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     Dec 18, 2024 
	  Dr. Summers gave speech in HHMI interview "HHMI Values in Action: Inclusion" video 
     
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     May 31, 2023 
	  Dr. Freeman A. Hrabowski III speak at the inaugural cohort of Freeman Hrabowski Scholars at HHMI headquarters campus. video 
     
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     May 5, 2023 
	  Ron Vale, executive director of Janelia, interviews Dr. Freeman A. Hrabowski III, President Emeritus of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC).video 
     
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  April 11, 2023 
	  Arjun Kanjarpane receives prestigious Goldwater Scholarships article 
	   
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  Sept 1, 2022 
	  Former lab member  Dr. Blanton Tolbert named HHMI's Inaugural VP of Science Leadership and Culture!
	   
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  June 15, 2022 
	   "Excellence and Mentorship" Virtual Happy Hour Celebrating Dr. Freeman A. Hrabowski, III  
     
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  July 1, 2021 
	   "A legacy of Mistrust:  The collective unconsciousness of black americans and the health care system" by Dr. Ashleigh Bouchelion.  
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           Jan 22, 2021  
			  Dr. Summers' podcast as a featured guest on the Science of Mentorship podcast of th NASEM. Listen to it here 
	 
 
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           August 10, 2020  
      Congratulations to Ridhi Chaudhary, who is featured as undergraduate researcher of the week! 
	 
 
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           July 21, 2020  
       Dr. Hrabowski's statement of John Lewis and Cordy Vivian. 
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           July 21, 2020  
       Dr. Chelsea Pinnix's podcast addressing black representation in the physician workforce 
       Listen to it here  
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           June 15, 2020  
       Congratulations to Dr. Sarah Keane!  She was  awarded   a Pew Scholar Award for her work on large RNAs at University of Michigan!  
 
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	   May 30, 2020  
       Congratulations to Dr. Xiao Heng!  She’s now a tenured Associate Professor at U. Missouri, Columbia   
 
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	   Feb 21, 2019  
      Mr. Robert Edwards   featured in Vimeo video interviewed for HHMI/LBS Corp.   
 
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	   Jan 12, 2019  
      Dr. Janae Baptiste  featured in UMBC News.   
 
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	   Dec 18, 2018  
      Alexis Waller and Dr. Pengfei Ding  featured in UMBC News.   
 
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	   June 6, 2018  
      Dr. Summers'  interview  with NIH-NIGMS. 
 
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		March 13, 2018  
		Congratulations to Dr. Joshua Brown! 
		
			  
		
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		Dec 20, 2017  
		Congratulations to Dr. Christy Gaines! and Julie Nyman 
		
			  
			 
		
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		Nov 29, 2017  
		Congratulations to Dr. Janae Baptiste ! 
		    
		             
		
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		Oct 31, 2017  
		Dr. Fatma Zehra Yildiz's interview at Harvard. 
		   
		 
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		Oct 26, 2017  
		Congratulations to Dr. Lola Brown! 
		She will be the new Assistant Dean for Research at Weill Cornell Medicine. She will work to bolster research funding and support the development and implementation of relevant research strategies. Additionally, she will foster research-related communication and collaboration across Weill Cornell with the overall goal of enhancing their research profile. 
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		Sept 29, 2017  
		Congratulations to Dr. Christy Gaines ! 
		     
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		Sept, 2017  
		Congratulations to Dr. Dana Lawrence ! She's been promoted to the Chair of the Department of Chemistry and Physics at Hood College. 
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		July 7, 2017  
		Congratulations to Dr. Xiao Heng !!! Just received her first independent NIH R01 Award!!! 
		   
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		June 26, 2017  
		UMBC News recapes recent  articles  featuring Pres. Hrabowski and Dr. Summers on inclusive excellence! 
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		May 15, 2017  
		 Heather Frank   accepted into Ph.D program at Harvard University! 
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		April 29, 2017  
		Dr. Summers gets inducted into the National Academy of Science. 
		   Video Link. ( Dr. Summers is at 42:05 mark.)
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	April 10, 2017 
    Dr. Summers voted the Best academic in  BEST of Baltimore  by The Baltimore Sun! 
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	April 9, 2017 
		Janae Baptiste awarded T32 Chemistry-Biology Interface program fellowship!
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	April 7, 2017 
		Joshua Brown awarded NIGMS F31 Grant (Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Individual Predoctoral Fellowship to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (Parent F31 - Diversity))  Grant information 
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	Oct 18, 2016 
    Dr. Summers featured in  UMBC news
      
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	Sept, 2016 
    Interesting articles
    • Why college Rankings Are a Joke
     • Is science only for the rich? 
     • Dr. Summers featured in UWF article (page 28-29)
     
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	July, 2016 
    Undergraduate and High School SBTP Students in the Summers Lab, 2016. What a great group of students!
      
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    May, 2016 
	Dr. Sarah Keanes  has accepted a faculty position at Michigan!
	  
