The Department of Biological Sciences is very excited to welcome our four new assistant professors: Drs. Tara LeGates, Achuth Padmanabhan, Laurie Sutton, and Fernando Vonhoff.

Dr. Tara LeGates

Tara is no stranger to the Baltimore area. After receiving her undergraduate degree from Rider University (Lawerenceville, NJ), she attended Johns Hopkins University for her Ph.D. in Cellular, Molecular, and Developmental Biology and Biophysics ,and has spent the last couple years as a post-doc at the University of Maryland, School of Medicine. Her research is interested in the neuronal circuits that regulate behavior and how this circuitry changes in disorders like depression.

Dr. Achuth Padmanabhan ’12

An alumni of UMBC’s graduate program, Achuth returns to UMBC after two post-docs at Yale University and Baylor College of Medicine. His lab will focus on understanding how ovarian cancer develops and progresses to a lethal metastatic disease, and work on understanding factors that contribute in this process. Another area of focus in the lab will be to identify new therapeutic targets and develop novel strategies to treat this deadly disease. 

Achuth just received a two-year grant from the Rivkin Center for Ovarian Cancer, a private foundation that supports ovarian cancer research, and was named their 2019-2021 Skacel Family Scholar.

Dr. Laurie Sutton

Laurie obtained her Ph.D. in Anatomy and Cell Biology from the University of Western Ontario. She traded the cold of Canada for the Florida sun during her postdoctoral studies in the Dr. Kirill Martemyanov Lab at The Scripps Research Institute. There, she continued her interest in cell signaling by identifying those events responsible for shaping mood and stress responses by tapping into the uncharted biology of orphan receptors. With over 100 orphan receptors whose cognate ligands are unknown and their physiological function remaining largely a mystery, there is a lot of discovery still to be made. Her lab will continue to study orphan receptors that are highly expressed in the brain to determine their physiological function, which may hold promise of therapeutic targets.

Dr. Fernando Vonhoff

Fernando has been with the Department of Biological Sciences since December 2017 as part of UMBC’s pre-professoriate fellowship program. He is now an assistant professor!

Fernando received his undergraduate degree from the Free University of Berlin (Germany) and Ph.D. from Arizona State University. His research is interested in brain development and function, using fruit flies as a model to study human neurological diseases. Since arriving at UMBC, Fernando has mentored several graduate students and more than 15 undergraduate students. 

General nature or purpose of the job:

A position of research laboratory technician is available in the laboratories of Dr. Rejji Kuruvilla, Dr. Haiqing Zhao, and Dr. Jocelyne DiRuggierro in the Department of Biology at Johns Hopkins University. The technician will assist three PIs to manage and maintain their laboratories for an active research environment.

The primary duties and responsibilities of the job:

Primary duties and responsibilities include managing and maintaining research supplies and lab environment, upholding biosafety regulations, making and receiving purchase orders and organizing and archiving receipts, etc., for three labs consisting of a total of about 15 people. Primary duties and responsibilities for animal maintenance include mouse genotyping, organizing mouse colony records, and importing/exporting mouse colonies.

Lab maintenance and management:

• Stock and maintain lab chemicals

• Maintain common lab supplies, purchase, and make and receive purchase records

• Perform basic accounting tasks (weekly) includes collecting receipts, allocating funds on the PIs’ weekly statements, and working with the finance office to solve any accounting issues relating to lab expenses.

• Archive lab documents

• Dispose laboratory, and specifically, chemical waste

• Follow and enforce all laboratory safety protocols

• Prepare the labs (Kuruvilla, DiRuggiero and Zhao labs) for lab safety inspections, the annual safety inspection, and semi-annual Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) inspection.

• Update and maintain the animal care and use protocols.

• Update and maintain all annual biosafety updates and registrations for the Kuruvilla, DiRuggiero, and Zhao labs

• Coordinate maintenance of laboratory equipment

• General laboratory upkeep

Animal maintenance and management:

• Manage and maintain wild-type and mutant mouse colonies including bookkeeping mouse database, weaning, ear tagging, tail sample collection.

