporter.nih.gov\/search\/pLp7d1KzmU-St21JMohfmA\/project-details\/10714639\">The Impact of Disrupting Sensory Innervation on Tibial Bone Mass<\/a>.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>AUGUST 2023:<\/strong> <strong>Dr. Ian Meng<\/strong> (and his lab) were featured on News Center Maine, Morning Report, on August 9, 2023 discussing his research program seeking to find a cause and treatment for ocular pain. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscentermaine.com\/article\/news\/health\/university-of-new-england-chronic-eye-ocular-pain-corneal\/97-f025c899-7503-4230-b3c9-e28f1ff35c8a\">LINK<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>JULY 17, 2023:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.une.edu\/biomedicalsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2023\/07\/4-3-BMSc-COM-Department-Newsletter-Vol-4-Issue-3-Spring-2023.pdf\">BMS Department Newsletter Vol 4; Issue 3, Spring 2023<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>JULY 2023<\/strong>: Congratulations to <strong>Dr. Ling Cao<\/strong> on being awarded an NIH NNE-CTR UVM Subaward titled \u201cIdentification of gaps in care for patients with chronic pain through the establishment of a state-wide pain registry in Maine.\u201d VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN THIS STUDY, PLEASE CLICK <em><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.une.edu\/biomedicalsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2023\/08\/COM_MainePainRegistrySurvey_Flyer_v2.20.23_rev.6.13.23.pdf\"><strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a> <\/em>FOR MORE INFORMATION.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>JUNE 1, 2023<\/strong>: Welcome to&nbsp;<strong>Dr. Tyler Redway&nbsp;<\/strong>as a new faculty member in the Department of Biomedical Sciences. Dr. Redway is a triple graduate of The Ohio State University, where he focused on teaching human anatomy to all levels of students and expanding the Division of Anatomy\u2019s Anatomy Outreach Program. This program\u2019s primary objective was to reach high school-level students in anatomy and physiology classrooms and provide them with a hands-on learning experience in the donor lab. These outreach sessions provide students with opportunities to learn about human anatomy outside of the textbook, interact with content experts, and learn about related education and career opportunities. Through this work, he found a passion for teaching and creating a safe space for more people to learn about the wonders of the human body. His research has focused on the presence and methods of existing Anatomy Educational Outreach Programs (AEOPs) in the United States and some of the impacts of the OSU AEOP on students\u2019 interests and attitudes toward human anatomy. At UNE, he hopes to continue this work with the community so that he may expand our understanding of AEOPs, how they operate and impact our participants, and build resources for new and existing programs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>JUNE 1, 2023<\/strong>: Welcome to&nbsp;<strong>Dr. Geoffrey McCullen&nbsp;<\/strong>as a new faculty member in the Department of Biomedical Sciences. Dr. McCullen is a fellowship-trained orthopedic spine surgeon and a clinical anatomist. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery and is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons.&nbsp; Educated at Williams College (BA, Chemistry), he received a United States Navy Health Professions Scholarship to attend the Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, graduating with distinction. Dr. McCullen completed a surgical internship\/residency (University of Texas Southwestern), an orthopedic residency (Dartmouth), and a spine fellowship (State University of New York). He then served on active duty as the chief of spine surgery, director of research and orthopedic faculty member at the Naval Medical San Diego and the University of California San Diego before establishing a multidisciplinary spine private practice in Lincoln, Nebraska in 1999. In 2013, Dr. McCullen earned a Master of Healthcare Delivery Science at Dartmouth College, Tuck School of Business. In 2014, he founded OneHealth Nebraska, an independent physician association with more than 300 members. In 2017, Dr. McCullen moved to Maine and joined the VA serving veterans with orthopedic and spine problems. He has served as the Surgical Preceptor for medical students and the Chief of Orthopedics at VA Maine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>MARCH 17, 2023:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.une.edu\/biomedicalsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2023\/03\/4-2-BMSc-COM-Department-Newsletter-Vol-4-Issue-2-Winter-2023.pdf\">BMS Department Newsletter Vol 4; Issue 2, Winter 2023<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>MARCH 2023<\/strong>: Congratulations to&nbsp;<strong>Dr. Katie Becker&nbsp;<\/strong>on being selected as the Biomedical Science Faculty Designated Hooder at&nbsp;COM\u2019s graduation ceremony in May.