Category: May 2022

Newly minted toxicology Ph.D. looks at finding new antibiotics for foodborne illnesses

Jenifer Ossai came to UMES in 2010 from Delta State in Nigeria, West Africa, with a full scholarship from the government to pursue a bachelor’s degree in biology that she earned four years later.  On May 20, at the university’s spring commencement exercises, she left campus with a doctoral degree in toxicology.   As a youth,…Read more Newly minted toxicology Ph.D. looks at finding new antibiotics for foodborne illnesses

LSAMP student wins research competitions

Junior Jaylah “Jay” Easter came away from UMES’ Three Minute Thesis competition last month with a first place win in the undergraduate category and the People’s Choice Award (undergraduate and graduate students) netting him $400 in prizes. The Three Minute Thesis “challenges participants to present their research in just 180 seconds in an engaging form…Read more LSAMP student wins research competitions

Congratulations to the UMES SANS Spring 2022 Graduates

SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIESLaKeisha L. Harris, Ph.D., Dean Doctor of Philosophy in Food & Agricultural ScienceTravis William Ford, Clayton, DE Celia Whyte, Salisbury, MD Doctor of Philosophy in Marine Estuarine Environmental ScienceLaura Almodovar Acevedo, San Juan, Puerto Rico Doctor of Philosophy in ToxicologyAbdalhafiz Ahemedaltayb, Princess Anne, MD Zoe Chukwudinma Johnson, Silver Spring, MDJennifer Ishioma Ossai,…Read more Congratulations to the UMES SANS Spring 2022 Graduates

UMES pre-med grad headed for prestigious medical school following research fellowship

Abdirahman “Abdi” Diria is destined for a promising career as a physician-scientist.  The biology pre-med major at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore is a 2021 Harvard Medical School Research Fellow.  Following his graduation this month, he will pursue a research fellowship this coming fall before enrolling in a MD-PhD dual degree program.  Saying that…Read more UMES pre-med grad headed for prestigious medical school following research fellowship

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