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W. Lawrence Neeley, Jr., Ph.D. (M5), in Washington Post

Posted on July 27, 2009 8:54 AM |Permalink |Comments ( 0 )

W. Lawrence Neeley, Jr., Ph.D. (M5), was quoted in a July 26 Washington Post article about the arrest of Harvard University professor Henry Louis Gates Jr.

Read the full article.

Neeley graduated from UMBC in 1998 with a degree in mechanical engineering, and earned his Ph.D. from Stanford in 2007.

Meyerhoff Scholars Program, Freeman Hrabowski in Inside Higher Ed

Posted on September 9, 2009 4:25 PM |Permalink |Comments ( 0 )

Read "(Not) Crossing the Finish Line," published in Inside Higher Ed on September 9, 2009.

Lauren (Battle) Wills Ph.D. (M10) Begins Post-Doc at the Medical University of South Carolina

Posted on October 12, 2009 2:33 PM |Permalink |Comments ( 1 )

Dr. Lauren Wills (M10) '02, biological sciences, began her post-doc at the Medical University of South Carolina in the College of Pharmacy this past July.

Dr. Wills is the recipient of a Ruth L. Kirschstein National Service Award. The title of the training grant is "Training in Cancer Therapeutics." This training grant supports her research in the lab of Dr. Rick Schnellmann in the College of Pharmacy at the Medical University of South Carolina. Her research focuses on identifying compounds that can be used as pharmaceuticals to aid in recovery after acute kidney injury.

Dr. Wills earned her Ph.D. at Duke University in 2008 with a degree in Environmental Science and Toxicology.

Up Close with Omolola Eniola-Adefeso Ph.D. (M8) In NIGMS Online Magazine Findings

Posted on October 22, 2009 2:16 PM |Permalink |Comments ( 0 )

Dr. Omolola (Lola) Eniola-Adefeso (M8), '99, chemical engineering, was recently profiled in the National Institute of General Medical Sciences online magazine Findings.

The article highlights Dr. Eniola-Adefeso's research on developing new medicine for heart disease.

Learn more about her research by clicking on the link below:

Up Close with Lola Eniola-Adefeso

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