Dr. Michelle Starz-Gaiano
Professor, Biological Sciences Department Chair
Postdoctoral: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 2008
Ph.D. New York University, 2002
S.B. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1994
Research Technician
Christopher Welsh
M.S. University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 2024
B.S. University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 2023
Current Researchers
Recent Graduates
Elana Frazier
B.S. UMBC 2025
STEM BUILD Cohort 8
Beckman Scholar
Merck Fellow
Andrew Opincar
B.S. UMBC 2025
STEM BUILD Cohort 7
Beckman Scholar
Fullbright Scholar 2025-2026
Titilayomi Esther Adesanya
Meyerhoff Scholar M35
EDUCATE Scholar
Bolu Alowode
Meyerhoff Scholar M35
Not Pictured:
Desiree Amponsah
Meyerhoff Scholar M36
HHMI Scholar
Kamarya Buckley
Meyerhoff Scholar M37
Isabella Dressler
McNair Scholar
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Lab Lunch Summer 2024, Spring 2025
Collaborators
Dr. Bradford Peercy
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
https://userpages.umbc.edu/~bpeercy/
Dr. Naghmeh Akhavan (Mathematics)