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Doopashika Welikala to begin Johns Hopkins MSPH

after reproductive health research abroad

Doopashika Welikala B.S., Biological Science; B.S, Anthropology; B.A, Sociology Magna Cum Laude Hometown: Gaithersburg, Maryland Plans: MSPH, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health "As...

Posted: May 16, 2018, 2:37 PM

Linda Wiratan Lands Prestigious Internship at Harvard!

Wiratan will research intercellular RNAi transport

URA Scholar and recently selected Goldwater Scholar, Linda Wiratan adds another prestigious award to her resume... she will be participating in a 10-week research internship at Harvard University...

Posted: May 16, 2018, 2:04 PM

Researcher of the Week: Ariana Taj

Ariana's Advice? Don't delay! Find your passion!

Ariana  is a double major in Biology (BA) and Psychology (BA), who will graduate in 2019. She is a member of the Honors College and 2018-19 URA Scholar. Title of your research project:  Rat...

Posted: May 15, 2018, 10:56 AM

Jonathan Werner pursues Ph.D.

combining interests in experimental & computational biology

Jonathan Werner B.S., Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Summa Cum Laude Hometown: Glen Burnie, Maryland Plans: Ph.D., Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory "The Meyerhoff program taught me how to...

Posted: May 15, 2018, 8:54 AM

Eudorah Vital named Valedictorian

Eudorah Vital B.S., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Summa Cum Laude Hometown: Silver Spring, Maryland Plans: M.D./Ph.D., Emory University School of Medicine "UMBC prepares its students to be...

Posted: May 14, 2018, 3:20 PM

Your Summer To-Do List

Advice from the Career Center

Where did the year go, guys? The sun is shining, but everyone is stressed with finals and projects and summer jobs and graduation … it’s a lot. I get it; I am right there with you. And if you’re...

Posted: May 7, 2018, 2:52 PM

Phage Hunting in Barcelona

Summer Study Abroad for Majors & Non-Majors

Spend a month and a half with UMBC Biology faculty member, Dr. Ivan Erill, as you explore the wonderful culture of Barcelona, Spain and complete 5-7 credits of UMBC coursework. DEADLINE IS...

Posted: January 5, 2018, 11:14 AM

The "New" BIOL 306L: Projects in Synthetic Molecular Bio.

Spring 2018 Upper Level Lab Elective Option

BIOL 306L: Projects in Synthetic Molecular Biology has recently been updated to allow more students to participate during the Spring 2018 semester. This could serve as an upper level lab elective...

Posted: October 24, 2017, 9:17 AM

BIOL 422L: Microscopy & Imaging Techniques

Winter Upper Level Biology Lab Option

New Upper Level Biology Lab Elective for Biology Majors Thinking of catching up on your major requirements? Interested in learning various processes for imaging microscopic images? BIOL 422L...

Posted: October 23, 2017, 4:52 PM