Current IMSD Meyerhoff Graduate Fellows (68)

As of 4/15/24

Biological Sciences (UMBC – 2)

Devonique Brissett
Emmanuelle Johnson

Molecular Medicine (UMB – 3)

Kevin Herold
Shanaliz Natta
Garis Grant

Microbiology and Immunology (UMB – 2)

Jernelle Miller
Da’Kuawn Johnson

Neuroscience (7)

Soad Elziny
Antonio Figueiredo
Daniela Franco
Jewel White
Chimdiya Onwkwe
Lakota Watson
Ruchael McNair

Gerontology (UMBC & UMB – 1)

Jocelyn Brown

Electrical Engineering (UMBC – 2)

Isaac Basaldua
Janerra Allen

Epidemiology and Human Genetics (UMB – 1)

Adewumi Adegboye

Chemistry (UMBC – 10)

Chanda Lowrance
Mona Layegh
Kayry Segarra
Leopoldo Posada Escobar
Misti Cartwright
Alexander Paredes
Lahari Saha
Naba Krishna Das
Kushani Mendis
Hasan Al Banna

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (UMBC – 3  & UMB – 7)

Lucia Rodriguez
Karndeep Singh
Saif Yasin
Rex Gonzales
Hardler Servius
Aishwarya Iyer
Amara Ejikemeuwa
Anthony Strong
Emmanuel Asiedu
Derek Osorio

Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering (5)

Joel Tyson
Zach Sheffield
Kelsey Gray
Jada Damond

Physics (UMBC – 1)

Florence Lucey

Psychology (UMBC – 14)

Peter MacIver
Selima Jumarali
Ana Katrina Aquino
Fran Alfonzo
Geoffrey Harrison
Jordan Lankford
Jabarey Wells
Shaline Escarfulleri
Sumaiya DeLane
Sarah Peralta
Clarice Hampton
Danielle Black
Bianka Onwumbiko

Pharmaceutical Science (UMB – 10)

Brianna Scotland
Nicholas Montes
Aziza Frank
Ayanna Williams
Sheneil Black
Nathaniel McClean
Aarion Romany
Khady Ouattara
Brandon Lowe

 

 

Meyerhoff Graduate Fellows Program - October Monthly Meeting

Presenters Janae Baptiste (CHEM) and Cassie Nelson (BIOL)

The Meyerhoff Monthly meeting is this Friday, October 16, 2015 at 4:00 p.m.   The meeting will be held at UMBC in the Biological Science Building, Room 004 (BS004).   Parking on campus is free...

Posted: October 12, 2015, 10:54 AM

Hello PhD!

A FREE Weekly Podcast for Science Trainees

Dr. Joshua Hall from UNC Chapel Hill is a member of the Mid-Atlantic PREP and IMSD consortium has shared a FREE weekly podcast for science trainees called, Hello PhD.  The podcast explores the...

Posted: September 2, 2015, 12:16 PM

Dr. Dawn Ward Receives 1st Distinguished IMSD Alumni Award

The Mid-Atlantic PREP & IMSD Research Symposium

Dr. Dawn Ward earned her B.S. degree from Lincoln University in Pennsylvania and in 2003 entered the Chemistry PhD program at UMBC where she worked in the laboratory of Dr. Paul Smith.  Dr. Ward’s...

Posted: February 10, 2015, 5:42 PM

IMSD Meyerhoff Graduate Fellow Accepts Postdoc Position

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Former IMSD Meyerhoff Fellow Dr. Peter Mercredi (Biochemistry) came to UMBC back in 2006 as a participant in the UMBC Summer Biomedical Training Program (SBTP).  As an undergraduate, Peter...

Posted: February 10, 2015, 5:35 PM

First IMSD Meyerhoff Graduate Hired to Teach at UMBC!

Dr. Tashauna Felix/ Adjunct Lecturer - An Unpaved Path

Dr. Tashauna Felix earned her undergraduate degree in Biological Sciences from Bennett College in North Carolina.  Tashauna entered UMBC in 2003 in the M.S. program in Applied Molecular Biology...

Posted: February 10, 2015, 5:31 PM

Meyerhoff Fellow Wins 2014 GPILS Award

Rasheeda Johnson named 2014 Winner of Otani Award!

Congratulations to IMSD Meyerhoff Graduate Fellow Rasheeda Johnson who is pursuing a Ph.D. in Gerontology at the University of Maryland, Baltimore for being selected as the 2014 Otani Award...

Posted: October 13, 2014, 11:57 AM

Meyerhoff Graduate Fellows Win!

3 Fellows Win for Oral and Poster Presentations

Please join me in congratulating DeLauren McCauley (chemistry) for winning for the oral talk that she presented at the Promise Research Symposium on February 28, 2014 held at the University of...

Posted: March 27, 2014, 12:45 PM

TedxBaltimore Conference featuring Meyerhoff Graduate Fellow

Ekemini Udofa Invited to speak at TEDxBaltimore Conference!

Ekemini Udofa has been invited to speak at this year's TEDxBaltimoreWomen Conference on Thursday, December 5, 2013 at the Women’s Exchange. She will be speaking about AWIS supporting women in STEM...

Posted: November 22, 2013, 3:54 PM

Five Meyerhoff Fellows Have Postdoctoral Positions Planned

Nicole Barkley, a PhD candidate in the Biological Sciences Program will defend her PhD later this month and will begin a postdoctoral position in October at North Carolina Central with Dr. ...

Posted: September 23, 2013, 12:52 PM