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New study increases understanding of HIV drug’s negative effects on the brain
Efavirenz is an important drug for treating HIV infection, but it has negative effects that can significantly impact patients’ quality of life over time. It causes neuropsychiatric disorders and...
Posted: September 16, 2024, 4:30 PM
Partnership with biotech giant Genentech benefits UMBC graduate students
UMBC doctoral students are reaping the benefits of an innovative partnership between UMBC and biotech leader Genentech. In year three of a five-year program, sixstudents have received financial...
Posted: June 25, 2024, 3:46 PM
“Hidden” sex differences in neurological reward pathways suggest opportunity for improved psychiatric therapeutics
A new study in the Journal of Neurosciencehas discovered underlying sex differences in the molecular pathways that drive reward-related behaviors. In particular, the study found differences and...
Posted: June 14, 2024, 4:18 PM
Ph.D. candidate Emily Faber improving climate modeling with NOAA fellowship
Over the last two years, Emily Faber, Ph.D. candidate in atmospheric physics, painstakingly replicated part of a NASA climate model on UMBC computing systems. She compared the model’s predictions...
Posted: June 14, 2024, 12:00 PM
Ph.D. student Jonas Miller receives USM Student Excellence Scholarship
Jonas Miller, Ph.D. candidate in the marine, estuarine, and environmental science graduate program, has received the 2024 University System of Maryland Board of Regents Student Excellence...
Posted: May 1, 2024, 9:51 AM
First CNMS GradFest fosters interdepartmental interaction among grads, postdocs
On April 12, more than 150 students, staff, and faculty attended the first College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences (CNMS) GradFest in the University Center Ballroom. The event was the result...
Posted: April 23, 2024, 10:09 AM
Meet a Retriever—Aiman Raza ’22, applied environmental researcher in UMBC’s ICARE graduate program
Meet Aiman Raza ’22, biological sciences, and a current biological sciences master’s student in the Interdisciplinary Consortium for Applied Research in the Environment (ICARE) program. After...
Posted: April 1, 2024, 3:58 PM
Ph.D. candidate Jessica Novak to study biofuels at National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Next February, Jessica Novak, a fourth-year Ph.D. student in biological sciences, will pack her bags and relocate to the National Renewable Energy (NREL) Laboratory in Golden, Colorado. She’ll...
Posted: October 5, 2023, 12:53 PM
Erin Green receives $1.2 million NIH grant to study cellular pathways involved in cancer, neurodegeneration
Having a proper balance of proteins in our cells—the right kinds and the right number, depending on the cell type—is critical for optimal health. The proteins also need to avoid...
Posted: September 29, 2023, 5:17 PM
UMBC’s Achuth Padmanabhan to pursue promising ovarian cancer research with $1.5 million in grants
No one wants to receive a cancer diagnosis. Ovarian cancer can be particularly scary, because its vague symptoms make it difficult to detect early—and when caught late, after the cancer has...
Posted: July 26, 2023, 5:54 PM
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