Abdul Adaranijo Graduate Research Assistant Schott Laboratory Schreier Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 5042 aadaranijo@umces.edu 410-234-8875
Tori Agnew Graduate Research Assistant Schreier Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 5042 magnew1@umbc.edu 410-234-8875 Burge Lab Website
Abdulmajid Alrefaie Visiting Scholar Li Laboratory Microalgal Biology and Biotechnology Molecular Biology and Lipid Biochemistry Contact Information Office Room: 5079 aalrefaie@umces.edu 410-234-8864
John Angelloz-Dugan Lab Helper Schott Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 3037 schott@umces.edu 410-234-8881
Ethel Apolinario Lab Assistant Sowers Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 5095 etsapolinar@verizon.net
Taylor Armstrong Graduate Research Assistant Place Laboratory Taylor Armstrong is a PhD student working in the lab of Dr. Allen Place at the Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology. Contact Information Office Room: 3079 tarmstrong@umces.edu 410-234-8841
Tsvetan Bachvaroff Research Assistant Professor Bachvaroff Laboratory DNA sequence analysis from data collection, assembly, annotation and phylogeny Contact Information Office Room: 3046 bachvarofft@umces.edu 410-234-8849
Justine Bedard Events Coordinator Contact Information Office Room: G-008 jbedard@umbc.edu 410-234-8806
Chelsea Bergman Graduate Research Assistant Schreier Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 5042 cbergma2@umbc.edu 410-234-8875 Burge Lab Website
Sarah Carpe Lab Assistant Li Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 5079 scarpe@umces.edu 410-234-8864
Som Chatterjee Assistant Professor Chatterjee Laboratory Our laboratory is interested in understanding the fundamental biological principles that lead to Staphylococcus aureus infections, an impo Contact Information Office Room: 5050 schatterjee@umaryland.edu 410-234-8890
Feng Chen Professor Chen Laboratory Marine viruses: isolation, physiology, biogeography, genomics and metagenomics of viruses in aquatic environments Contact Information Office Room: 4047 chenf@umces.edu 410-234-8866
Haoyu Chen Visiting International Student Chen Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 4047 hchen@umces.edu 410-234-8867
J. Sook Chung Professor Chung Laboratory Neuroendocrine regulation on crustacean physiology of molting, growth, reproduction, sex differentiation and stress responses Contact Information Office Room: 4044 chung@umces.edu 410-234-8841
Mara Coughlin Place Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 3045 maracoughlin@gmail.com 410-234-8828
Kimberly Curry Research Administrator Contact Information Office Room: G-029 kcurry@som.umaryland.edu 410-234-8853
Shiladitya DasSarma Professor DasSarma Laboratory Post-genomics and biotechnology of salt-loving, radiation-tolerant, and cold-adapted extremophiles Contact Information Office Room: 5047 sdassarma@som.umaryland.edu 410-234-8847
Priya DasSarma Laboratory Research Supervisor DasSarma Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 5077 pdassarma@som.umaryland.edu 410-234-8861
Cody Dawson ARC Marine System Control Specialist ARC Contact Information Office Room: ARC cjdawson@umbc.edu
Helen Dooley Assistant Professor Dooley Laboratory Comparative immunology focused on cartilaginous fish Development of new technologies/therapies to understand, diagnose, and treat human and animal disease Contact Information Office Room: 4043 hdooley@som.umaryland.edu 410-234-8837
Shaojun "Jim" Du Professor Du Laboratory Developmental biology, muscle biology, and genetics Genetic regulation of muscle and bone development Contact Information Office Room: 3039 sdu@som.umaryland.edu 410-234-8854
Luke Feeney Lab Assistant Place Laboratory Luke Feeney is a Lab Assistant working in Dr. Allen Place's lab in the Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology. Contact Information Office Room: 3079 lfeeney@umces.edu 410-234-8841
Catherine Frederick RAS-N Extension Specialist ARC Zohar Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 4038 cfrederi@umd.edu 410-234-8810
Teressa Freeman Assistant to the Chair, UMBC Dept. of Marine Biotechnology Contact Information Office Room: G-018 freem1@umbc.edu 410-234-8812
Monica Gellene Associate Director Contact Information Office Room: G-030 mgellene@umces.edu 410-234-8898
Shadaesha Green Graduate Research Assistant Chung Laboratory Shadaesha is a graduate of Hampton University, where she received a B.S. in Marine and Environmental Science and a minor in Biology. Contact Information Office Room: 4077 sgreen@umces.edu 410-234-8851
Ammar Hanif Graduate Research Assistant Jagus Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 3024 hanifa@umces.edu 410-234-8823
