Student Directory
Molecular Microbiology & Immunology
Kristen Brao
Graduate of: Yale University
Mentor(s): Mark Shirtliff, PhD, Department of Microbial Pathogenesis, School of Dentistry
Kevin Chen
Graduate of: National Chung-Hsing University
Mentor(s): Hanping Feng, PhD, Department of Microbial Pathogenesis, School of Dentistry
Sarah Doran
Graduate of: University of Connecticut
Mentor(s): David Loane, PhD, Department of Anesthesiology
Kimberly Filcek
Graduate of: Radford University
Mentor(s): Patrik Bavoil, PhD, Department of Microbial Pathogenesis, School of Dentistry
Brandi Hobbs
Graduate of: Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
Mentor(s): Eileen Barry, PhD, Department of Medicine
David Langan
Graduate of: Hood College
Mentor(s): Kamal Moudgil, MD, PhD, Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Jackline Joy Martin Lasola
Graduate of: University of California, Berkeley
Mentor(s): Eduardo Davila, PhD, Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Hanover Matz
Graduate of: University of Miami
Mentor(s): Helen Dooley, PhD, Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Courtney Matson
Graduate of: James Madison University
Mentor(s): Devil Singh, PhD, Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Erin McClure
Graduate of: Juniata College
Mentor(s): Joao Pedra, PhD, Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Kenneth Rosenberg
Graduate of: University of Maryland, College Park
Mentor(s): Nevil Singh, PhD, Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Susannah Shissler
Graduate of: Tennessee Technological University
Mentor(s): Tonya Webb, PhD, Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Emily Smith
Graduate of: James Madison University
Mentor(s): Eileen Barry, PhD, Department of Medicine
Briana Nicole Tatum
Graduate of: Stanford University
Elizabeth Weingartner
Graduate of: DePauw University
Mentor(s): Amit Golding, MD, PhD, Department of Medicine
During prenatal development, the brains of most animals, including humans, develop specifically male or female characteristics. In most species, some portions of male and female brains are a different size, and often have a different number of neurons and synapses. However, scientists have known little about the details of how this differentiation occurs. Now, a new study by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UM SOM) has illuminated some details about how this occurs.
