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MDI BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY SCIENTISTS ARE STUDYING THE PATHWAYS RESPONSIBLE FOR 1)TISSUE REPAIR IN HIGHLY REGENERATIVE SPECIES SUCH AS ZEBRAFISH AND SALAMANDERS WITH THE GOAL OF STIMULATING DORMANT CAPACITIES FOR REGENERATION IN HUMANS; AND 2)CONTROLLING LONGEVITY AND AGE-RELATED DEGENERATIVE DISEASES SUCH AS ALZHEIMER'S, CANCER, HEART DISEASE AND PARKINSON'S. USING THIS APPROACH, THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED SEVERAL REGENERATIVE MEDICINE DRUG CANDIDATES IN ONLY A FEW YEARS AND AT MODEST COST. THE INSTITUTION ALSO PROVIDES HANDS-ON SCIENCE EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONALS. MORE THAN 30 BIOMEDICAL COURSES ARE OFFERED PER YEAR TO HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS AT ALL LEVELS. IN 2016, THE INSTITUTION LAUNCHED CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW MAINE CENTER FOR BIOMEDICAL INNOVATION TO PROVIDE INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURIAL-BASED TRAINING WITH THE GOAL OF BUILDING A ROBUST SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SECTOR THAT WILL PROVIDE JOBS FOR MAINE STEM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH) GRADUATES. THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE INSTITUTION'S 2017 ACHIEVEMENTS INCLUDED: AWARDED A PROVISIONAL PATENT FOR TWO DRUG CANDIDATES DISCOVERED BY MDI BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY SCIENTIST SANDRA RIEGER, PH.D., FOR THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY, A PAINFUL, POTENTIALLY DISABLING CONDITION. AWARDED A GRANT OF APPROXIMATELY 500,000 OVER TWO YEARS FROM THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH) TO SUPPORT RESEARCH ON PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY, INCLUDING ON THE TWO DRUG CANDIDATES. AWARDED A PATENT FOR MSI-1436,A DRUG CANDIDATE FOR THE REGENERATION OF HEART MUSCLE TISSUE AFTER A HEART ATTACK. CONTINUED TO ADVANCE SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY IN THE FIELDS OF AGING, HEART REGENERATION, NERVE REGENERATION AND WOUND HEALING THROUGH THE PUBLICATION OF PEER-REVIEWED RESEARCH FINDINGS IN PRESTIGIOUS SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS. ATTRACTED TWO NEW RESEARCH TEAMS SUPPORTED BY NIH INBRE (IDEA NETWORK OF BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH EXCELLENCE) FUNDING FOR RESEARCH ON REGENERATION AND AGING. LAUNCHED CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW, 6,560-SQUARE-FOOT MAINE CENTER FOR BIOMEDICAL INNOVATION FUNDED THROUGH A 2014 STATE BOND ISSUE; PLANNED INAUGURAL COURSES FOCUSED ON INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP. CONTINUED TO OFFER MORE THAN 30 COURSES SERVING HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD AND REPRESENTING ALL LEVELS OF EDUCATION,FROM HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO SCIENCE AND MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS. SPONSORED A SIGNATURE COURSE ON AGING ATTRACTING TOP SCIENTISTS IN THE FIELD FROM AROUND THE GLOBE TO EXAMINE THE FUNDAMENTAL BIOLOGICAL QUESTIONS UNDERLYING THE PROCESS OF AGING. CONTINUED THE INSTITUTION'S ROLE AS A LEADER IN BIOINFORMATICS EDUCATION WITH THE ADDITION TO THE BIOINFORMATICS CURRICULUM OF A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND "BARN-RAISING FOR DATA-INTENSIVE DISCOVERY" WORKSHOP. SPONSORED A BLOCKBUSTER ART MEETS SCIENCE EXHIBITION TIED TO THE CENTENNIAL OF ACADIA NATIONAL PARK,WHOSE FOUNDERS WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN ESTABLISHING THE MDI BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY AT ITS PRESENT LOCATION IN THE 1920S. CONTINUED A HIGHLY REGARDED SERIES OF OUTREACH ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING FAMILY SCIENCE NIGHT AND MDI SCIENCE CAFES,TO ENGAGE THE PUBLIC IN THE INSTITUTION'S RESEARCH AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND TO PROMOTE SCIENTIFIC LITERACY. STRENGTHENED COMMUNICATION WITH THE PUBLIC AND WITH INSTITUTIONAL STAKEHOLDERS ON THE INSTITUTION'S ACHIEVEMENTS THROUGH AN INVIGORATED MEDIA OUTREACH CAMPAIGN AND THE "BREAKING THROUGH" BLOG. CONTINUED EFFORTS TO RESTORE EELGRASS HABITAT IN MAINE AND TO CROWD-SOURCE DATA FROM CITIZEN SCIENTISTS ABOUT EELGRASS IN GENERAL AND THE DISAPPEARANCE OF EELGRASS FROM COASTAL WATERS. 