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     May, 2016 
          
       
        Dr. De Guzman has been promoted to full professor at the University of Kansas!  
        
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	Congratulations to Dr. Michael Summers on being elected into the National Academy of Science !!!  
	 
	 
	
	 
	 
	 
	 
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     April 15, 2016 
        Dr. Peter Mercredi's paper "Structural and Molecular Determinants of Membrane Binding by the HIV-1 Matrix Protein" has been published -- it is a beautiful work that changes the way we think about how HIV assembles in infected cells!
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     June, 2015 
        Meyerhoff Scholar Michael Lopresti give commencement talk at Academy of Science in Sterling, VA
        
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     May 1, 2015 
        Dr. Sarah Keane's paper "Structure of the HIV-1 RNA Packaging Signal" has been accepted by Science magazine!
        
	 
     
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     April 6, 2015 
        Dr. VICTORIA D'SOUZA has been tenured at Harvard University! | 
 
  Oct 17, 2014 
    Dr. Gaya got tenure again after moving to Wash U!
    
     
   
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  Sept 26, 2014 
    Peter Mercredi awarded PhD!     | 
  Aug 21, 2014 
    Dr. Gaya Amarasinghe's research about Ebola has been highlighted on Nature.
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  Aug 14, 2014 
    Dr. Jamil Saad was promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure at Univerity of Alabama at Birmingham. 
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  July 21, 2014 
    Dr. Summers gave a webinar on  "How to integrate mentoring into your research program" on ASM-LINK Mentoring Mondays.
     (Access code: 072114) 
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  May 29, 2014 
    Dr. Summers  "interviewed by Science and Social Justice"  | 
  May 20, 2014 
    HHMI News   "Three Universities Unite to Replicate and Spread Successful STEM Program"  | 
  May 20, 2014 
    Dr. Summers featured in ScienceInsider paper  "HHMI Hopes to Replicate Program to Produce More Minority Science PhDs"  | 
  March 7, 2014 
    Justine Johnson Wins  Regents Award!  | 
  Feb 26, 2014 
    Dr. Blanton Tolbert gets amfAR grant for his  HIV/AIDS work!  | 
  Sept 3, 2013 
    Dr. Summers is featured in New York Times  "Ideas for Improving Science Education"  | 
  Aug 15, 2013 
    Dr. Xiao Heng is appointed as Assistant Professor of  Biochemistry in University of Missouri  | 
  May 31st, 2013 
    Isaac Kinde selected as one(#17) of  "The Sexiest Scientists Alive"  by Business Insider  | 
  May 15th, 2013 
    Isaac Kinde selected as one of the  "2013's 10 People to Watch Under 30 in Baltimore" | 
  April 19, 2013 
    Yuanyuan Liu awarded PhD!   | 
  March 1, 2013 
    Dr. Xiao Heng accepted faculty position at University of Missouri.  | 
  Feb 20, 2013 
    Robert Edwards speaks at HHMI Food for Thought event.  | 
  Jan 9, 2013 
    Isaac Kinde published a research article "Evaluation of DNA from the Papanicolaou Test to Detect Ovarian and Endometrial Cancers" on Science Translational Medicine and made the cover.   Baltimore Sun news  BloombergBusinessweek news | 
  Dec 17, 2012 
     Dr. Hrabowski and Dr. Summers talks on iBioMagazine about "Increasing Underrepresented Minorities in Science Research" | 
  Dec 17, 2012 
    Isaac Kinde is named one of the Forbes' "30 Under 30: The Rising Stars Transforming Science And Health"  | 
  Oct 22, 2012 
    Dr. Summers speaks at Freeman Hrabowski 20th anniversary gala!  
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  Oct 14, 2012 
    Dr. Anwesha Dey has accept the position as scientist at Genentech!  | 
  Sept 27, 2012 
    Mr.  Robert Edwards recognized in HHMI bulletin!     | 
  Sept 17, 2012 
    Dr. Sara Keanes joins the lab!  | 
  June 1, 2012 
    Dr. Blanton Tolbert has moved to the Department of Chemistry at Case Western Reserve University as Assistant Professor!  | 
  May 31, 2012 
    
    Bill Cosby
     visited our lab!  
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  Nov 11, 2011 
    Dr. Chun Tang gets one of 28 HHMI Early Career Awards!  | 
  Oct 14th, 2011 
    Dr. Kun Lu and Dr. Xiao Heng's Science paper has been published!  | 
  Sept 27th, 2011 
    Dr. Victoria D'Souza gets promoted to Associate Professor at Harvard University!  | 
  March, 2011 
    Dr. Zhengrong Wu gets tenured at Ohio State University!  | 
  Sept, 2010 
    Dr. Sepideh Khorasanizadeh moves from UVA to Sanford Burnham Institute!  | 
   2010 
    Dr. Gaya Amarasinghe moves to Washington University!  |