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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
The Hilltop Institute at UMBC revolutionizes data analytics to advance health and wellbeing
Posted: August 31, 2022, 10:23 AM
UMBC’s Chris Swan awarded NSF funding for U.S.-Brazil partnership on stream biodiversity
Posted: August 29, 2022, 6:04 PM
UMBC’s Chengpeng Chen receives $1.7M NIH grant to develop human liver model
Posted: August 26, 2022, 4:02 PM
UMBC’s Nkiru Nnawulezi and D.C. community partners make the case for survivor-centered housing services
Posted: August 25, 2022, 11:50 AM
UMBC’s Jeffrey Gardner receives $1.3M from NIH to discover new treatments for fungal disease
Posted: August 23, 2022, 6:05 PM
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