• Perform PCR genotyping and breeding of mice to maintain mouse colonies for laboratory experiments.

• Complete daily animal checks (check food/water levels and the mouse health).

Other responsibilities include:

• Train users on equipment, lab procedures and techniques.

• Perform other duties as needed. 

Minimum qualifications (mandatory):

• Bachelor's degree in biology, chemistry or related field.

Preferred qualifications:

• Some related post-undergraduate work experience preferred.
• Previous lab experience is helpful, but not required.

Special knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• A willingness to work with mice is necessary and a basic understanding of molecular biology principles is recommended.
• Excellent organization skills are essential.
• Ability to exercise professional judgment and good written and oral communication skills are desired.
• A basic understanding of molecular biology principles is recommended.
• Ability to maintain and train users on lab equipment including weigh balances, pH meters, spectrophotometers, centrifuges, ultracentrifuges, PCR machines, tissue culture equipment, microscopes, computers (Mac and PC).

 For more information, contact Dr. Rejji Kuruvilla at rkuruvilla@jhu.edu or 410-516-2366.

New Internships and Jobs for Science Majors!
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Apr 30, 2019, 1:47 PM

In this email you will find UMBCworks postings for jobs and internships as well as other events hosted by UMBC Career Center. These positions, events and workshops are tailored just for you!

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Jobs New Internships and Jobs in Science!: Physical Therapy Aide/ Technician (9307550) Pivot Physical Therapy - Catonsville, Maryland United States POSITION TYPE: Part-Time POSTING DATE: Apr 29, 2019 END DATE: Aug 27, 2019 Seeking students for part-time position - $19.57/hr start (9307547) LifeScience Logistics - Columbia, Maryland United States POSITION TYPE: Part-Time POSTING DATE: Apr 29, 2019 END DATE: Aug 27, 2019 Post-Doc & Project Manager (9307500) Aptagen, LLC - Jacobus, Pennsylvania United States POSITION TYPE: Full-Time - Entry-Level POSTING DATE: Apr 25, 2019 END DATE: May 25, 2019 Scientist, Target Discovery (9307504) REGENXBIO - Baltimore, Maryland United States POSITION TYPE: Full-Time - Entry-Level, Full-Time - Experienced POSTING DATE: Apr 25, 2019 END DATE: May 25, 2019 Visiting Assistant Professor, Cell and Molecular Biology (9307506) Towson University - Towson, Maryland United States POSITION TYPE: Full-Time - Entry-Level POSTING DATE: Apr 25, 2019 END DATE: Jun 25, 2019 Ecological Monitoring Technician - Part-Time On-Call (9304102) Versar, Inc. POSITION TYPE: Part-Time POSTING DATE: Apr 24, 2019 END DATE: Jun 24, 2019 Engineer to support MODIS Instrument Operations Team (IOT) (9307467) Science Systems and Applications, Inc - Greenbelt, Maryland United States POSITION TYPE: Full-Time - Entry-Level, Full-Time - Experienced POSTING DATE: Apr 24, 2019 END DATE: Aug 22, 2019 Nurse Case Reviewer (9307478) Maryland Department of Transportation - Glen Burnie, Maryland United States POSITION TYPE: Full-Time - Entry-Level POSTING DATE: Apr 24, 2019 END DATE: May 06, 2019 Programming Astrophysical Jet Simulator (9307486) UMBC Physics Department - umbc campus, Maryland United States POSITION TYPE: Internship Opportunities POSTING DATE: Apr 24, 2019 END DATE: Jun 01, 2019 Research Assistant, Clinical (Neuroimaging Lab) (9307426) University of Maryland, Baltimore - Baltimore, Maryland United States POSITION TYPE: Full-Time - Entry-Level POSTING DATE: Apr 23, 2019 END DATE: Apr 30, 2019 Multiple Openings (04/22/19) (9307403) United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) - Nationwide United States POSITION TYPE: Full-Time - Entry-Level, Full-Time - Experienced, Part-Time POSTING DATE: Apr 22, 2019 END DATE: Jun 22, 2019 Physical Therapy Technician (9307375) Groschan and Associates Physical Therapy - Lutherville, Maryland United States POSITION TYPE: Part-Time POSTING DATE: Apr 19, 2019 END DATE: Aug 17, 2019 Morgan Stanley Co-Op: Data Science/Business Analyst (9307356) Morgan Stanley - Baltimore, Maryland United States POSITION TYPE: Cooperative Education (Co-op) POSTING DATE: Apr 18, 2019 END DATE: May 26, 2019 Technical Support Chemist (9307346) Sterilex Corporation - Hunt Valley, Maryland United States POSITION TYPE: Full-Time - Entry-Level, Full-Time - Experienced POSTING DATE: Apr 18, 2019 END DATE: Jun 01, 2019 Multiple Job Openings with The U.S Fish and Wildlife Service (9307255) United States Department of the Interior: Fish And Wildlife Service - Nationwide United States POSITION TYPE: Full-Time - Entry-Level, Full-Time - Experienced POSTING DATE: Apr 15, 2019 END DATE: Apr 30, 2019

