Goodspeed and Helbig Join Staff Maine Neurogenetics Consortium Meets to Discuss Future Collaborations Walter Reed Chief of General Surgery and Breast Cancer Expert is New Scientific Advisory Board Member Progress Cited for Groundbreaking Maine Cancer Research Program Neurogenetics Researchers Identify Stress Disorders of Maine People World Renowned Scientists Gather to Discuss Health of Maine citizens Director of the Institute Appointed to National Research Group to Treat Neurofibromatosis The Institute Announces Scientific Advisory Board Members Fall 2007 Maine Neurogenetics Consortium Conference on Mount Desert Island, Bar Harbor, Maine The Institute Awarded Funding to Further Innovative Cancer Research Maine Neurogenetics receives funding for SIDS study $1.8 Million Appropriation for the Maine Institute for Human Genetics and Health Great Minds Think Alike: Scientists Establish Statewide Neurogenetics Consortium

Imagine…

Imagine working with world-class geneticists and other bioscientists in an environment that encourages collaboration and entrepreneurship.

Imagine living in Maine, a destination of unparalleled natural beauty that draws millions of visitors from around the world each year and inspires awe at every turning.

Imagine excellent schools, safe communities, affordable housing, culture, and recreation all within a short drive of both the Atlantic coast and New England’s best ski areas.

At the Maine Institute for Human Genetics and Health, we are bringing these dreams to life.

The Opportunity

The Maine Institute for Human Genetics and Health, a subsidiary of Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems, is bringing together scientists and bioscience-related businesses to work together in a new state-of-the-art facility located in Brewer.

In partnership with researchers at The Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor and faculty at the University of Maine, Maine Institute for Human Genetics and Health scientists will translate basic genetics research findings into new treatments for chronic conditions, such as diabetes, cancer, obesity, and cardiovascular and pulmonary disease.

The goals of the three collaborating institutes are to improve the health of people living in the region and beyond through breakthrough research, to innovate approaches to disease prevention and management, to hold down healthcare costs, to expand graduate level science education in Maine, and to spur the regional Maine economy by attracting new bioscience based businesses.

Announcement of the Maine Institute for Human Genetics and Health initiative was a cornerstone in Governor John Baldacci’s January 2005 “State of the State” address. He described the collaboration between EMHS, The Jackson Laboratory, and the University of Maine as a dynamic first step toward creating a synergy between eastern and northern Maine’s medical, academic, and business sectors. This initiative is proving to be similar to successful public-private collaborations in North Carolina, Massachusetts, and southern Maine.

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