Tom Cronin, Biology, in WIRED

Jan 13, 2014 / 1 minute of reading

What’s the Absurd Creature of the Week in WIRED science? Why it’s none other than one of biologist Tom Cronin’s favorite sea critters, the mantis shrimp. And the eyes of these creatures are Cronin’s specialty and that’s where he comes into the article. “As with bees or flies or crabs, they are compound eyes, but unlike those creatures, mantis shrimp “have a very unusual adaptation in that multiple parts of the same eye view the same point in space,” said biologist Tom Cronin of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, “which is sort of like having multiple eyes in one, in… Continue Reading Tom Cronin, Biology, in WIRED

Kevin Omland, Biological Sciences, Featured in the Baltimore Sun

Feb 20, 2013 / 1 minute of reading

“As the Baltimore Ravens’ march to victory in Super Bowl XLVII defied the common wisdom of the sports world, so, too, has an examination of the genetics of their winged namesakes in the western United States led one local biologist to evidence he says defies the common wisdom of his field,” writes reporter Arthur Hirsch in the February 17th edition of the Baltimore Sun. Hirsch’s story follows the work of Kevin Omland, Professor of Biological Sciences here at UMBC. Omland who has been working for the past 15 years on reverse speciation of ravens. Vist the Baltimore Sun to learn… Continue Reading Kevin Omland, Biological Sciences, Featured in the Baltimore Sun

Maricel Kann, Translational Bioinformatics

Feb 4, 2013 / 1 minute of reading

Maricel Kann, assistant professor in the department of biological sciences, recently published a new online book, Translational Bioinformatics on PLOS-CB (first open access book in PLOS.) This is a great resource for our students, the textbook is a good introduction to many of the topics in the emerging field of Translational Bioinformatics, and it is free to all, says Kann. The e-pub file is downloadable from the collection page: www.ploscollections.org/translationalbioinformatics It’s also in mobi format for Kindle users. If you don’t have an ipad/tablet/ereader to view the epub or mobi file on, you should be able to view it… Continue Reading Maricel Kann, Translational Bioinformatics

Suzanne Ostrand-Rosenberg, Biological Sciences, Earns AAI Excellence in Mentoring Award

Jan 17, 2013 / 1 minute of reading

The American Association of Immunologists (AAI) awarded Dr. Suzanne Ostrand-Rosenberg, Department of Biological Sciences Professor, the 2013 Excellence in Mentoring Award “[i]n recognition of exemplary career contributions to a future generation of scientists.” View the official announcement and see other award recipients at the American Association of Immunologists website.

Jeremy Yap ’08, Biological Sciences, Wins Predoctoral Fellowship

Aug 2, 2012 / 1 minute of reading

Alumnus Jeremy “Jerry” Yap ’08, biological sciences, was recently honored as one of four national winners of a 2012-2013 American Chemical Society (ACS) Medicinal Chemistry Predoctoral Fellowship. Yap is currently attending the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, where his work “focuses on the design and synthesis of small-molecule inhibitors (drugs) of oncogenic protein–protein interactions,” according to University of Maryland here. The story also notes that the fellowship will allow Yap to pursue his research by providing a full, year-long stipend. “This is as an excellent example of how important collaboration is in any professional setting,” said Yap upon being… Continue Reading Jeremy Yap ’08, Biological Sciences, Wins Predoctoral Fellowship

Michael Bok ’14, Biological Sciences, on io9

Jul 13, 2012 / 1 minute of reading

Michael Bok ’14 Ph.D., biological sciences, was featured in a July 8th blog post on the science blog io9. The piece focused on a video, filmed by Bok and posted on his website Arthropoda, of a dead Longfin Inshore Squid whose chromatophores were still active. Bok set the piece to Canon in D by Johann Pachelbel. You can watch the video and read other posts by Bok at Arthropoda.

Alumnus Ed Becker ’01, Biological Sciences, in Cape Gazette

Jun 29, 2012 / 1 minute of reading

Cape Gazette, the newspaper which covers the Cape Region of Delaware, published an article written by alumnus and practicing orthopedic physician Ed Becker ’01, biological sciences, on June 24th. The article, entitled “Tennis elbow: not just for tennis players,” is something of an ABC for the sporting ailment, ranging over such matters as symptoms, contributing factors, and finally offers a few recommendations to lessen the likelihood of tennis elbow occurring, and possible courses of action if it does. “Always warm up before play,” wrote Becker, “and put all of [the] major joints through a complete range of motion. Lighter racquets… Continue Reading Alumnus Ed Becker ’01, Biological Sciences, in Cape Gazette

Kevin Omland, Biology, in Birding

Apr 3, 2012 / 1 minute of reading

The March issue of Birding features the work of Kevin Omland, an associate professor of biology. The author, Paul Hess writes that, Omland and his colleagues, “take an opposite view from several papers that recommend splitting the Common Raven into two species.” The new study demonstrates a need for multiple criteria — not only genetic, but also morphological, behavioral and ecological to judge whether a population deserves full-species status.

Benyam Kinde ’10, Biological Sciences, Named Gilliam Fellow

Mar 14, 2011 / 1 minute of reading

Benyam Kinde ’10, biological sciences, is one of 10 students in 2011 to be named a Gilliam Fellow by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). Kinde, who was UMBC’s 2010 valedictorian and a member of the 18th cohort of the Meyerhoff Scholars Program, is in the Harvard-MIT combined MD-PhD Program. Read more about the award here.

Eight UMBC Graduates Make Baltimore List of Top Doctors

Nov 10, 2010 / 1 minute of reading

To come up with this year’s list of the city’s top doctors, Baltimore magazine asked 5,500 physicians who they would choose to send their family members to see in each of 86 specialties. The final list includes eight UMBC graduates — several of whom have made the list before — who were recognized by their peers for the quality of care they provide. Biological sciences majors who made the list include Fouad Abbas ’82 (gynecologic oncology), Mary “Tessie” Behrens ’80 (nephrology), Robert Donegan ’87 (hematology/oncology) and Stephen George ’80 (pediatric rheumatology). Michael Lantz ’85, biochemistry and molecular biology, was recognized… Continue Reading Eight UMBC Graduates Make Baltimore List of Top Doctors

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