He is working with researchers from the University of Maryland School of Medicine and the Translational Genomics Research Institute to understand the immune response to malaria to help scientists develop more effective vaccines.

The Rita Rossi Colwell Center honors the distinguished university professor renowned for her work combatting waterborne diseases and her advocacy for increasing the number of women in science and technology.

From exploring the mysteries of the gut microbiome to researching the complexities of the COVID-19 virus, 14 undergraduate students from across the country recently spent the summer at UMD researching ways to help us better understand our health.

The researchers are discussing work that includes a new algorithm for the parallel construction of suffix arrays—one of the key tools for processing vast amounts of genomic data—and other research that explores novel computational methods to study the human genome and the evolution of tumors.

UMD lead author Rita Colwell said that the pathogenic Vibrio bacteria are on the rise due to climate change, and it’s a ‘serious concern.’

The award is one of the top Advocacy Awards given each year by Research!America, a nonprofit alliance that supports increased funding and better policies related to medical and health research.

Their findings could be applied to future studies of gut health, including conditions like jaundice and inflammatory bowel disease.

She is being honored for her commitment to trans-Atlantic collaboration in the sciences.

They analyzed over 1,000 breast cancer tumors in their research.

He is known for his research in the rapid analysis of biological sequence data.