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Darby Steinman, a student fellow in the Center of Excellence in Microbiome Sciences, studies how vaginal microbes communicate with reproductive tissues.

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.

Raunak Dey uses math to model how viruses interact with microbial communities to inform health and policy.

The annual award comes from the Maryland Science Center, where Maisel volunteered as a graduate student.

The highly selective honor is given to just 7% of UMD tenured faculty.

The funding will support her ongoing research to study how the mucosal barrier influences drug delivery in the human body.

The event will focus on discrete algorithms and machine learning tools that can address important challenges in molecular biology.

A recently published study by Ryan Blaustein shows how AI can be used to detect foodborne pathogens.

A new study co-authored by Joshua Weitz assessed the potential for phage therapy to help treat antibiotic-resistant pneumonia.

Now in its third year, the center is focused on community building on campus while also strengthening partnerships in the region.