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I am investigating how MAPK15, an atypical protein kinase, contributes to the growth and metastasis of ovarian cancer. I hope to determine its mechanisms by purifying the protein and conducting...
Meet Michael, He is a Physics major and current URA Scholar who does research in quantum mechanics. He also helps run SPS (Society of Physics Students), plays music on campus with the UMBC Pep...
Meet Paul, He is an Animation and Interactive Media major who is currently creating his own video game. His game, Deliverance brings together many technologies to capture aspects of real life in...
Meet Danielle, She is an Emergency Health Services and Sociology major and McNair Scholar. Danielle’s research focuses on the receptiveness of the adult diabetic population to community...
Meet Matthew, He is a Mechanical Engineering major who worked in the Materials Measurements Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) this past summer. Matthew’s...
Meet Maggie, She is an Environmental Science major currently working in the Molecular Characterization and Analysis Complex (MCAC) laboratory. She is also a current Undergraduate Research Award...
Meet Sean, He is a Chemical Engineering major and corresponding secretary for Tau Beta Pi (TBP), the Engineering Honor Society. He is currently working on the synthesis and characterization of 3D...
Meet Natalie, She is a Biochemistry and Molecular Biology major and current Undergraduate Research Award (URA) and Meyerhoff scholar. She is currently researching a flexible approach to treating...
Undergraduate researchers explore their interests!
When and how did you learn that you could do research abroad as a UMBC undergraduate? After my sophomore year, I went to Peru to take a class in medical Spanish and indigenous medicine in Cusco,...