The Maginnis Lab is committed to providing service to the University, the state of º£½ÇÉçÇø, and beyond, and the field of virology. We participate in outreach to educate the public and to inspire the next generation of biomedical scientists.
Recent Outreach
- The Maginnis Lab was featured on this .
- The Maginnis Lab participates yearly in º£½ÇÉçÇø BioME Biosciences Day and has performed educational activities with 10 middle school classrooms, leading to the development of this video for BioME:
- Dr. Maginnis was a Co-Presenter, Expanding Your Horizons Conference, a virtual conference for 7th and 8th grade girls interested in careers in STEM, Cooperative Extension, The University of º£½ÇÉçÇø, Orono, ME
- º£½ÇÉçÇø State Science Fair and º£½ÇÉçÇø Middle School Judges
- Dr. Maginnis was a podcast guest for
- Dr. Maginnis was the Co-chair of the Education & Career Development Committee (2020-2023)
Dr. Maginnis – Covid-19 Outreach
Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, Dr. Maginnis has applied her expertise as a Virologist to provide service and outreach to our University, local, and state-wide communities through educational presentations to the public through webinars and Town Halls, local and national news outlets and interviews, and through meetings with community and state leaders. Dr. Maginnis has served as the Lead Scientist of the University of º£½ÇÉçÇø System (UMS) Covid-19 Science Advisory Board (SAB) to provide science-based updates and approaches to ensure the safety of students, faculty, staff and the public as it relates to our university operations during the Covid-19 pandemic.
COVID-19 Related University of º£½ÇÉçÇø System (UMS) Service
- UMS Science Advisory Board (SAB), Lead Scientist
- Provided regular briefings for the UMS Leadership: Chancellor and Uº£½ÇÉçÇø President throughout the COVID-19 pandemic to provide science-based guidance for public safety practices
- Met regularly with the UMS Safe Planning Team
- Led and represented the SAB in meetings and presentations with: UMS President’s Council, UMS Chancellor, State Legislature, UMS Board of Trustees, UM and Uº£½ÇÉçÇø at Machias Town Halls, Associated Faculties of the Universities of º£½ÇÉçÇø (AFUM), Faculty Senate, Uº£½ÇÉçÇø Emergency Operations Committee, Uº£½ÇÉçÇø Facilities Management, Dining Services, Residential Life, Student Life, University Research Committees, Unit Leaders/Deans, and other groups
- Wrote the script and worked with Uº£½ÇÉçÇø Marketing and Communications to develop a
- Led Covid-19 Vaccine Education Planning – initiated system-wide survey, organized educators across UMS, and planned/hosted an
Seminars and Speaking Engagements Open to the Public
- Panelist,
- Invited Speaker, (UMSS20), October 2020
- Invited Panelist, with President Joan Ferrini-Mundy and UMS Chancellor Dannel Malloy, to present in Covid-19 Testing Strategies at Colleges and Universities Webinar, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, October 2020
- Presenter, 2021 º£½ÇÉçÇø Science Festival, and
Outreach and Professional Service to the Community
- Presentation to the State Legislature, and the State Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee
- Met with º£½ÇÉçÇø CDC officials and other state representatives during the COVID-19 pandemic to discuss testing and surveillance
- Co-led, Uº£½ÇÉçÇø COVID-19 Science and Medicine Task Force to communicate COVID-19 updates to Bangor Public Health
- Planned and co-hosted a , offered by the Uº£½ÇÉçÇø Institute of Medicine and Uº£½ÇÉçÇø’s Innovative Media Research and Commercialization Center, and Northern Light Health
- Panelist, , Northern Light Health, Business to Business Zoom Conference Series
- Provided outreach to local K-12 schools in Bangor regarding COVID-safe practices
- Town Hall Panelist on COVID-19 Testing and Public Health Measures, The University of º£½ÇÉçÇø and University of º£½ÇÉçÇø at Machias, open to the public in local communities
- Town Hall Panelist on COVID-19 Testing and Public Health Measures with local communities of Orono, Old Town, Veazie, and Penobscot Nation
- BioME Virtual Coffee Hour, Presenter and panelist, Bioscience Association of º£½ÇÉçÇø
- Presented at Fogler Library Staff Professional Development Day, The University of º£½ÇÉçÇø, Orono, ME
- Presented, Perspectives on COVID-19, Sit & Sip Virtual Workshop, Health Professions Club, The University of º£½ÇÉçÇø, Orono, ME
