Tori Agnew Graduate Research Assistant Schreier Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 5042 magnew1@umbc.edu 410-234-8875 Burge Lab Website
Abdulmajid Alrefaie Graduate Research Assistant Li Laboratory Microalgal Biology and Biotechnology Molecular Biology and Lipid Biochemistry Contact Information Office Room: 5079 aalrefaie@umces.edu 410-234-8864
Ethel Apolinario Lab Assistant Sowers Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 5095 apolinar@umbc.edu
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 Associate 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 Laboratory Research Technician Dooley Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 5042 cbergma2@umbc.edu 410-234-8875 Burge Lab Website
Lucinda Botlero UMCES-IMET Assistant Director Contact Information Office Room: G030 lbotlero@umces.edu 410-234-8898
Hannah Bruzzio ARC Lab Animal Technician ARC Contact Information Office Room: ARC hbruzzi1@umbc.edu 410-234-8819
Sarah Carpe Lab Assistant Li Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 5079 scarpe@umces.edu 410-234-8864
Isabella Cattaneo Intern Dooley Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 4043 hdooley@som.umaryland.edu
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
Kristina Colacicco Faculty Research Assistant Tracy Laboratory Oyster ecology & multiple stressors Parasites of the Chesapeake Bay Contact Information Office Room: 4059 Kcolacicco@umbc.edu 410-234-8835
Everly Conway de Macario Adjunct Professor Robb Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 5046 EConway@som.umaryland.edu
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 Associate 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
Teresa Dumadag Faculty Research Assistant Sowers Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 5027 dumadag1@umbc.edu
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
Nick Gallagher Lab Assistant Chen Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 4070 ngallagher@umces.edu 410-234-8867
Lavender Hall Student Intern Wong Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 5014 twong@umbc.edu 410-234-8876
Ammar Hanif Graduate Research Assistant Jagus Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 3024 hanifa@umces.edu 410-234-8823
Zhongshi He Graduate Research Assistant Li Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 5079 zhe@umces.edu
Jennifer Herrera Graduate Research Assistant Schott Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 3024 jherrera@umces.edu 410-234-8823
Thomas Hill Lab Assistant Dooley Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 4012 Thomas.Hill@som.umaryland.edu
Russell Hill Professor and Executive Director Diversity and roles of microbial symbionts associated with marine invertebrates, in particular sponges Contact Information Office Room: 5083 hillr@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
Emily Jolly Graduate Research Assistant Place Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 3081 ejolly@umces.edu 410-234-8841
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
Allyson Kido Graduate Research Assistant Schott Laboratory Link to the ICARE Program: https://icare.umbc.edu/ Contact Information Office Room: 3024 akido1@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
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
Yuting Lin Graduate Research Assistant Li Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 5079 ylin@umces.edu 410-234-8864
Nathalie Lombard Postdoctoral Research Associate Sowers Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 5027 nlombard@umbc.edu 410-234-8879
Veronica Malabanan Lucchese Graduate Research Assistant Schott Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 3024 vlucchese@umces.edu 410-234-8881
Marissa McLean Intern Vasta Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 3061 GVasta@som.umaryland.edu 410-234-8826
Jonas Miller Graduate Assistant ARC Zohar Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 3075/3077 jonasm1@umbc.edu
Sabeena Nazar Senior Faculty Research Assistant BAS Lab CAS Lab Contact Information Office Room: 3001 sabeena@umces.edu 410-234-8832
Monika Nielson Administrative Coordinator Contact Information Office Room: G-029 mnielson@som.umaryland.edu 410-234-8853
Olivia Pares Graduate Research Assistant Schott Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 3024 opares@umces.edu 410-234-8823
Michael Paszkiewicz Director for Administration Contact Information Office Room: G009 paz@umbc.edu 410-234-8885
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
Cecelia Reichelt High School Intern Schott Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 3024 schott@umces.edu 410-234-8881
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 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
Leonardo M. Soto Graduate Research Assistant DasSarma Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 5077 lsoto1@umd.edu 4102348861
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
Matthew Stromberg Graduate Assistant ARC Zohar Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 3075/3077 mstromb1@umbc.edu
John Stubblefield Faculty Research Assistant ARC Zohar Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 3075 stubblef@umbc.edu 410-234-8824
Yalong Sun Graduate Research Assistant Zohar Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 3075/3077 yalongs1@umbc.edu
Allison Tracy Assistant Professor Tracy Laboratory Ecology and evolution of infectious marine diseases The microbiome in health and disease Habitat-forming species Contact Information Office Room: 4046 amtracy@umbc.edu 410-234-8834
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
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
Debbie Wellens Grants and Contract Specialist Contact Information Office Room: G-027 dwellens@som.umaryland.edu 410-234-8815
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 Associate 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
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
Katelyn Zagami Intern Vasta Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 3061 gvasta@som.umaryland.edu 410-234-8826
Zhanxiong Zhang Graduate Research Assistant Du Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 3013 zzhang2@umaryland.edu 410-234-8855
Nilli Zmora Associate Research Professor Zohar Laboratory My research focus is manipulating reproduction in fish, mainly to support Aquaculture. Contact Information Office Room: 5040 nzmora@umbc.edu 410-234-8838
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
