Shivangi Rastogi, an assistant research scientist in the Briken Lab, won 2nd place at the UMD Postdoctoral Research Symposium for her poster titled “The serine/threonine protein kinase PknF of Mycobacterium tuberculosis represses bacterial virulence in mice.”

University of Maryland researchers studied synaptic changes in an animal model before and after it developed vision, which plays a key role in circadian rhythm.

Students launched an organization for Black graduate students in the biological sciences.

Learn how our alums are working to improve human health.

Roy Mariuzza is part of a major research effort to make the human body better at fighting cancer.

Frauwirth was on the tenure track for nine years before becoming a professional-track instructor. He has taught 10 different courses, at every level from BSCI105 (intro biology) to CBMG688Q (graduate-level vaccinology).

The identical twin brothers from Uzbekistan joined the department in 2017 as research technicians in Vince Lee’s lab. Now, they are working toward doctoral degrees in the labs of Eric Haag (Asan) and Caren Chang (Husan). 

He was recognized for his dedication to supporting biological sciences majors throughout their academic careers at UMD.

BioFIRE’s living-learning program hosted welcome activities to kick off the fall semester.

Patel, who received the Andrew J. Moyer Outstanding Graduate Student Award, plans to pursue a career in the pharma or biotech industry.