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Recruitment Events

National Diversity in STEM Conference (SACNAS)
October 26-28
Portland, Oregon

Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Scientists (ABRCMS)
November 15-18
Phoenix, Arizona

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Dissertation Defenses

Tierra Johnson - Molecular Medicine - Thursday, November 9

Muddassar Iqbal - Epidemiology and Human Genetics - November 20

Christina Stennett - Epidemiology and Human Genetics - November 20

Jimmy Vareta - Epidemiology and Human  Genetics - November 21

Lora Stojanovic - Epidemiology and Human Genetics - November 21

Led by Jessica A. Mong, PhD

Jessica Mong, PhD is wearing a green blazer with a white blouse under it. She has shoulder length blonde hair and is smiling.

(she/her/hers)
Assistant Dean for Graduate & Postdoctoral Scholars
Professor, Department of Pharmacology
685 West Baltimore St, HSF I 580-I
Baltimore, MD 21201
410-706-4295
jmong@som.umaryland.edu

Student Spotlight

Meet Kanwal Mahmood Hameed

Kanwal Mahmood Hameed holding a certificate that says

Kanwal was recognized with the 2023 Graduate Translational Research Award for her discovery of exploiting serine metabolism for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia.

Kanwal is a fifth-year Molecular Medicine student in Dr. Ashkan Emadi's lab and plans to work in the biopharmaceutical industry when she graduates, hopefully later this year.

Learn more about Kanwal's achievements in The Elm.