Student Fellow Cohorts
The UMD Center of Excellence in Microbiome Sciences hosts an annual student fellowship program to train graduate students in team science and cross-disciplinary system approaches that are essential to advance innovation through microbiome research. Via scientific presentations, networking within and outside of UMD, and a capstone panel organized by the cohort, fellows gain a comprehensive overview of the breadth of the field and develop an understanding of how their own research can be integrated for impactful solutions.
2026
- Ujjwol Subedi, Taiwo Bankole and Sylvia Jacobson from the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Yongcheng Cao from the A. James Clark School of Engineering
- Saúl Flores and Holly Hemesath from the College of Computer, Mathematical, & Natural Sciences
- Nick Hongcheol from the School of Public Health
2025
- Raunak Dey and Nakia Fallen from College of Computer, Mathematical, & Natural Sciences
- Claire Barlow from the School of Public Health
- Darby Steinman, Ingrid Roselyne Dukundane, and Yuzhu Mao from the A. James Clark School of Engineering
- Erin Harrelson and Yue Jiang from the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Featured News
Fellowship Program Builds Bridges in Microbiome Sciences
The program unites graduate students to collaboratively tackle complex microbial challenges in health, agriculture and the environment.
Tiny Microbes, Big Impact on Women’s Health
Darby Steinman, a student fellow in the Center of Excellence in Microbiome Sciences, studies how vaginal microbes communicate with reproductive tissues.
UMD Microbiome Fellows Cap Seven-Month Program with Public Health Panel
Graduate students spotlight the path from microbiome discovery to real-world impact.