Biology Study Abroad in Barcelona, Spain
Take Biology courses during summer in Spain!
Thinking of widening your horizons and experiences through a study abroad stay? The Biological Sciences Department offers a newly-minted Study Abroad opportunity specifically designed for BIOL majors. This UMBC Study Abroad opportunity allows you to experience the wonderful culture of Barcelona (Spain) and improve (or start to develop) your Spanish language skills, while completing Biology major requirements.
The program includes an intensive Spanish language course (transferable into its equivalent SPAN course), the BIOL 316L laboratory elective and the option to enroll in Undergraduate Laboratory/Field Research (BIOL 499). The stay will also feature cultural visits and day trips to emblematic sites in Barcelona, as well as visits to biomedical research centers and the opportunity for research internships.
If you are keen on exploring other cultures while advancing in your major, take advantage of this opportunity. Check the attached flyer and contact Dr. Ivan Erill (
erill@umbc.edu) for further information.
The Department of Biological Sciences at UMBC invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in microbial genetics and biochemistry, specializing in microbiome research that leverages functional meta-omic approaches. The successful applicant will set up an experimental laboratory and interact with faculty whose interests span the range from genomics and molecular genetics to cancer, evolution and behavior. Applicants must have a Ph.D. in a relevant field, postdoctoral experience in microbiome-related research and a strong publication record. Applicants are expected to establish a vigorous, externally funded research program, supervise doctoral-level graduate students, and teach at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, a statement describing their research accomplishments and long-term research agenda, a statement of teaching interests and philosophy, and three letters of reference. Applicants are welcome to address in their application how their professional and lived experience, scholarship, teaching, mentorship, and/or service will build on UMBC's diversity and inclusion efforts. For full consideration, application materials and letters of reference should be submitted to apply.interfolio.com/36886 by November 15th, 2016.
UMBC is a medium-sized research university in the Baltimore-Washington D.C. area. We are nationally known for the diversity of our student body and for our success in minority education in STEM fields. US News and World Report has recognized UMBC as the "#1 Up-and-Coming National University” five years running based on its excellence in research and teaching. For seven years in a row The Chronicle of Higher Education has recognized UMBC as a “Great College to Work For”. For information about the Department of Biological Sciences and its graduate programs, visit biology.umbc.edu.
The University of Maryland Baltimore County is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action. UMBC values gender, ethnic, and racial diversity. Women, members of ethnic minority groups, veterans and individuals with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. UMBC is the recipient of an NSF ADVANCE Institutional Transformation Award to increase the participation of women in academic careers.
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Brewster lab examines a "pause button" on development
Research profiled in UMBC News
How can zebrafish development help with organ transplant? Dr. Rachel Brewster and her lab are working on finding out that answer. Zebrafish can place their development on hold--like a sort of "pause button"--for up to 50 hours in order to survive in oxygen-deprived environments. Understanding the ability of zebrafish to survive without oxygen can help us better understand how organs can be maintained while donors and precipitants are found.
Supported by an Idea Discovery Grant from the Department of Defense, the lab's research can help build the foundation for how the DoD can aid injured military personal.
So far, the lab has found that younger zebrafish embryo's "arrest faster," meaning that they pause development more rapidly, and so they are more likely to survive. The group hopes to better understand this process perhaps by identifying small molecules in the zebrafish whose concentration changes rapidly when oxygen is removed and that then slow down or stop the processes of development. Identifying these molecules, the lab believes, is the key to understanding how the "pause button" process works.
Dr. Brewster is very hopeful about her and her lab's early findings. With the work of graduate and undergraduate students alike, the work shows great promise!
