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![Photoreceptor mosaic of the adult zebrafish retina, where UV-sensitive cones are labeled in magenta, short-wavelength sensitive cones are labeled in blue, and the nuclei of mid- and long-wavelength sensitive cones are labeled in gray. Image by Juan Angueyra in Leveraging Zebrafish to Study Retinal Degenerations. Photoreceptor mosaic of the adult zebrafish retina, where UV-sensitive cones are labeled in magenta, short-wavelength sensitive cones are labeled in blue, and the nuclei of mid- and long-wavelength sensitive cones are labeled in gray. Image by Juan Angueyra in Leveraging Zebrafish to Study Retinal Degenerations.](https://science.umd.edu/newsletters/images/biosci/banner-photoreceptor-mosaic-of-adult-zebrafish-retina.jpg) |
August 2023
the scope
A newsletter from UMD's Departments of Biology and Cell Biology & Molecular Genetics
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FACULTY |
![Joshua Weitz Joshua Weitz](https://science.umd.edu/newsletters/images/weitz-headshot.jpg) |
Joshua Weitz Joins Biology as the Clark Leadership Chair in Data Analytics
Weitz will continue to explore how viruses impact human and environmental health. Read More » |
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![Professor Anne Simon standing in a room lines with shelves of young citrus trees Professor Anne Simon standing in a room lines with shelves of young citrus trees](https://science.umd.edu/newsletters/images/ann-simon-with-plants.jpg) |
Super Sleuthing to Save Citrus
CBMG's Anne Simon and her startup Silvec Biologics work to unravel the unsolved mystery of a lethal plant disease.
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Faculty Honors and Awards : biology | CBMG |
Research
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![A bat hanging from a tree branch, wings folded around its body. A bat hanging from a tree branch, wings folded around its body.](https://science.umd.edu/newsletters/images/bat-2.jpg) |
Hibernation Slows Biological Aging in Bats
Study led by Biology's Gerald Wilkinson establishes why small mammals like bats live so long. Read More » |
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![Three children with lesions on their faces, infected with the Leishmania parasite. Three children with lesions on their faces, infected with the Leishmania parasite.](https://science.umd.edu/newsletters/images/biosci/neglected-disease.jpg) |
NIH Grant Supports Genomic Approach to Curing 'Neglected' Disease
CBMG's Najib El-Sayed will use powerful sequencing tools to combat the parasite that causes cutaneous leishmaniasis. Read More » |
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STAFF |
![Errica Philpott-Barber. Credit: Thai Nguyen. Errica Philpott-Barber. Credit: Thai Nguyen.](https://science.umd.edu/newsletters/images/biosci/errica.jpg) |
Meet Errica Philpott-Barber: 2023 Dean's Outstanding Employee Award Winner Philpott-Barber is a program manager in CBMG.
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![Victoria Fitzgerald. Credit: Lisa Helfert. Victoria Fitzgerald. Credit: Lisa Helfert.](https://science.umd.edu/newsletters/images/biosci/victoria-fitzgerald.jpg) |
Meet Victoria Fitzgerald: 2023 Thelma M. Williams Advisor of the Year Award Winner Fitzgerald is a senior advisor for the neuroscience undergraduate program.
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TEACHING |
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UMD Offers Undergraduate Courses on the Grand Challenge of 'Global Change'
A new initiative gets students thinking about planetary threats like climate change—and their power to make an impact. READ MORE » |
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STUDENTS |
![An underwater photo of Rose Ying scuba diving. She is not far below the surface. The keel of a boat is visible above her. An underwater photo of Rose Ying scuba diving. She is not far below the surface. The keel of a boat is visible above her.](https://science.umd.edu/newsletters/images/biosci/rose-ying-diving.jpg) |
From Scuba Diver to Auditory Neurocircuitry Researcher
With an NIH graduate fellowship, Rose Ying continues to look for interesting ways to explore the unknown. Read More » |
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![Akshay Patel Akshay Patel](https://science.umd.edu/newsletters/images/biosci/Akshay-Patel.jpg) |
Ph.D. Student Akshay Patel Unlocks Mysteries of Cell Communications
Patel, who received CBMG's Andrew J. Moyer Outstanding Graduate Student Award, plans to pursue a career in the pharma or biotech industry. Read More » |
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![Kevin Tu Kevin Tu](https://science.umd.edu/newsletters/images/biosci/kevin-tu.jpg) |
Kevin Tu Named 2023 Churchill Scholar
Tu graduated in May with degrees in biological sciences and economics and will pursue a master's in oncology at the University of Cambridge. Read More » |
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Students Receive Honors and Awards
We are proud of our students who have been recognized for their contributions to UMD and the wider community. Read More » |
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ALUMNI |
![(L-R) Beibei Li Ph.D. ’98, Distinguished Professor Emerita Elisabeth Gantt and Zairen Sun Ph.D. ’98. A new gift from Li and Sun to the Maryland Promise Scholarship Program honors Gantt's mentorship. Credit: Stephanie S. Cordle. (L-R) Beibei Li Ph.D. ’98, Distinguished Professor Emerita Elisabeth Gantt and Zairen Sun Ph.D. ’98. A new gift from Li and Sun to the Maryland Promise Scholarship Program honors Gantt's mentorship. Credit: Stephanie S. Cordle.](https://science.umd.edu/newsletters/images/li-sun-gift.jpg) |
From Serbia and China to College Park
A gift from Zairen Sun (Ph.D. ’98) and Beibei Li (Ph.D. ’98) to the Maryland Promise Program honors their mentor, CBMG's Elisabeth Gantt. Read More » |
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![Brandie Smith holding a little armadillo Brandie Smith holding a little armadillo](http://science.umd.edu/newsletters/images/brandie.jpg) |
Rhinos, Tigers and a Screaming Hairy Armadillo Named Sherman
National Zoo Director Brandie Smith (Ph.D. ’10) brought her animal adventures to UMD as 2023 CMNS Graduate Commencement Ceremony speaker. Read More » |
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