Student Research Shines at UMD’s Bioscience Day

28 undergraduate and graduate students win poster session awards.

Michael Cummings Awarded FDA Grant

His work uses a computational approach to improve therapeutic drug treatments.

UMD Biologist Contributes to 2022 Nobel Prize in Medicine Research

Philip Johnson played a key role in Svante Pääbo’s research on the Neanderthal genome.

Portrait of Wanru Lin
Ph.D. Student
Delayed Intervention Makes Eliminating Monkeypox More Difficult

While monkeypox cases seem to be stabilizing, stronger and better-adapted variants may still evolve, according to new UMD research.

New Institute Created to Study Differences in Aging Between Male and Female Organisms

UMD biologist Gerald Wilkinson has been named a co-principal investigator of the IISAGE Biology Integration Institute.

Study Reveals New Clues About Land Plants’ Closest Algal Relative

UMD scientist contributes to analysis of an enigmatic species of algae, helping to bridge the evolutionary gap between land and marine organisms.

Portrait of Juan Angueyra
Biology Assistant Professor
Ph.D. Student Aurelie Niyongabo's Personal Story

Niyongabo, who is from Burundi, a country in East Africa, highlights one of the country's many cultural heritage: Ingoma z’i Burundi or the Royal Drummers of Burundi.

Portrait of Kaci Thompson
CMNS Assistant Dean, Science Education Initiatives