UMD Research Group Monitors Urban Agriculture to Keep Antimicrobial Resistance in Check
Their study found that soil and leafy green vegetables from seven urban farms and community gardens around Washington, D.C. were resistant to multiple antibiotics.
When Physics and Math Go Viral
Raunak Dey, a Ph.D. student in physics and fellow of the center, uses mathematical models to understand how viruses interact in microbial communities.
Ghodssi Awarded Distinguished University Professor Title
The highly selective honor is given to just 7% of UMD tenured faculty.
Katharina Maisel Named 2025 Outstanding Young Engineer
The annual award comes from the Maryland Science Center, where Maisel volunteered as a graduate student.
Zierden Awarded $2 Million by NIH to Address Fundamental Science Gaps in Novel Nanomedicine
The funding will support her ongoing research to study how the mucosal barrier influences drug delivery in the human body.
UMD to Host International Conference on Bioinformatics Research
WABI 2025 joins 65 researchers from around the world for talks on tools for collecting, processing and analyzing biological data.
A Pathogen Is Persisting in Infant Formula. UMD Researchers Found Genetic Clues to Explain Why
A recently published study by Ryan Blaustein shows how AI can be used to detect foodborne pathogens.
Yarwood Helps Lead UMD Center of Excellence in Microbiome Sciences
Now in its third year, the center is focused on community building on campus while also strengthening partnerships in the region.
Fellowship Program Builds Bridges in Microbiome Sciences
The program unites graduate students from four colleges and schools on the UMD campus to collaboratively tackle complex microbial challenges in health, agriculture and the environment.
Zierden Receives NSF CAREER Award to Address Women’s Health Disparities
The funding will support her research to uncover mechanisms that drive female reproductive health.
Congressional Leaders Visit Ghodssi’s MATRIX Lab
U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen and U.S. Representatives Steny Hoyer and Sarah Elfreth toured the lab among other facilities.
Mealtime ‘Swap’ Helps Researchers Understand Heart Health
This USDA-funded experiment could explain why some people with a fatty, starchy diet don’t benefit from a natural antioxidant.
UMD Microbiome Center Co-Hosts Mid-Atlantic Microbiome Meetup
The event drew participants from 10 higher education institutions, two research institutes, four federal institutions, and the American Society for Microbiology.
Unlocking the Secret Carbon Storage in Soil
Jason Manzon and Stephanie Yarwood are studying cover crops to trace the movement of a special carbon isotope that shows where carbon goes when it enters the soil.
Designing A Drug to Prevent Preterm Birth
Hannah Zierden is developing innovative treatments to prevent preterm birth that directly target specific cells and tissues.
Building Systems to Support More Powerful Real-Time Health Monitoring
William Bentley is engineering a bioelectronic device to transfer information between microelectronics and biological systems.
Mihai Pop Is Named an MPower Professor
This prestigious honor recognizes, incentivizes and fosters collaborations between faculty at the University of Maryland, College Park and the University of Maryland, Baltimore.
Detecting Troubling Gastrointestinal Conditions Earlier With Ingestible Capsules
Reza Ghodssi is developing an ingestible capsule that can monitor GI diseases.
Protecting Our Region’s Poultry Industry with Advanced Technology
Mostafa Ghanem is using new genomic tools to improve our understanding and the prevention of infectious poultry diseases.
FDA-Funded Study Could Lead to Advances in Fight Against Endometriosis, Other Conditions
Hannah Zierden’s work will establish important benchmarks and advance medical devices for women’s reproductive health.
Hall Receives $3.5M in Federal Funding for Innovative Gut Microbiome Research
The funding supports his work characterizing microbial enzymes and developing novel wearable devices for monitoring gut health.
Safeguarding Our Salads From the Roots Up
Shirley Micallef is taking on the E. Coli contamination of produce.
On the Right Tract: Hall Studies the Gut Microbiome, Gastrointestinal Diseases
Brantley Hall’s lab develops novel tools that can measure gut microbes in real time.
What Makes Urine Yellow? UMD Scientists Discover the Enzyme Responsible
The findings could be applied to future gut health studies, for conditions like jaundice and inflammatory bowel disease.
UMD Researchers Demonstrate Control of Living Cells With Electronics
Major step toward ‘Internet of Life’ could result in new therapeutic devices for diseases.
Maryland Academy of Sciences Names Hannah Zierden Outstanding Young Engineer
She is being recognized for her pioneering work in advancing specialized nanotechnologies for female reproductive health.
UMD Hosts Microbiome Research Symposium
The daylong event joined researchers from government, academia and private industry, all focused on exploring the interactions between complex microbial communities.