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Students who are creative and passionate about the Biological Sciences can emerge as campus leaders through our BSCI Ambassadors program. Master skills such as: campaigning, recruitment, public speaking, event coordination, leadership, mentoring, an
Students who are creative and passionate about the Biological Sciences can emerge as campus leaders through our BSCI Ambassadors program. Master skills such as: campaigning, recruitment, public speaking, event coordination, leadership, mentoring, and more. Students with minimal or no prior work experience are highly encouraged to apply. APPLY NOW at bsci.umd.edu/bap (Link in bio). The priority deadline for best consideration is Friday, March 13th by 11:59 PM.
Students who are creative and passionate about the Biological Sciences can emerge as campus leaders through our BSCI Ambassadors program. Master skills such as: campaigning, recruitment, public speaking, event coordination, leadership, mentoring, an
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@bsciumd Terp Spotlight: SAMUEL ROSEMORE CBMG Departmental High Honors Thesis Title: Guidance Cues in Collective Cell Dynamics Mentor: Dr. Wolfgang Losert (PHYS) BSCI Specialization: Physiology & Neurobiology Dr. Losert’s comments: &l
@bsciumd Terp Spotlight: MAGGIE GRANT Recipient of a Hansen Outstanding Student Award BSCI Specialization: Cell Biology & Genetics Mentor: Dr. Brantley Hall Dr. Hall’s comments: “Maggie Grant has been selected for the Hansen Out
@bsciumd Terp Spotlight x2! HAESUNG LOLA LEE & IPSA MISHRA CBMG Departmental Honors HAESUNG LOLA LEE Thesis Title: Investigating the Physiological Mechanisms Underlying Sex-Specific Response to Pheromones in Astatotilapia burtoni Mentor: Dr.
@bsciumd Terp Spotlight: DARIN MICHAELS Recipient of the Dr. P. Arne Hansen Award for CBMG Honors Program Outstanding Thesis CBMG Departmental High Honors Thesis Title: The Impact of B cell Specific Neutral Lipid Accumulation on B cell Function and
@bsciumd Terp Spotlight: OLIVIA VELASQUEZ Recipient of the Appleman-Norton Award for Plant Biology Mentor: Dr. Charles Delwiche BSCI Specialization: General Biology Dr. Delwiche’s comments: “Olivia Velasquez has been working in the De
@bsciumd Terp Spotlight: RUHAMA DEMISSIE Recipient of the Appleman-Norton Award for Plant Biology Mentor: Dr. William Snell BSCI Specialization: Cell Biology & Genetics (CEBG) Dr. Snell’s and Hibba Hussain’s comments: “Ruha
Fall / Winter 2024 & SPRING 2025 BSCI GRADUATES! @umdscience
From BSCI Faculty & Staff: CONGRATS Fall / Winter 2024 and SPRING 2025 Graduates! @umdscience
@bsciumd TERP SPOTLIGHT: JERRY SHEN, GENB & STAT double major. ANGELA TAN, PHNB & CMSC double major. “We’re part of something much bigger,” said Angela Tan, a junior who serves as co-president with Jerry for Maryland Scien
CONGRATULATIONS to SARIKA KAPADIA on earning Departmental High Honors from UMD’s Department of Cell Biology & Molecular Genetics (CBMG) Honors Program! Last Fall, Sarika successfully defended her thesis titled: 𝘧π˜ͺ𝘬𝘬 Gene Expression Spe
Science Terps Aditri Gadigi and Anushka Poddar are leading a @bsciumd course this Fall! BSCI238I, Machine Learning for the Life Sciences (1 credit). Swipe right and/or contact the co-instructors to learn more. Discuss registration with your assign
Shoutout and congratulations to @bsciumd Terp and incoming graduate Emma Wachter who recently defended her Honors thesis via the Biology Honors Program (administered by UMD’s Department of Biology). Emma works on mathematical modeling in viral
CONGRATULATIONS to @bsciumd Terp Vainavi Gambhir, named 2025 University Medalist. At UMD's Main Commencement Ceremony on May 21, 2025, Gambhir will receive the University Medal, honoring a graduating senior demonstrating academic distinction, outsta
Bats are known for their impressive lifespan and unique immunity. Inflammation typically increases with age, but would this be the case in such a long-lived mammal? @bsciumd Terp Jillian Kaiser, with her mentor Dr. Gerald Wilkinson, found that a biom
Bats are a cool new model for aging because they live a lot longer than expected. To understand why this is, Ana Cunningham—@bsciumd Terp— measured how the immune system and the transcriptome (all the RNA in a cell) of the greater spear-
Griffin Beckley, Junior BSCI Terp studying in the ECEV Specialization has returned to Maryland from a trip abroad in Northern Tanzania. Griffin completed an independent research study on the spatial distribution and water holding capacity of elephan
Some words of encouragement from the BSCI Terps in Dr. Caitlin Fox's BSCI279P course: Professional Development Seminar for Undergraduate Teaching Fellows. Swing by 1210 Biology Lounge at Biology-Psychology Building to take a sticky you like, or to
TBT: Throwback to last May when BSCI Terps in Dr. Sarah Lee’s Marine Ecology course (BSCI473) engaged with juvenile terrapins while learning about educational and conservation outreach efforts. 🌎🐒✨

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