Chair's Welcome

Welcome to the Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics Department website. We are a dynamic group of faculty, graduate students, post-doctoral investigators and staff who are enthusiastically dedicated to the research and teaching missions of the department. As scientists, we advance the frontiers of knowledge by answering important questions in Molecular and Cellular Biology, Plant Molecular Genetics, Microbiology, and Microbial Pathogenesis.

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Spotlight

• Arabidopsis thaliana Research Initiative at UM (ATRIUM)
• Genetics with Eukaryotic Model Systems (GEMS)
• Virology Training Program
• CBMG Seminars
• Research in Progress Seminars
• Maryland Pathogen Research Institute (MPRI)
• Host Pathogen Interaction (HPI) Teaching Group

News

• Roy Mariuzza, Full Professor at IBBR and CBMG, won the 2012 Kirwan Faculty Research and Scholarship Prize. Read more about this award.
• Kan Cao, CBMG Assistant Professor, was named Ellison Medical Foundation New Scholar in Aging. Read more about her current research.
• Antony Jose, formerly a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University, recently joined CBMG as Assistant Professor. His research aims at understanding mechanisms of RNA transport between animal cells.
• Wade Winkler, formerly at University of Texas Southwestern, recently joined CBMG as an Associate Professor. He is a leader in the field of RNA-based regulation of gene expression in bacteria.