Tori Agnew Graduate Research Assistant Burge Laboratory Contact Information magnew1@umbc.edu 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
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 Burge Laboratory Contact Information cbergma2@umbc.edu Burge Lab Website
Colleen Burge Assistant Professor Burge Laboratory Marine host-pathogen environment interactions Invertebrate immune response and physiology Contact Information Office Room: 4059 colleenb@umbc.edu 410-234-8834 Burge Lab Website
Anya Byrd Graduate Research Assistant Chung Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 4077 abyrd@umces.edu 410-234-8851
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
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
Suzanne Crawford Director of Administration, Columbus Center Contact Information Office Room: G-009 suzcraw@umbc.edu 410-234-8814
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
Sukanya Dayal Research Assistant Burge Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 4059 smd294@umbc.edu 419-902-3321
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
Kayla Fairfield ARC Technician ARC Contact Information Office Room: ARC kayfairfield13@gmail.com 410-234-8819
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
Jorge Gomezjurado Faculty Research Assistant Wong Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 5014 bluefin@umbc.edu 410-215-6984
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
Claudia Hernandez-Chavez Research Scholar Chatterjee Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 5081 chernandezchavez@som.umaryland.edu 410-234-8891
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
Thomas Hill Lab Assistant Dooley Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 4012 Thomas.Hill@som.umaryland.edu 410-234-8837
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
Lauren Jonas Graduate Research Assistant Hill Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 4079 ljonas@umces.edu 410-234-8843
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 Burge Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 4046 mariahk1@umbc.edu 570-789-4044
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
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
Ayesha Liaqat Visiting Scholar Bachvaroff Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 3081 aliaqat@umces.edu 410-234-8829
Hanzhi Lin Assistant Research Scientist Hill Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 4079 hlin@umces.edu 410-234-8843
Nathalie Lombard Postdoctoral Research Associate Sowers Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 5027 nlombard@umbc.edu 410-234-8879
Waqas Mohyuddin Visiting Scientist Chen Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 4047 wmohyuddin@umces.edu 410-234-8867
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
Molly Pickel Assistant to the Executive Director and Communications and Outreach Coordinator Contact Information mpickel@umces.edu 410-234-8802
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
Michelle Prentice Office Manager Contact Information Office Room: G-031 mprentice@umces.edu 410-234-8839
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
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
Breanna Shirtliff Lab Assistant Chatterjee Laboratory Breanna completed her B.S. in Biology with minors in Chemistry and Psychology from Towson University in 2021. Contact Information Office Room: 5081 bshirtliff@umaryland.edu 410-234-8891
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
Danielle Staggers Graduate Research Assistant Wong Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 5014 dstagg1@umbc.edu 410-234-8877
John Stubblefield Faculty Research Assistant ARC Zohar Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 3075 stubblef@umbc.edu 410-234-8824
Mengqi Sun Graduate Research Assistant Chen Laboratory Contact Information msun@umces.edu 410-234-8867
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
Jie Wang Visiting Scientist Li Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 5079 jie.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
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
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
Mingli Zhao Graduate Research Assistant Schott Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 3024 zmingli1@umbc.edu 410-234-8823
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