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>JANUARY 26, 2022<\/strong>: Congratulations to&nbsp;<strong>Dr. Ian Meng&nbsp;<\/strong>on being a featured&nbsp;speaker on Maine Science Festival\u2019s \u201cMaine Science\u201d&nbsp;podcast (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mainesciencefestival.org\/post\/maine-science-podcast-episode-45\">link here<\/a>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>FEBRUARY 2023<\/strong>: Congratulations to&nbsp;<strong>Dr. Derek Molliver&nbsp;<\/strong>on being awarded an NIH R01 award,&nbsp;titled \u201cMitochondrial regulation of nociceptor function.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>JANUARY 5, 2023:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.une.edu\/biomedicalsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2023\/03\/4-1-BMSc-COM-Department-Newsletter-Vol-4-Issue-1-Fall-2022.pdf\">BMS Department Newsletter Vol 4; Issue 1, Fall 2022<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>DECEMBER 19, 2022<\/strong>: Congratulations to&nbsp;<strong>Dr. Ling Cao&nbsp;<\/strong>on being a featured&nbsp;speaker on NPR\u2019s \u201cAcademic Minute\u201d podcast (<a href=\"https:\/\/academicminute.org\/2022\/12\/ling-cao-university-of-new-england-models-for-discovering-methods-to-reduce-chronic-pain\/\">link here<\/a>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>DECEMBER 2022: <\/strong>Congratulations to&nbsp;<strong>Dr. Luis Queme&nbsp;<\/strong>on being awarded an NIH R21 award,&nbsp;titled \u201cChronic stress induces neuroimmune modulated primary muscle afferent sensitization.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>NOVEMBER 8, 2022:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.une.edu\/biomedicalsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2022\/11\/3-4-BMSc-COM-Department-Newsletter-Vol-3-Issue-4_Summer-2022.pdf\">BMS Department Newsletter Vol 3; Issue 4, Summer 2022<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>NOVEMBER 2022<\/strong>: Welcome to&nbsp;<strong>Dr. Luis Queme&nbsp;<\/strong>as a new faculty member in the Department of Biomedical Sciences. He received his MD from Francisco Marroquin University, School of Medicine (Guatemala City, Guatemala) and his PhD from the Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine (Nagoya, Japan). He comes to us from the Pain Management Lab, Cincinnati Children&#8217;s Hospital Medical Center (Cincinnati, OH).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>OCTOBER<\/strong> <strong>2022<\/strong>: IN THE NEWS &#8211; <strong>Dr. Ian Meng<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Dr. Meng <\/strong>was featured on CBS13 WGME (<a href=\"https:\/\/wgme.com\/news\/instagram\/une-receives-66-million-to-study-ocular-pain-university-of-new-england-ian-meng-chronic-pain-cornea\">link here<\/a>) and in the Portland Press Herald (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/2022\/10\/24\/une-team-gets-6-6-million-grant-to-explore-eye-pain-potential-treatments\/\">link here<\/a>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>OCTOBER\/NOVEMBER<\/strong>: IN THE NEWS &#8211; <strong>Dr. Diana Goode<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Dr. Goode<\/strong> was featured on a number of Maine news outlets such as News Center Maine (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscentermaine.com\/article\/news\/health\/une-researchers-study-ways-to-ease-pain-from-chemotherapy-cancer-treatment-pain-reduction-research-funding-health-science\/97-7e6ecaa0-aa5a-47ba-afd2-5578f66aa731\">link here<\/a>), CBS13 WGME (<a href=\"https:\/\/wgme.com\/news\/local\/une-researcher-awarded-17m-to-study-chemo-pain-treatment-diana-goode-chemotherapy-national-cancer-institute-national-institute-of-general-medical-sciences-national-institutes-of-health-cancer-peripheral-neuropathy\">link here<\/a>), FOX23 News (<a href=\"https:\/\/fox23maine.com\/news\/local\/une-researcher-awarded-17m-to-study-chemo-pain-treatment-diana-goode-chemotherapy-national-cancer-institute-national-institute-of-general-medical-sciences-national-institutes-of-health-cancer-peripheral-neuropathy\">link here<\/a>), and the Portland Press Herald (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/2022\/10\/20\/une-researcher-awarded-1-7m-to-study-pain-blocking-treatments-for-chemotherapy-patients\/\">link here<\/a>) regarding her new R01 award.