The team is building open-source software to better piece together complex genetic data while also conducting the first comprehensive review of how the quality of data in public biological databases impacts the accuracy of computational analyses.

Morgan Smith (B.S. ’25, physics) merged his interests in public service and science at Maryland and secured a job at NASA after graduating in December.

In the latest chapter of his 35-plus-year career in pharma, Thomas Lake (B.S. ’88, biological sciences) is advancing next-generation biotechnology that aims to take the needle out of vaccinations.

UMD computer scientist Heng Huang leads the project’s artificial intelligence and machine learning efforts and plans to build a genomic language model for Alzheimer’s that will drive drug discovery for the disease.

Emergente’s patented RNAnneal platform predicts shapeshifting RNA structures, addressing a foundational bottleneck across the therapeutics, agriculture and biotechnology manufacturing industries.

A new University of Maryland-led study reveals that observing others in pain, even digital avatars, can affect how we feel pain ourselves.

After a rewarding summer internship in 2025, mathematics major Arianna Maxwell will return to Roblox as a full-time employee in June.