CBMG faculty members advise students in the Biological Sciences Graduate Program (BISI), which offers four concentrations:
- Behavior, Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics (BEES)
- Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, and Genomics (CBBG)
- Molecular and Cellular Biology (MOCB)
- Physiological Systems (PSYS)
Undergraduates majoring in Biological Sciences (BSCI) can choose an emphasis area in biology. CBMG administers and advises students in three concentrations: Cell Biology and Genetics, Microbiology, and General Biology.
Congratulations to Dr. Jonathan Dinman on being named director of the Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research (IBBR). Click to read the full announcement.
Congratulations to Dr. Straney for being recognized for his dedication to supporting biological sciences majors throughout their academic careers at UMD. Read more about Dr. Straney.
Diener was a luminary in the field of virology and molecular biology as the discoverer of the first circular RNAs, the plant pathogens known as viroids. Read more about Diener.
Professor Zhongchi Liu received the 2023 CMNS Board of Visitors Distinguished Faculty Award and Program Manager Errica Philpott-Barber received a 2023 CMNS Dean’s Outstanding Employee Award. Read more about the awards.
CBMG recently welcomed two new faculty members to the department. Dr. Charles Seller (Assistant Professor) and Dr. Cordelia Weiss (Lecturer).
