Kelsey Abernathy Graduate Research Assistant Vasta Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 3061 Kelsey.Abernathy@umaryland.edu 410-234-8827
Pervaiz Ali Visiting Student Chen Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 4070 pervaiz.sakhi@gmail.com 410-234-8867
Nathaniel Alper Student Intern Schott Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 3024 schott@umces.edu
Taylor Armstrong Graduate Research Assistant Place Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 3079 christentaylora@gmail.com 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
David Balcom Vice President for Institutional Advancement Contact Information dbalcom@umces.edu 410-234-8857
Jie Bao Visiting Scientist Chung Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 4077 jbao@umces.edu 410-234-8851
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
Haiyuan Cai Visiting Scholar Chen Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 4070 hcai@umces.edu 410-234-8867
Jason Canham Assistant to the Director B.A., Political Science, University of Pittsburgh, 2009 M.B.A. Candidate, University of Maryland, April 2018 Contact Information Office Room: 5083 imetdirectorsoffice@umces.edu 410-234-8802
Monica Chacon Assistant Director Contact Information Office Room: G-030 mchacon@umces.edu 410-234-8898
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 Associate 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
Lindsay D'Ambrosio Incubator Manager Lindsay manages Harbor Launch, IMET’s business incubator. Contact Information Office Room: 2045 ldambrosio@umces.edu 410-234-6357
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
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 Associate 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
Teressa Freeman Assistant to the Chair, UMBC Dept. of Marine Biotechnology Contact Information Office Room: G-018 freem1@umbc.edu 410-234-8812
Daniel Fucich Graduate Research Assistant Chen Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 4070 dfucich@umces.edu 410-234-8867
Kathleen Gillespie Research Scientist Jagus Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 3024 kgillesp@umces.edu 410-234-8823
Jorge Gomezjurado Faculty Research Assistant ARC Zohar Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: ARC bluefin@umbc.edu 410-576-5715
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
Kehau Hagiwara Postdoctoral Fellow Robb Laboratory Contact Information khagiwara@som.umaryland.edu 410-234-8872
Nicholas Hammond Assistant Director & Associate VP for Economic Development Dr. Contact Information Office Room: G-008 nhammond@umces.edu 410-234-8811
Ammar Hanif Graduate Research Assistant Jagus Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 3024 hanifa@umces.edu 410-234-8823
Saddef Haq Graduate Research Assistant Place Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 3079 saddef@umaryland.edu 410-234-8841
Russell Hill Director and Professor Diversity and roles of microbial symbionts associated with marine invertebrates, in particular sponges Contact Information Office Room: 5083 hill@umces.edu 410-234-8802
Beijuan Hu Visiting Scholar Li Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 5079 bhu@umces.edu 410-234-8864
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
Hongbo Jiang Visiting Student Chung Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 4077 hjiang@umces.edu 410-234-8851
Lauren Jonas Technician Hill Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 4079 ljonas@umces.edu 410-234-8843
Mohamed Kamal Mahmoud Aly Visiting Student Li Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 5079 mmahmoudaly@umces.edu 410-234-8864
Lydia Kreuter Postdoctoral Fellow Robb Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 5037 Lydia.Kreuter@som.umaryland.edu 410-234-8872
Mary Larkin Graduate Research Assistant Place Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 3079 memlarkin@gmail.com 410-234-8831
Amanda Lawrence Graduate Research Assistant Chung Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 4077 alawrence@umces.edu 410-234-8851
Victoria Laye Graduate Research Assistant DasSarma Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 5077 vlaye@som.umaryland.edu 410-234-8861
Yi-Ying Lee Assistant Research Scientist Li Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 5079 yylee@umces.edu 410-234-8864
Elena Legrand Assistant Research Scientist Chung Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 4077 elegrand@umces.edu 410-234-8851
Kunpeng Li Laboratory Research Specialist Li Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 5079 kli@umces.edu 410-234-8864
Yantao Li Assistant 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
Hanzhi Lin Assistant Research Scientist Hill Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 4079 hlin@umces.edu 410-234-8843
Chieh-Lun "Jerren" Liu Assistant Research Scientist Jagus Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 3024 liuh@umces.edu 410-234-8823
Zhenzhen Lyu Graduate Research Assistant DasSarma Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 5077 zlyu@som.umaryland.edu 410-234-8861
Amanda Maggio Postdoctoral Fellow Burge Laboratory Contact Information asmaggio@umbc.edu 410-234-8835
Miranda Marvel Graduate Student Zohar Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 3075 mmarvel1@umbc.edu 410-234-8825
Eric Mazur Lab Animal Technician ARC Contact Information Office Room: ARC emazur@umbc.edu 410-234-8819
Ryan McDonald Graduate Research Assistant Schreier Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 5016 mcdonal1@umbc.edu 410-234-8875
Sabeena Nazar Senior Faculty Research Assistant BAS Lab CAS Lab Contact Information Office Room: 3001 sabeena@umces.edu 410-234-8832
Kaila Noland Graduate Research Assistant Jagus Laboratory Kaila is a Molecular Medicine PhD student from UMB studying in the Molecular Physiology and Pharmacology Track. Contact Information Office Room: 3037 knoland@umces.edu 410-234-8823
Benjamin Oyler Trainee Place Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 3044 b.oyler@umaryland.edu 410-234-8831
Rayford Payne Research Associate Sowers Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 5027 payner@umbc.edu 410-234-8877
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
Michelle Prentice Programs Coordinator Contact Information Office Room: G-031 mprentice@umces.edu 410-234-8839
Natalie Rivlin Faculty Research Assistant Burge Laboratory Contact Information nrivlin@umbc.edu 410-234-8835
Frank Robb Professor Robb Laboratory Mechanisms of heat tolerance in hypothermophiles Contact Information Office Room: 5041 frobb@som.umaryland.edu 410-234-8870
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
Eric Schott Research Assistant Professor Schott Laboratory Health and disease of aquatic organisms Contact Information Office Room: 5043 schott@umces.edu 410-234-8881
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
Shailendra Singh Trainee Li Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 5079 yantao@umces.edu 410-234-8864
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
Matthew Spitznagel Graduate Research Assistant Schott Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 3024 mspitznagel@umces.edu 410-234-8823
Ashley Sproles Volunteer Place Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 3079 asproles@umces.edu 410-234-8831
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
Jinhua Tuo Graduate Research Assistant Chen Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 4070 jtuo@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 Molecular, biochemical, structural, and functional aspects of protein-carbohydrate interactions relevant to immunity and early development Contact Information Office Room: 3048 gvasta@som.umaryland.edu 410-234-8826
Hualong Wang Visiting Scholar Chen Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 4070 huwang@umces.edu 410-234-8867
Ernest Williams Senior Faculty Research Assistant BAS Lab CAS Lab Place Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 3079 williamse@umces.edu 410-234-8829
Christopher Wilson Development and Administrative Associate Contact Information Office Room: G-027 cwilson@umces.edu 410-234-8815
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
Yuanchao Zhan Graduate Research Assistant Chen Laboratory Contact Information yzhan@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 Postdoctoral Research Assistant Zohar Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 3375 nzmora@umbc.edu 410-234-8825
Oded Zmora Research Supervisor ARC Zohar Laboratory Contact Information Office Room: 4045 zmorao@umbc.edu 410-234-8890
Yonathan Zohar Professor and Chair, UMBC Dept. of Marine Biotechnology, Head, 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
