CBMG DEI Newsletter

CBMG DEI Newsletter · 12. December 2023
Mohammad Mian is a 2nd-year graduate student working towards a doctoral degree in the lab of Dr. Gilad Ofek. Read Mohammad’s account of his tumultuous early years in Pakistan and discovering his love of biology as a high school dropout in a Seattle community college!

CBMG DEI Newsletter · 12. December 2023
Rachel Sanford joined the CBMG department this fall as our new Media Lab Manager. Rachel is a graduate of UMD and worked previously with the Entomology Department. Read more about Rachel here!

CBMG DEI Newsletter · 12. December 2023
Norma Andrews is a Professor and former Chair of the CBMG department. Read about her experiences as an immigrant from Brazil entering academia in the United States!

CBMG DEI Newsletter · 12. December 2023
Dr. David Mosser is a Professor in the CBMG department and Director of the Maryland Pathogen Research institute. Read about his non-traditional path from high school biology teacher and football coach to academia!

Personal Story - Asan and Husan Turdiev (Doctoral Candidates)
CBMG DEI Newsletter · 28. September 2023
Identical twin brothers Asan Turdiev and Husan Turdiev joined the CBMG department in 2017 as research technicians in Dr. Vince Lee’s lab. They are currently both working toward doctoral degrees in the labs of Dr. Eric Haag (Asan) and Dr. Caren Chang (Husan). Read about their experiences as recent immigrants to the United States below!

Personal Story - Ken Frauwirth (CBMG Senior Lecturer)
CBMG DEI Newsletter · 28. September 2023
Dr. Ken Frauwirth joined the CBMG department as an assistant professor in 2003 before transitioning to a professional track position in 2012. He has been a Senior Lecturer, teaching a wide range of courses, since 2017. Read about his scientific interests and inspirations below!

Personal Story - Lanny Ling (CBMG Assistant Professor)
CBMG DEI Newsletter · 03. April 2023
Dr. Lanny Ling joined the CBMG department as an Assistant Professor in 2018 and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2019. Read about his academic journey from China to Maryland (by way of Ohio and Texas) below!

Personal Story - Najib El-Sayed (CBMG Professor)
CBMG DEI Newsletter · 03. April 2023
Dr. Najib El-Sayed is a Professor in the CBMG department with a joint appointment in the Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology. He also directs the Integrated Life Sciences honors program and the BBI-Advanced Genomic Technologies Core at UMD. Read about his experiences studying in war-torn Lebanon before coming to the United States to pursue a scientific career!

Personal Story - Swarna Mohan (Lecturer)
CBMG DEI Newsletter · 03. April 2023
Dr. Swarna Mohan has been a lecturer at UMD since 2019, and she joined the CBMG department in 2022. Read about her previous teaching journey and her introduction to the department here!

Personal Story - Lindsey Markowitz (BISI BEES Graduate Student, Evans & Hawthorne Labs)
CBMG DEI Newsletter · 03. April 2023
Lindsey Markowitz is a BISI BEES graduate student with a joint appointment in the labs of Dr. Jay Evans and Dr. David Hawthorne. Read her account of the history and culture of the places that fostered her love of science: South Philadelphia and the New Jersey Pine Barrens!

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