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>SEPTEMBER 2022<\/strong>: Congratulations to&nbsp;<strong>Dr. Ian Meng&nbsp;<\/strong>on being awarded an NIH&nbsp;U01 award titled \u201cCentral and peripheral mechanisms of corneal pain.\u201d&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>SEPTEMBER 2022<\/strong>: Congratulations to&nbsp;<strong>Dr. Kerry Tucker&nbsp;<\/strong>on being awarded an&nbsp;NIH R21 award titled \u201cRole of nociceptor primary cilia in&nbsp;inflammatory and neuropathic pain.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>AUGUST 15, 2022:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.une.edu\/biomedicalsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2022\/08\/3-3-BMSc-COM-Department-Newsletter-Vol-3-Issue-3_Spring-2022.pdf\">BMS Department Newsletter Vol 3; Issue 3, Spring 2022<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>AUGUST 12, 2022:<\/strong> Congratulations to <strong>Dr. Diana Goode<\/strong> for being awarded a 5-year NIH R01 grant titled \u201cNovel expression of MHC class II on DRG neurons and its role in promoting antinociceptive CD4+ T cells in females during chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>JULY 1, 2022:<\/strong> Welcome to new faculty member, <strong>Dr. Harry Filippakis<\/strong>, to the Department of Biomedical Sciences. He received his PhD in Cellular and Genetic Etiology, Diagnosis and Treatment of Human Disease, from the University of Crete Medical School (Heraklion, Crete, Greece). He comes to us from the Pulmonary &amp; Critical Care Unit in the Department of Medicine at Brigham &amp; Women\u2019s Hospital (Boston, MA).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>JUNE 27, 2022:<\/strong>  Congratulations to <strong>Dr. Ian Meng <\/strong>and the <strong>COBRE team <\/strong>for being awarded Phase 3 of the COBRE grant (more here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.une.edu\/news\/2022\/une-receives-5-million-support-chronic-pain-research-industry-collaboration\">https:\/\/www.une.edu\/news\/2022\/une-receives-5-million-support-chronic-pain-research-industry-collaboration<\/a>)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>June 2, 2022<\/strong>: <strong>Dr. David Mokler<\/strong> gave the plenary lecture at the Psychedelic Summit at O\u2019Cannabiz in Toronto, Canada on June 2, 2022. The lecture was titled \u201cPsychedelic Medicine: What we know, What we don\u2019t know, What we need to know.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>APRIL 13, 2022:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.une.edu\/ferlandlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2022\/04\/BMS-Department-Newsletter-Vol-3-Issue-2_Winter-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BMS Department Newsletter Vol 3; Issue 2, Winter 2022<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>APRIL 1, 2022:<\/strong> Congratulations to <strong>Dr. Ben Harrison<\/strong> for being awarded a 5-year NIH R01 grant titled &#8220;RNA-Protein Interactions in Nociception&#8221;.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>MARCH 22, 2022<\/strong>: Congratulations to <strong>Dr. Karen Houseknecht<\/strong> for being named a Fulbright Senior Scholar. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.une.edu\/news\/2022\/associate-provost-karen-houseknecht-named-fulbright-scholar\">https:\/\/www.une.edu\/news\/2022\/associate-provost-karen-houseknecht-named-fulbright-scholar<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>DECEMBER 21, 2021:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.une.edu\/biomedicalsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2021\/12\/BMSc-COM-Newsletter_Fall-2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BMS Department Newsletter Vol 3; Issue 1, Fall 2021<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>NOVEMBER 24, 2021:<\/strong> IN THE NEWS &#8211; The work of <strong>Joel Talsma, MS<\/strong> (and others) on the fascia plastination project was unveiled in Germany with Body Worlds &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/bodyworlds.com\/exhibitions\/events\/\">https:\/\/bodyworlds.com\/exhibitions\/events\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>SEPTEMBER 30, 2021:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.une.edu\/biomedicalsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2021\/10\/BMSc-COM-Newsletter_Summer-2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BMS Department Newsletter Vol 2; Issue 4, Summer 2021<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>AUGUST 8, 2021:<\/strong> IN THE NEWS &#8211; <strong>Dr. Meghan May<\/strong> (in Portland Press Herald) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/2021\/08\/08\/it-changed-the-game-heres-how-to-guard-against-the-delta-variant\/\">It