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THESE ORGANIZATIONS, AS WELL AS SEVERAL OTHER SMALLER ORGANIZATIONS, EXPENDED 15% OR LESS OF TOTAL MEMBER ASSESSMENTS ON LOBBYING EXPENSES IN SUPPORT OF FUNDING FOR BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH. IN 2017, THE MDI BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY LOBBIED MEMBERS OF THE MAINE LEGISLATURE IN SUPPORT OF QUESTION 1 ON THE JUNE 13, 2017 BALLOT. 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UNRELATED TRADE OR BUSINESS INCOME IS THE GROSS INCOME DERIVED FROM ANY TRADE OR BUSINESS ACTIVITY THAT IS REGULARLY CARRIED ON, AND NOT SUBSTANTIALLY RELATED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE OR FUNCTION (ASIDE FROM THE ORGANIZATION'S NEED FOR INCOME OR FUNDS OR THE USE IT MAKES OF THE PROFITS). THE INSTITUTION REGULARLY REVIEWS AND EVALUATES ITS TAX POSITION TAKEN IN PREVIOUSLY FILED INFORMATION RETURNS AND AS IS REFLECTED IN ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, WITH REGARD TO ISSUES AFFECTING ITS TAX EXEMPT STATUS, UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME, AND RELATED MATTERS. THE INSTITUTION BELIEVES THAT IN THE EVENT OF AN EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES, ITS POSITION WOULD PREVAIL BASED UPON TECHNICAL MERIT OF SUCH POSITIONS. THEREFORE, THE INSTITUTION HAS CONCLUDED THAT NO TAX BENEFITS OR LIABILITIES ARE REQUIRED TO BE RECOGNIZED. THE INSTITUTION'S TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO FEDERAL AND STATE REVIEW BY TAXING AUTHORITIES FOR FISCAL YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015, 2016, 2017. THE INSTITUTION IS SUBJECT TO FEDERAL AND STATE PAYROLL TAXES AND IS REQUIRED TO FILE THE APPROPRIATE TAX RETURNS. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT ALL REQUIRED RETURNS HAVE BEEN PROPERLY FILED AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2017. NO EXAMINATIONS HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED BY THE FEDERAL OR STATE TAXING AUTHORITIES AND NO CORRESPONDENCE HAS BEEN RECEIVED FROM THESE AUTHORITIES. true NORTH AMERICA PROGRAM SERVICES RESEARCH 25070 25070 25070 false false false false false false SCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 3 NORTH AMERICA 25,070 0 true STUDENT FELLOWSHIPS 25 176585 VISITING SCIENCE FELLOWSH 5 60838 SCHOLARSHIPS 16 39670 RESEARCH AWARDS 15 21420 ARTIST IN RESIDENCE FELLO 4 10000 SCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 GRANTS AND OTHER ASSISTANCE FUNDING IS DETERMINED AND AWARDED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.STUDENTS AND VISITING SCIENTISTS SUBMIT FORMAL APPLICATIONS FOR FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT, WHICH ARE REVIEWED BY COMMITTEE AND AWARDED BASED UPON NEED AND MERIT. ALL STUDENT RECIPIENTS OF ASSISTANCE FUNDS CONDUCT RESEARCH AT THE INSTITUTION UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF EMPLOYEES OR VISITING SCIENTISTS ON CAMPUS OR UNDER THE SAME SUPERVISORY STRUCTURE WITHIN THE STATE-WIDE INBRE NETWORK OF PARTNERING INSTITUTIONS. ALL RESEARCH AWARD RECIPIENTS CONDUCT RESEARCH AT THE INSTITUTION OR AT GRANT-FUNDED PARTNERING INSTITUTIONS FOR THE DURATION OF THEIR FELLOWSHIP. 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FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A COST. THE INSTITUTION ALSO PROVIDES HANDS-ON SCIENCE EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONALS. MORE THAN 30 BIOMEDICAL COURSES ARE OFFERED PER YEAR TO HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS AT ALL LEVELS. IN 2016, THE INSTITUTION LAUNCHED CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW MAINE CENTER FOR BIOMEDICAL INNOVATION TO PROVIDE INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURIAL-BASED TRAINING WITH THE GOAL OF BUILDING A ROBUST SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SECTOR THAT WILL PROVIDE JOBS FOR MAINE STEM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH) GRADUATES. THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE INSTITUTION'S 2017 ACHIEVEMENTS INCLUDED: AWARDED A PROVISIONAL PATENT FOR TWO DRUG CANDIDATES DISCOVERED BY MDI BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY SCIENTIST SANDRA RIEGER, PH.D., FOR THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY, A PAINFUL, POTENTIALLY DISABLING CONDITION. AWARDED A GRANT OF APPROXIMATELY 500,000 OVER TWO YEARS FROM THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH) TO SUPPORT RESEARCH ON PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY, INCLUDING ON THE TWO DRUG CANDIDATES. AWARDED A PATENT FOR MSI-1436,A DRUG CANDIDATE FOR THE REGENERATION OF HEART MUSCLE TISSUE AFTER A