Samantha Heyn Assistant to the Director Contact Information Office Room: 5083 sheyn@umces.edu 410-234-8802
Russell Hill Professor and Executive Director Diversity and roles of microbial symbionts associated with marine invertebrates, in particular sponges Contact Information Office Room: 5083 hill@umces.edu 410-234-8802
Sarah Hughes Programs Coordinator Contact Information Office Room: G031 shughes@umces.edu 410-234-8839
Muddassar Iqbal Graduate Research Assistant Vasta Laboratory Contact Information miqbal@som.umaryland.edu
Rosemary Jagus Professor Jagus Laboratory Translational control of gene expression Regulation of gene activity during early development Contact Information Office Room: 3037 jagus@umces.edu 410-234-8822
Xiangshan Ji Fellow Du Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 3013 XJi@som.umaryland.edu 410-234-8855
Yufeng Jia Graduate Research Assistant Chen Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 4070 yjia@umces.edu 410-234-8867
Fanglue "Jeffery" Jiao Graduate Student Chen Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 4070 fjiao@umces.edu 410-234-8867
Lauren Jonas Graduate Research Assistant Hill Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 4079 ljonas@umces.edu 410-234-8843
Jacqueline Joubert Administrative Assistant for Columbus Center Administration Contact Information jjbouber1@umbc.edu 410-234-8814
Miranda Judd Graduate Research Assistant Place Laboratory Miranda Judd is a Ph.D. student working in the lab of Dr. Allen Place at the Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology. Contact Information Office Room: 3079/3072 mjudd@umces.edu 410-234-8829
Mariah Kachmar Research Assistant Schreier Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 5042 mariahk1@umbc.edu 410-234-8875
Owen Keys Intern Saito Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 5043 saito@umbc.edu (410) 234-8881
Li-Yin Lai Postdoctoral Fellow Chatterjee Laboratory Li-Yin Lai received her Bachelor’s degree from Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan. Contact Information Office Room: 5081 llai@umaryland.edu 410-234-8891
Mary Larkin Lab Volunteer Place Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 3079/3081 place@umces.edu
Victoria Laye Graduate Research Assistant DasSarma Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 5077 vlaye@som.umaryland.edu 410-234-8861
Yi-Ying Lee Associate Research Scientist Li Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 5079 yylee@umces.edu 410-234-8864
Yantao Li Associate Professor Li Laboratory Micoalgal molecular biology and lipid biochemistry Metabolic engineering for biofuels and bioproducts Contact Information Office Room: 5051 yantao@umces.edu 410-234-8833
Nathalie Lombard Postdoctoral Research Associate Sowers Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 5027 nlombard@umbc.edu 410-234-8879
Nagaraja Mukkayyan Postdoctoral Fellow Chatterjee Laboratory NM received his undergraduate degree at Kuvempu University, Shimoga, India, where he studied Biochemistry, Microbiology and Botany. Contact Information Office Room: 5081 nmukkayyan@umaryland.edu 410-234-8891
Sabeena Nazar Senior Faculty Research Assistant BAS Lab CAS Lab Contact Information Office Room: 3001 sabeena@umces.edu 410-234-8832
Olivia Pares Graduate Research Assistant Schott Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 3024 opares@umces.edu 410-234-8823
Allen Place Professor BAS Lab CAS Lab Place Laboratory Elucidation of the molecular mechanisms that permit organisms to adapt to unique diets, environments, and interactions (symbiosis) Contact Information Office Room: 3044 place@umces.edu 410-234-8828
Raymond Poon Laboratory Assistant Chatterjee Laboratory Raymond graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with an undergraduate degree in Molecular and Cellular Biology and a concentration in Contact Information Office Room: 5081 rpoon1@umaryland.edu 410-234-8891
Kyarii Ramarui Graduate Research Assistant Li Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 5079 kramarui@umces.edu 410-234-8864
Frank Robb Professor Robb Laboratory Mechanisms of heat tolerance in hypothermophiles Contact Information Office Room: 5041 frobb@som.umaryland.edu 410-234-8870
Steven Rodgers PhD Candidate and ARC Manager ARC Place Laboratory Steven Rodgers works fulltime for UMBC as the manager of the Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology’s Aquaculture Research Center. Contact Information Office Room: G-049E rodgers@umbc.edu 410-234-8819
Jun Hyung Ryu Postdoctoral Fellow Wong Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 5044 rjh3599@gmail.com 410-234-8877
Keiko Saito Research Assistant Professor ARC Saito Laboratory Aquatic microbial ecology and aquacultural microbiology Contact Information Office Room: 5043 saito@umbc.edu 410-234-8820
