Dr. Anne Lichtenwalner in the lab points to data on her computer monitor

University of Maine Cooperative Extension Diagnostic and Research Laboratory

For complete information, visit the new Diagnostic and Research Laboratory website.

The new laboratory opened June 22, 2018!

In November 2014, Maine voters approved an $8,000,000 bond referendum to support Maine agriculture, facilitate economic growth in natural resource based industries, and monitor human health threats related to ticks, mosquitoes, and bedbugs through the creation of a new diagnostic and research laboratory administered by University of Maine Cooperative Extension.

Explore the ways the new UMaine Extension Diagnostic and Research Laboratory will benefit Maine:

  • Protecting the natural resource based economy
  • Protecting food safety and human health
  • Providing unique diagnostic and testing services for Maine’s future

Good for Maine!