Portrait of Charles Seller
Cell Biology & Molecular Genetics Assistant Professor
Study: Wearable Sensors, Machine Learning System Could Pinpoint Parkinson’s

UMD researchers and their colleagues aim to develop a more accurate method for diagnosing Parkinson’s disease.

What Makes a Bird a Bird?

Biological sciences Ph.D. candidate Shauna Rasband investigates how a group of birds called passerines “won” at evolution.

Personal Story - Ravin Fisher

Ravin Fisher is a 2nd-year Ph.D. candidate in Volker Briken’s lab. Read about the origins of her love for biology and her path to the University of Maryland!

Katerina "Kaci" Thompson Receives 2024 Kirwan Undergraduate Education Award

Thompson, an instructor and assistant dean for science education initiatives in the College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences, has demonstrated exemplary commitment to improving student outcomes in STEM majors and enhancing science teaching and learning for more than 30 years.

Spring 2024 CBMG Honors and Awards

Congratulations to our Spring 2024 CBMG award winners!

Portrait of Vadim Karatayev
Biology Assistant Professor
Genetic Mutation Prompts ‘Deadbeat Dad’ Fish to Start Raising Their Offspring

UMD biologists identified a pheromone receptor that controls parenting behavior in African cichlid fish.

Portrait of Zvi Kelman
NIST Biomolecular Labeling Laboratory Director & IBBR Fellow
Portrait of Shunyuan Xiao
Plant Sciences & Landscape Architecture and Institute for Bioscience & Biotechnology Research Professor