MDI Biological Laboratory awarded grant to advance cloud computing in Maine

BAR HARBOR – The MDI Biological Laboratory in Bar Harbor has been awarded a grant to promote the shift to cloud computing among undergraduates and researchers at the 14 Maine educational and research institutions that comprise the federally funded Maine INBRE network, a program to strengthen biomedical research and research training in Maine.

The “cloud lab” program will address costs and time associated with analyzing the large, complex datasets that are being generated as a result of the advent of the genomic age. Read more

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