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UMBC’s Rebekah Hounsell is helping unlock the mystery of dark energy with NASA’s Roman Telescope
Rebekah Hounsell is co-PI and project manager of the Roman Supernova Cosmology Project Infrastructure Team (PIT), tasked with determining the best way for the telescope to collect data about cosmic phenomena called type Ia supernovae.
UMBC’s Aaron Smith lab reveals how a harmful bacterium senses iron – and why it matters for fighting infection
A two-protein system inside the bacterium operates like a sensitive switch. The pair detects iron outside and inside the cell and then rewrites large parts of the microbe’s metabolism. The results suggest this system could become a target for more effective treatments for infections.
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Research Headlines
From UMBC News and Magazine
Theo Gonzalves, American Studies, in Inquirer Global Nation
Posted: October 8, 2013, 4:59 PM
Baltimore Sun Features UMBC Student Research
Posted: April 26, 2012, 5:55 PM
C. Allen Bush, Chemistry and Biochemistry, in Science Studio
Posted: March 12, 2012, 12:18 PM
Christine Routzahn, Shriver Center, in Diversity/Careers
Posted: December 2, 2011, 5:54 PM
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