changed the game. Here\u2019s how to guard against the delta variant<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>AUGUST 5, 2021:<\/strong> IN THE NEWS &#8211; <strong>Dr. Meghan May<\/strong> (in Reader&#8217;s Digest) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rd.com\/list\/things-you-need-to-clean-after-returning-from-outside\/\">12 Things You Need to Clean After Returning from the Outside World<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>JULY 8, 2021:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.une.edu\/biomedicalsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2021\/08\/BMSc-COM-Newsletter_Spring-2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BMS Department Newsletter Vol 2; Issue 3, Spring 2021<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>JULY 1, 2021:<\/strong> Congratulations to <strong>Dr. Karen Houseknecht<\/strong> for being awarded a 5-year NIH R01 grant, as a Co-I, for work titled &#8220;Development of Hsp90 Isoform-Selective Inhibitors as a Novel Opioid Dose-Reduction Therapy&#8221; with the University of Arizona (PI: J Streicher).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>JUNE 1, 2021:<\/strong> Congratulations to <strong>Dr. Karen Houseknecht<\/strong> for being awarded a 5-year NIH R01 grant, as a Co-I, for work titled &#8220;A novel cell-autonomous role for beta-adrenergic receptor signaling in osteoclasts&#8221; with MMCRI (PI: KL Motyl).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>APRIL 29, 2021: <\/strong> IN THE NEWS &#8211; <strong>Dr. Meghan May<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rd.com\/list\/things-you-need-to-clean-after-returning-from-outside\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">12 Things You Need to Clean After Returning from the Outside World<\/a> &#8211; Reader&#8217;s Digest<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>FEBRUARY 10, 2021:<\/strong> Congratulations to <strong>Dr. Meghan May<\/strong> for being awarded a 3-year NIH P20 grant, as a Co-I, for work titled &#8220;COBRE in Acute Care Research and Rural Disparities&#8221; with MMCRI (PI: D Sawyer).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>JANUARY 1, 2021: <\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.une.edu\/biomedicalsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2021\/04\/BMSc-COM-Newsletter_Winter-2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BMS Department Newsletter Vol 2; Issue 2, Winter 2021<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>NOVEMBER 1, 2020:<\/strong>  <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.une.edu\/biomedicalsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2021\/01\/BMSc-COM-Fall-2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BMS Department Newsletter Vol 2; Issue 1, Fall 2020<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>OCTOBER 2, 2020:<\/strong>  The Department of Biomedical Sciences has been continuing its mission of educating medical students and continuing to perform research and scholarship during the current COVID-19 pandemic. The departmental faculty have pivoted to provide our students with their curriculum through both synchronous and asynchronous learning opportunities. While the pandemic has hit all facets of our lives, the faculty truly miss the in-person interactions with students that have been a cornerstone of our educational mission in the department and in the COM. Departmental faculty also continue to pursue research, albeit in a limited and physically-distanced capacity, with even some laboratories (including Drs. Houseknecht, May, Tucker, Vaughn) shifting part of their research focus towards understanding SARS-CoV-2. As a whole, the faculty are anxiously waiting for the return of \u201cnormalcy\u201d to the campus, so as to reignite our community once again. Lastly, in an effort to extend our departmental reach across the campus and the world, we have launched a new Departmental website (still in part under construction).