Nidhi Satishkumar Graduate Research Assistant Chatterjee Laboratory Nidhi completed her Master’s in Biotechnology at Fergusson College, India in 2018. Contact Information Office Room: 5081 nidhi.satishkumar@umaryland.edu 410-234-8891
Cosette Schneider Graduate Research Assistant Dooley Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 4012 cosette.schneider@som.umaryland.edu 410-234-8837
Eric Schott Associate Research Professor Schott Laboratory Health and disease of aquatic organisms Contact Information Office Room: 4039 schott@umces.edu 410-234-8881 Schott lab UMCES web page
Harold Schreier Associate Professor Schreier Laboratory Nitrogen and sulfur cycles of marine recirculating aquaculture systems Nitrogen fixation in the gut of a wood-eating catfish Contact Information Office Room: 5042 schreier@umbc.edu 410-234-8874
Ana Sosa Graduate Research Assistant Chen Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 4047 asosa@umces.edu 410-234-8867
Kevin Sowers Associate Director and Professor Sowers Laboratory Biology of methanogenic archaea Anaerobic conversion of organic wastes to biomethane Contact Information Office Room: 5045 sowers@umbc.edu 410-234-8878 Sowers Lab Website
John Stubblefield Faculty Research Assistant ARC Zohar Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 3075 stubblef@umbc.edu 410-234-8824
Vikram Vakharia Professor Vakharia Laboratory Viral pathogenesis of fish rhabdoviruses Development of novel vaccines for economically important fish pathogens Contact Information Office Room: 5049 vakharia@umbc.edu 410-234-8880
Gerardo Vasta Professor Vasta Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 3048 gvasta@som.umaryland.edu 410-234-8826
Lauren Wagner Lab Assistant Chen Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 4070 lwagner@umces.edu 410-234-8864
Kui Wang Visiting Senior Researcher Chen Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 4070 kwang@umces.edu 410-234-8867
Tao Wang Graduate Research Assistant Chung Laboratory Wong Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 4077 xg90497@umbc.edu 410-234-8841
Jing Wang Graduate Research Assistant Li Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 5079 jing.wang@umces.edu 410-234-8864
Stephanie Watson Purchasing Manager Contact Information Office Room: G-010 swatson@umbc.edu 410-234-8814
Ernest Williams Senior Faculty Research Assistant BAS Lab CAS Lab Place Laboratory Ernest Williams is a Research Associate and part-time PhD student in the lab of Dr. Allen Place. Contact Information Office Room: 3079 williamse@umces.edu 410-234-8829
Jens Wira Graduate Research Assistant Place Laboratory Jens Wira is a Ph.D. student working in the lab of Dr. Allen Place at the Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology. Contact Information Office Room: 3079/3081 jwira@umces.edu 410-234-8829
Ten-Tsao Wong Assistant Professor ARC Wong Laboratory Molecular, cellular and applied aspects of fish germ cell biology, reproductive physiology and vaccine development Contact Information Office Room: 5044 twong@umbc.edu 410-234-8876
Shuxian Wu Graduate Research Assistant Wong Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 5014 w54@umbc.edu 410-234-8877
Rui Xu Graduate Research Assistant Du Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 3077 wy28172@umbc.edu 410-234-8855
Lan Xu Graduate Research Assistant Wong Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 5014 xulan1@umbc.edu 410-234-8877
Pengzheng Yong Graduate Research Assistant Du Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 3013 pyong@umaryland.edu 410-234-8855
Yang Yu Graduate Research Assistant Zohar Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 3077 yyang6@umbc.edu
Mei Zhang Lab Assistant Chen Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 4070 mzhan@umces.edu 410-234-8867
Zhanxiong Zhang Graduate Research Assistant Du Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 3013 zzhang2@umaryland.edu 410-234-8855
Mingli Zhao Graduate Research Assistant Schott Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 3024 zmingli1@umbc.edu 410-234-8823
Dewi Zilda Visiting Professor Hill Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 4079 seswitazilda@gmail.com 410-234-8864
Nilli Zmora Associate Research Professor Zohar Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 3075/3077 nzmora@umbc.edu 410-234-8825
Yonathan Zohar Professor and Chair, UMBC Dept. of Marine Biotechnology, Director of ARC ARC Zohar Laboratory Fish reproductive physiology and molecular endocrinology Broodstock management and hatchery technologies Biotechnology for sustainable aquaculture Environmentally responsible recirculating marine aquaculture Contact Information Office Room: 3041 zohar@umbc.edu 410-234-8803
