STAFF:
The Center has a staff of four, a board of directors made up of people from all segments of our communities, and an active consulting staff of collaborators in service and research.
All serve without compensation.
Robert Beekman, M.D. – Dr. Beekman is a pediatrician who has a keen interest in genetic disorders and has volunteered in the Center’s clinics for the past 35+ years. He received his M.D. degree from the University of Vermont College of Medicine and completed his residency in pediatrics at Tufts New England Medical Center. He serves on the active medical staff at Maine Coast Memorial Hospital in Ellsworth, Maine, and is a teaching associate at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, Maine. Dr. Beekman was recently honored with a special achievement award from the Amercan Academy of Pediatrics for his devotion to the practice of pediatrics in rural Maine and for his work with the Center for Human Genetics -
Marlene Hubbard, Ph.D. - Dr. Hubbard earned a doctorate in medical genetics from Indiana University Medical Center and received postdoctoral training at the University of Chicago and the University of Illinois School of Public Health. She is particularly interested in cancer cytogenetics, cancer epidemiology, familial cancer syndromes, and genetic counseling. She has taught genetics and biology at all levels from middle school through medical school and was appointed director of the Center in 2008.
Margaret Rieley, M.D. - Dr. Rieley, who recently moved to Maine, is the newest member of our staff here at the Center. A graduate of Tufts University School of Medicine, she comes to us from Cincinnati Children's Hospital, where she recently completed her residency in pediatrics with a subspecialty in medical genetics. Dr. Rieley has a particular interest in genetic counseling and cancer genetics, and we welcome her as a consultant and a participant at our specialty genetics clinics.
Thomas Roderick, Ph.D. –Dr. Roderick is one of the original founders of the Center and has devoted countless hours to its counseling, education, and research projects. He is a research geneticist emeritus at The Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, who long ago recognized the importance of detailed genealogy in understanding the role of genetics in human disease. He also is credited with coining the term "genomics" to refer to the newly emerging subdiscipline of genetics that deals with the mapping and analysis of entire sets of chromosomes (genomes) .
In Memoriam:
One of our original founders, Morris A. "Mo" Lambdin, M.D., died on April 1, 2010. He was one of the main instigators in the Center's development, and we will always be grateful for his strong and enthusiastic support. A tribute appears in the Bangor Daily News online at http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/140638.html.
Our long-time executive director and beloved colleague, Melba Wilson, Ph.D., died peacefully on Feb. 11, 2009 after a lengthy illness. Her contributions to the Center were enormous, and she continues to be greatly missed.