Workshops Upcoming Events: Beyond Care Training and Consultation Information Session SESSION START: May 01, 2019, 9:00 AM SESSION END: May 01, 2019, 3:00 PM PRAC 102 Reflection Session: Building Skills for Career Success SESSION START: May 01, 2019, 12:00 PM SESSION END: May 01, 2019, 1:00 PM LOCATION: Math/Psych 210 PRAC 102 Reflection Session: Building Skills for Career Success SESSION START: May 02, 2019, 4:00 PM SESSION END: May 02, 2019, 5:00 PM LOCATION: Math/Psych 210 Defense Contractor Job Fair SESSION START: May 03, 2019, 10:00 AM SESSION END: May 03, 2019, 4:00 PM PRAC 102 Reflection Session: Building Skills for Career Success SESSION START: May 03, 2019, 12:00 PM SESSION END: May 03, 2019, 1:00 PM LOCATION: Math/Psych 210 Diversity Law Enforcement Job Fair SESSION START: May 04, 2019, 10:00 AM SESSION END: May 04, 2019, 2:00 PM LOCATION: Off-Campus University of Delaware Biomechanics & Movement Science Open House SESSION START: May 10, 2019, 8:30 AM SESSION END: May 10, 2019, 3:00 PM LOCATION: Off-Campus

Info Sessions Upcoming Information Sessions: Bank of America START DATE/TIME: May 09, 2019, 10:00 AM END DATE/TIME: May 09, 2019, 2:00 PM LOCATION: Commons: Main Street Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, LLC START DATE/TIME: May 01, 2019, 10:00 AM END DATE/TIME: May 01, 2019, 4:00 PM LOCATION: Commons: Main Street Manna Project International START DATE/TIME: May 07, 2019, 11:00 AM END DATE/TIME: May 07, 2019, 4:00 PM LOCATION: Commons: Main Street Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament START DATE/TIME: May 08, 2019, 10:00 AM END DATE/TIME: May 08, 2019, 4:00 PM LOCATION: Commons: Main Street Trinity Washington University START DATE/TIME: May 02, 2019, 10:00 AM END DATE/TIME: May 02, 2019, 4:00 PM LOCATION: Commons: Main Street Trinity Washington University START DATE/TIME: May 09, 2019, 10:00 AM END DATE/TIME: May 09, 2019, 4:00 PM LOCATION: Commons: Main Street Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc. START DATE/TIME: May 17, 2019, 10:00 AM END DATE/TIME: May 17, 2019, 1:30 PM LOCATION: Off-Campus