From a Pipette in Bar Harbor to the Frontiers of Kidney Research. The statewide program that began at MDIBL 25 years ago has helped launch thousands of scientific careers and transformed the laboratory itself.

From a Pipette in Bar Harbor to the Frontiers of Kidney Research.

The statewide program that began at MDIBL 25 years ago has helped launch thousands of scientific careers and transformed the laboratory itself. Carrie Jones Aug 17, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by the Bar Harbor Historical Society. BAR HARBOR—Friday afternoon, Dr. Nishad Jayasundara, one of the world’s pioneering scientists focused on the links between chronic kidney disease in farm workers and pollution, stood … Continue reading From a Pipette in Bar Harbor to the Frontiers of Kidney Research.

From High School Teacher to Scientific Trailblazer: Dr. Spaulding Named First Endowed Chair at MDI Bio Lab $2 Million Donation Establishes the George Wojtech Chair in Neurobiology at MDI Bio Lab

From High School Teacher to Scientific Trailblazer: Dr. Spaulding Named First Endowed Chair at MDI Bio Lab

$2 Million Donation Establishes the George Wojtech Chair in Neurobiology at MDI Bio Lab Carrie Jones Jul 21, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Witham Family Hotels Charitable Fund. SALSBURY COVE—For Assistant Professor Emily Spaulding, Ph.D. becoming MDI Biological Laboratory’s first endowed faculty chair, thanks to a generous gift from an anonymous donor, might seem like something she’d never dreamed of. She’s still … Continue reading From High School Teacher to Scientific Trailblazer: Dr. Spaulding Named First Endowed Chair at MDI Bio Lab