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Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute, Inc.

Name: Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute, Inc.
Address: 417 Main Street, Gloucester, MA, 01930, US
Telephone: +19788794575
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GMGI addresses critical challenges facing our oceans, human health and the environment through innovative scientific research and education.

Bioscience for Sustainable Fisheries and Ecosystems

www.gmgi.org

08/27/2026

Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute (GMGI) is seeking a Development Associate to join the Administration team! Help us reach our philanthropic goals, connect with the community, and support a mission-driven organization.

This position is perfect for someone who enjoys:

🔹 Coordinating events that engage the Cape Ann community
🔹 Organizing and analyzing data to provide critical insights for department-wide decisions
🔹 Working in a fast-paced and intellectually stimulating environment

Interested? Please click the link below for more information on the role and to apply.

https://gmgi.org/about/employment/development-associate/

08/26/2026

Earlier this summer, at the Systems Aging Gordon Research Conference in Sunday River, Maine, Dr. Andrea Bodnar presented her research on how the red sea urchin (𝘔𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘶𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘴) maintains nervous system function across a lifespan that can exceed 100 years, with little evidence of age-related decline.

The presentation revealed that rather than following a typical trajectory of degeneration, the aging sea urchin nervous system appears to adopt a “maintenance-first” strategy by shifting transcriptional resources toward proteostasis, autophagy, and genome maintenance while preserving pathways involved in synaptic function and neural remodeling.

These findings challenge the idea that nervous system aging inevitably leads to degeneration and suggest that active transcriptional reallocation may be a key feature of successful aging.

Her next step is to use single-cell and morphological approaches to determine how different cell types within the nervous system maintain structure and function over time.

📸 1: Red sea urchins collected by Dr. Bodnar at Friday Harbor Labs last year, which we are using for the follow-up studies mentioned.
📸 2: Global transcriptional profiling reveals reallocation toward nervous system maintenance.

08/20/2026

𝗢𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 (𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗺) 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲

Please join us on Thursday, September 24th, as we welcome Mandë Holford, Ph.D., for our annual Byrnes Lecture!

Dr. Holford will highlight how venomous marine animals are inspiring the next generation of scientific and medical breakthroughs, and how these discoveries are changing the way we think about the connection between people and the natural world.

Thursday, September 24, 2026 | Doors for this event open at 5:30pm, with the lecture beginning promptly at 6:00pm | Cape Ann Museum, Gloucester

Click the link below for more information and to register! This is a free event.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1996103340826?aff=oddtdtcreator

𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘎𝘔𝘎𝘐'𝘴 𝘈𝘯𝘯𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘉𝘺𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘓𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘎𝘔𝘎𝘐 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘑𝘰𝘩𝘯 𝘉𝘺𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘴. 𝘈𝘴 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘦 𝘈𝘯𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 20 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴, 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘤 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘎𝘔𝘎𝘐 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴.

08/19/2026

Gloucester Biotechnology Academy is seeking a Community & Employer Partnerships Manager for our soon-to-be-opening Academy location in Boston’s Seaport! Help us expand access to biotech careers while ensuring employers have access to a highly skilled life sciences workforce.

This position is a relationship-centered, field-based role, perfect for someone who enjoys:

- Building relationships face-to-face
- Representing an organization in the community
- Spending your workweek in the field rather than behind a desk
- Engaging directly with students, educators, and employers

Interested? Please click the link below for more information on the role and to apply.

https://gmgi.org/about/employment/enrollment-partnerships-manager/

08/18/2026

While at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), GMGI’s Dr. Riss Kell, a visiting Whitman Center Scientist, worked alongside Dr. Jennifer Morgan and Research Assistant Ella Whitney to perform immunofluorescence experiments with red sea urchin radial nerve cords.

A longitudinal section of a red sea urchin radial nerve is shown in the immunofluorescence image below, in which nuclei are visualized using DAPI staining (blue), and the cytoskeleton is visualized using an antibody specific to alpha-tubulin (red).

The researchers are utilizing this antibody and others to map the cellular and synaptic organization of the adult red sea urchin central nervous system. This work will allow the team to understand how these animals maintain their exceptional neural resilience over their long lifespans.

08/17/2026

Have you heard?!

The Academy is opening a second location in Boston!

Based on a decade of positive outcomes, and thanks in large part to Related Beal, Gloucester Biotechnology Academy is opening a second location in Boston’s Seaport District to expand access to Boston students. Scheduled to launch in spring 2027, this expansion will introduce the Academy’s innovative curriculum and validated educational approach to one of the world’s most concentrated biotechnology hubs.

Learn more about this move at the link below!

https://gmgi.org/boston-academy/

📸: GMGI's Bonnie Fendrock and John Doyle with Related Beal's Paul Flores and Septimus Mardy.

08/10/2026

The lab might be quiet now…but not for long!

Three weeks from today, we are welcoming the Class of 2027 to the Academy, and we CAN’T WAIT.

This first cohort may be filled, but spaces are available in Cohort 2, which begins in January! Visit the link below to learn more about how to apply.

https://gmgi.org/education/apply/

08/06/2026

Over the past 11 years, we’ve been honored to welcome leading scientists from across the country as speakers at the annual GMGI Science Forum. From harnessing the power of cone snail venom for human health to stress responses in North Atlantic right whales to disease resistance in corals, Science Forum speakers consistently share fascinating, cutting-edge research that captivates and inspires the audience.

Our speakers this year are no exception – don’t miss the opportunity to hear from scientists from organizations such as the Marine Biological Laboratory, Yale University, Bigelow Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Rutgers University, URI College of Pharmacy, and Hopkins Marine Station, Stanford University.

Registration is open for the 2026 Science Forum! Click the link below for more information and to register!

https://gmgi.org/portfolio_page/2026-science-forum/

07/23/2026

To further uncover the biology behind the exceptional neural resilience of the long-lived red sea urchin (𝘔𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘶𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘴), GMGI Postdoctoral Scientist Riss Kell, Ph.D., recently traded Cape Ann for Cape Cod to conduct research with collaborators at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) in Woods Hole, MA.

As a visiting Whitman Center Scientist in Dr. Jennifer Morgan's laboratory, Dr. Kell and MBL Research Assistant Ella Whitney used immunohistochemistry and confocal microscopy to map the cellular organization of the adult red sea urchin nervous system. This work will allow the team to understand how these animals maintain their exceptional neural resilience over their long lifespans and identify new strategies for promoting healthy aging and reducing age-related nervous system decline in humans.

07/16/2026

Why should you apply to Gloucester Biotechnology Academy? We thought you’d never ask 😉

◽️There’s no science experience needed; come as you are!

◽️ Free tuition for all students

◽️ Paid co-ops in a professional lab after only six months

◽️ Professional career skills curriculum

◽️ Hands-on training on industry-standard equipment

◽️ Small class size fosters one-on-one coaching

Did we mention free tuition?!

Applications are still being accepted for the Class of 2027, which begins on August 31! Click the link below to apply!

https://gmgi.org/education/apply/

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417 Main Street
Gloucester, MA
01930

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 5pm
Tuesday	8am - 5pm
Wednesday	8am - 5pm
Thursday	8am - 5pm
Friday	8am - 5pm

Telephone

+19788794575

Website

http://www.gmgi.org/

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