The five-year fellowships provide three years of financial support, including an annual stipend of $37,000.

Findings from a new UMD-led study could help doctors select more effective treatments earlier for patients suffering from leishmaniasis, a disfiguring skin infection. 

This year's awardees were selected from a pool of more than 650 nominations from the CMNS community.

A new study uncovers an alternative cellular stress pathway called the split ISR, reshaping our understanding of how cells respond to internal stress and offering fresh insight into genetic diseases like Vanishing White Matter.

The College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences will host 49 events.

For Adrienne Kish (Ph.D. ’07, cell biology and molecular genetics), dreams of ‘doing biology in space’ are becoming a reality with an upcoming mission to the International Space Station.

The College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences hosted a Reddit Ask-Me-Anything spotlighting plant virology research.

Najib El-Sayed, a professor of cell biology and molecular genetics, is working with Xuan “Anna” Li, an assistant professor of psychology, to uncover genetic and epigenetic changes—how genes are turned on or off—linked to relapse behavior involving oxycodone abuse.

UMD researchers uncover key mechanisms in gene regulation that may lead to better design of RNA-based medicines. 

The cell communication researcher received a perfect rating on his Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award application.