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>SEPTEMBER 22, 2020:<\/strong>  IN THE NEWS &#8211; <strong>Dr. Meghan May<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/newrepublic.com\/article\/159443\/promising-new-covid-19-therapy-probably-havent-heard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Promising New Covid-19 Therapy You Probably Haven\u2019t Heard About<\/a> &#8211; The New Republic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><strong>SEPTEMBER<\/strong> 13, 2020:<\/strong>  IN THE NEWS &#8211; <strong>Dr. Meghan May<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/2020\/09\/13\/what-weve-learned-about-covid-19-so-far\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">What we\u2019ve learned about COVID-19 so far<\/a> &#8211; Portland Press Herald<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><strong><strong>SEPTEMBER<\/strong><\/strong> 3, 2020:<\/strong>  IN THE NEWS &#8211; <strong>Dr. Meghan May<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/2020\/09\/03\/maine-cdc-says-its-ready-if-covid-19-vaccine-sent-to-states-this-fall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rush to issue vaccine concerns Maine\u2019s CDC director<\/a> &#8211; Portland Press Herald<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>AUGUST 25, 2020:<\/strong>  IN THE NEWS &#8211; <strong>Dr. Meghan May<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/newrepublic.com\/article\/159085\/scientists-really-wish-trump-hadnt-made-covid-plasma-announcement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Scientists Really Wish Trump Hadn\u2019t Made That COVID Plasma Announcement<\/a> &#8211; The New Republic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>AUGUST 10, 2020:<\/strong>  IN THE NEWS &#8211; <strong>Dr. Meghan May<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/abc6onyourside.com\/news\/nation-world\/schools-face-outbreaks-and-quarantines-as-challenges-of-reopening-emerge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Schools face outbreaks and quarantines as challenges of reopening emerge<\/a> &#8211; ABC News (Washington)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>JULY 22, 2020:<\/strong>  IN THE NEWS &#8211; <strong>Dr. Meghan May<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.self.com\/story\/coronavirus-pandemic-isnt-over\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Pandemic Isn\u2019t Over. We Need to Act Accordingly<\/a> &#8211; Self Magazine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>JULY 1, 2020: <\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.une.edu\/biomedicalsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2020\/10\/BMSc-COM-Newsletter_Summer-2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BMS Department Newsletter Vol 1; Issue 4, Summer 2020<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>JUNE 26, 2020:<\/strong>  IN THE NEWS &#8211; <strong>Dr. Meghan May<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/should-businesses-turn-off-air-conditioning-during-the-pandemic-2020-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Does air-conditioning spread coronavirus in gyms, stores, and restaurants? Experts weigh in<\/a> &#8211; Business Insider<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>JUNE 17, 2020:<\/strong>  IN THE NEWS &#8211; <strong>Dr. Meghan May<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/2020\/06\/17\/quick-action-at-cape-memory-care-limited-covid-19-cases-in-community\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u2018We dodged a lot of bullets\u2019: Quick action at Cape Memory Care limited virus cases in community<\/a> &#8211; Portland Press Herald<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>JUNE 10, 2020:<\/strong>  IN THE NEWS &#8211; <strong>Dr. Meghan May<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accuweather.com\/en\/videos\/can-covid-19-impact-air-conditioning\/TzvloVu0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Can COVID-19 impact air conditioning?<\/a> &#8211; AccuWeather<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>APRIL 1, 2020:<\/strong>  <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.une.edu\/biomedicalsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2020\/08\/BMSc-COM-Newsletter_Spring-2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BMS Department Newsletter Vol 1; Issue 3, Spring 2020<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>JANUARY 1, 2020:<\/strong>  <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.une.edu\/biomedicalsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2020\/08\/BMSc-COM-Newsletter_Winter-2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BMS Department Newsletter Vol 1; Issue 2, Winter 2020<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>OCTOBER 1, 2019:<\/strong>  <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.une.edu\/biomedicalsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2020\/08\/BMS-COM-Newsletter_Fall-2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BMS Department Newsletter Vol 1; Issue 1, Fall 2019<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enabled links are in blue<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":69,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"folder":[],"class_list":["post-627","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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