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Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics Assistant Professor Norberto Gonzalez-Juarbe and collaborators in the global Leonardo da Vinci Project announced in January that they recovered enough human genetic material to link a disputed work by the 15th-century scientist and artist to letters penned by a Leonardo relative.
Biological sciences major Cadence Michels sees striking parallels between genetic code and musical composition—and she's using both to make her mark at UMD.
The team is building open-source software to better piece together complex genetic data while also conducting the first comprehensive review of how the quality of data in public biological databases impacts the accuracy of computational analyses.
Congratulations to the almost 4,200 Fall 2025 semester Dean's List awardees from the University of Maryland's College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences.
They fell in love at UMD more than 55 years ago. Marc (B.S. ’70, zoology) and Carel (B.S. ’70, microbiology) Slatkoff are still on the move and making memories.
To investigate how prenatal Zika virus infection affects fetal brain development, Team VIRAL is testing whether targeting cellular pathways like autophagy and the lysosome—with treatments such as metformin—can reduce Zika-related neurological damage before birth.
CMNS is a college where pioneers, scholars and innovators learn, collaborate and innovate to build a better future.
A new nationwide study is recruiting volunteers to map the full spectrum of human flatulence.
Keen shared his experiences and insights as a program administrative specialist in an interview with the Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics.