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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
UMBC and UMSOM work to more effectively reverse opioid overdose in real time through $500,000+ NIH award
Posted: December 9, 2022, 1:43 PM
UMBC’s Zhibo Zhang to clarify atmospheric dust’s role in climate with NSF grant
Posted: December 1, 2022, 4:46 PM
Transforming the future of healthy aging: UMBC event highlights leading practices, research from Kanagawa and Maryland
Posted: November 30, 2022, 3:22 PM
UMBC partners in NASA-funded TIGERISS mission to determine source of heavy elements on Earth
Posted: November 3, 2022, 12:46 PM
Vision beyond sight: UMBC’s Phyllis Robinson to advance study of critical eye protein with $2.5M NIH grant
Posted: October 28, 2022, 4:49 PM
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