HEART ATTACK. CONTINUED TO ADVANCE SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY IN THE FIELDS OF AGING, HEART REGENERATION, NERVE REGENERATION AND WOUND HEALING THROUGH THE PUBLICATION OF PEER-REVIEWED RESEARCH FINDINGS IN PRESTIGIOUS SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS. ATTRACTED TWO NEW RESEARCH TEAMS SUPPORTED BY NIH INBRE (IDEA NETWORK OF BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH EXCELLENCE) FUNDING FOR RESEARCH ON REGENERATION AND AGING. LAUNCHED CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW, 6,560-SQUARE-FOOT MAINE CENTER FOR BIOMEDICAL INNOVATION FUNDED THROUGH A 2014 STATE BOND ISSUE; PLANNED INAUGURAL COURSES FOCUSED ON INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP. CONTINUED TO OFFER MORE THAN 30 COURSES SERVING HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD AND REPRESENTING ALL LEVELS OF EDUCATION,FROM HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO SCIENCE AND MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS. SPONSORED A SIGNATURE COURSE ON AGING ATTRACTING TOP SCIENTISTS IN THE FIELD FROM AROUND THE GLOBE TO EXAMINE THE FUNDAMENTAL BIOLOGICAL QUESTIONS UNDERLYING THE PROCESS OF AGING. CONTINUED THE INSTITUTION'S ROLE AS A LEADER IN BIOINFORMATICS EDUCATION WITH THE ADDITION TO THE BIOINFORMATICS CURRICULUM OF A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND "BARN-RAISING FOR DATA-INTENSIVE DISCOVERY" WORKSHOP. SPONSORED A BLOCKBUSTER ART MEETS SCIENCE EXHIBITION TIED TO THE CENTENNIAL OF ACADIA NATIONAL PARK,WHOSE FOUNDERS WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN ESTABLISHING THE MDI BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY AT ITS PRESENT LOCATION IN THE 1920S. CONTINUED A HIGHLY REGARDED SERIES OF OUTREACH ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING FAMILY SCIENCE NIGHT AND MDI SCIENCE CAFES,TO ENGAGE THE PUBLIC IN THE INSTITUTION'S RESEARCH AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND TO PROMOTE SCIENTIFIC LITERACY. STRENGTHENED COMMUNICATION WITH THE PUBLIC AND WITH INSTITUTIONAL STAKEHOLDERS ON THE INSTITUTION'S ACHIEVEMENTS THROUGH AN INVIGORATED MEDIA OUTREACH CAMPAIGN AND THE "BREAKING THROUGH" BLOG. CONTINUED EFFORTS TO RESTORE EELGRASS HABITAT IN MAINE AND TO CROWD-SOURCE DATA FROM CITIZEN SCIENTISTS ABOUT EELGRASS IN GENERAL AND THE DISAPPEARANCE OF EELGRASS FROM COASTAL WATERS. CONTINUED TO DEVELOP THE ONLINE PORTAL, ANECDATA.ORG.,AS A TOOL FOR CROWD- SOURCING DATA FROM CITIZEN SCIENTISTS INVOLVED IN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND COMMUNITY ACTION INITIATIVES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 THERE ARE 229 MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION. 165 ARE FULL MEMBERS WITH VOTING POWER. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A THE NOMINATION COMMITTEE SHALL PRESENT ITS NOMINEES FOR ELECTION TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. ELECTION OF THE SLATE SHALL BE BY MAJORITY VOTE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY SENIOR MANAGEMENT, CHAIRS OF THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE, AND MADE AVAILABLE FOR FULL BOARD REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ARE ASKED TO REVIEW THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ANNUALLY.THE ORGANIZATION MONITORS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST ISSUES FOR SCIENTISTS AT THE TIME OF HIRE AS WELL AS FOR SCIENTISTS AND OTHER KEY PEOPLE ON NIH GRANTS AT KEY TIMES DURING INDIVIDIUAL GRANT CYCLES. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD HAS CHARGED THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE WITH REVIEWING THE WRITTEN POLICY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AND ENSURING THAT EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD READS AND SIGNS THE POLICY ANNUALLY. TIME IS SET ASIDE AT ONE BOARD MEETING PER YEAR TO DISCUSS POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE INSTITUTION USES COMPARABILITY DATA FROM OTHER NON-PROFITS IN THE AREA AND IN SAME FIELD OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE INSTITUTION USES COMPARABILITY DATA FROM OTHER NON-PROFITS IN THE AREA AND IN SAME FIELD OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE INSTITUTION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE IN PDF FORMAT ON ITS WEBSITE. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT IS AVAILABLE BY REQUEST. FORM 990 IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON GUIDESTAR.COM