WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that Maine will receive a total of $399,333 in funding to support world-class research and training throughout the state.
One grant, totaling $140,653, was awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to support research at the University of Maine related to deafness and communication disorders conducted by Dr. Xudong Zheng.
“This funding will help ensure that the University of Maine has the resources necessary to continue to be at the forefront of scientific research,” the Senators said in a joint statement.
Two additional grants, totaling $258,680, were awarded to Jackson Laboratory and the Mount Desert Island Biological Lab by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering to support big-data training programs and to establish a network of skilled big-data experts in order to explore how to extract value from data and to develop data science concepts and tools.
“We have developed the capacity to create vast amounts of data, and that information is most valuable when scientists have the expertise to use it in order to address the challenges facing the country and world. It is exciting for Maine institutions to be part of the effort to equip our next generation of scientists with those skills and expertise.” the Senators continued.
The total awards to each institution are as follows:
• Mount Desert Island Biological Lab - $127,935
• University of Maine Orono - $140,653
• Jackson Laboratory - $130,745