Improving Health & Fighting Disease | Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry | University of Maryland

Professor Pratyush Tiwary Joins Team to Predict and Intervene in Harmful Protein Changes Before Disease Begins

Press Releases- 12 Oct 26

Krisztina Zsebo in a blue jacket

Biotech executive Krisztina Zsebo (B.S. ’77, biochemistry) is Pushing the Boundaries of Therapeutic Possibility

Alumni Stories- 02 Oct 26

Ling Hao working in the lab

Associate Professor Ling Hao Is Working To Demystify Neurodegenerative Diseases

Research Stories- 09 Jun 26

Lungs graphic stock image

To Rid Body of Asthma and COPD, UMD Researchers Hack Into Mucus Protein

Research Stories, Student Stories- 20 Apr 26

Graphic representation of RNA made up of different colored strands woven together.

New UMD Startup Builds the ‘Picks and Shovels’ for the RNA Revolution

Press Releases, Research Stories- 19 Feb 26

Ademide Adeyemo and Caroline Hobson collaborate at the lab bench.

Gemstone Team VIRAL Conducts Zika Brain Development Study at Children’s National Hospital

Research Stories, Student Stories- 11 Feb 26

UMD Science Top Stories of 2025

Top Stories of 2025: Cell Communication, Mosquito-killing Fungus and More

Research Stories, Announcements- 18 Dec 25

Ling Hao lab

Associate Professor Ling Hao is Building Better Tools for Brain Chemistry

Feature Stories, Research Stories- 04 Dec 25

Pratyush Tiwary

UMD’s Pratyush Tiwary Receives Early Career Award from American Chemical Society

Research Stories, Awards- 25 Mar 25

Metamorphic protein Sa1V90T

New Paper Suggests Cold Temperatures Trigger Shapeshifting Proteins

Press Releases, Research Stories- 10 Mar 25

Adam Steel. Photo courtesy of same

Finding the Right Chemistry to Make a Difference

Alumni Stories- 10 Mar 25

Courtney Grimes

Courtney Grimes (Ph.D. '21, Chemistry) Receives 2025 Alumni Excellence Award for Research

Feature Stories, Alumni Stories- 13 Jan 25

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