Using a novel approach called reverse vaccinology, which employs powerful bioinformatic tools and reverse pharmacology practices, the researchers are examining the genetic makeup of several parasites that cause malaria, seeking specific antigens to target with new vaccines.

UMD graduate students Marron McConnell and Qianru Liao are combining their expertise in biomathematics and remote sensing to learn how climate change shapes caribou population dynamics and migration behavior in the Arctic.

Ata is Biology's associate director of research and faculty affairs.

Through her work with startup MindX and Blackrock Neurotech, Julia Brown (B.S. '13, biological sciences) is setting the stage for next-generation devices in health care and neurotechnology, from brain-controlled smart glasses to seizure detectors and more.