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Institute for Genome Sciences @genomescience.bsky.social · 4d

We're hiring a #postdoc with knowledge of the #microbiome, #microbiology, #bioinformatics, #computationalbiology to understand the role of the vaginal microbiome in women's health. #Baltimore #womenshealth

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Institute for Genome Sciences @genomescience.bsky.social · 4d

We're hiring a #postdoc with knowledge of the #microbiome, #microbiology, #bioinformatics, #computationalbiology to understand the role of the vaginal microbiome in women's health. #Baltimore #womenshealth

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Center for Advanced Microbiome Research & Innovation (CAMRI) @camri-igs.bsky.social · 4d

We're hiring a #postdoc with knowledge of the #microbiome, #microbiology, #bioinformatics, #computationalbiology to understand the role of the vaginal microbiome in women's health. #Baltimore #womenshealth

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Center for Advanced Microbiome Research & Innovation (CAMRI) @camri-igs.bsky.social · 6d

We're hiring a #postdoc with knowledge of the #microbiome, #microbiology, #bioinformatics, #computationalbiology to understand the role of the vaginal microbiome in women's health. #Baltimore #womenshealth

Learn more: bit.ly/CAMRIpostdoc

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University of Maryland School of Medicine @medschool.umaryland.edu · Sep 3

🧠 BREAKTHROUGH: UMSOM scientists just visualized axon bubbles — mysterious, electrolucent structures in the developing cerebellum — for the first time.

Captured using a new method called Stereo-Tracking.

📄 Read more in @cellpress.bsky.social: bit.ly/4m0aNav

#Neuroscience #Brain #MedEd #Research

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Center for Advanced Microbiome Research & Innovation (CAMRI) @camri-igs.bsky.social · Aug 6

Are you looking for a great postdoc/fellow opportunity studying the gut #microbiome and #immunity? CAMRI might just be the place for you!

Learn more or Apply: bit.ly/3UnA5DU

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Center for Advanced Microbiome Research & Innovation (CAMRI) @camri-igs.bsky.social · Jul 29

Come work with us in #Baltimore! We're hiring Postdoc/Fellows in #Microbiome, #Immunology, #Bioinformatics studying the gut microbiome’s role in immune tolerance development.

Learn more or Apply: bit.ly/3UnA5DU

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Institute for Genome Sciences @genomescience.bsky.social · Jul 29

Congrats to our IGS team @fertiglab.bsky.social @danielrbergman.bsky.social @jeanettejohnson.bsky.social and the whole scientific team including @mathcancer.bsky.social for this research published in @cp-cell.bsky.social and written up in @genomeweb.bsky.social.

www.genomeweb.com/informatics/...

Computational Model Predicts Tissue-Specific Cell Activity Over Time

The software translates plain language into computer code, allowing biologists with little computational experience to create cell interaction models.

www.genomeweb.com

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Institute for Genome Sciences @genomescience.bsky.social · Jul 28

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Institute for Genome Sciences @genomescience.bsky.social · Jul 28

Our IGS researchers Lynn Schriml & Johanna Holm have made it into The Greek City Times with their historic one-day island-wide soil microbiome study on Crete published in the journal Environmental Microbiome! #microbiome #Greece #Crete #soil

greekcitytimes.com/2025/07/25/h...

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University of Maryland School of Medicine @medschool.umaryland.edu · Jul 25

🧬 New from @genomescience.bsky.social: Research led by @fertiglab.bsky.social created software that predicts cancer cell behavior using genomics + modeling.

This tech could revolutionize oncology!

📄 Published in @cellpress.bsky.social: shorturl.at/I5GON

#Cancer #Research #DigitalTwins #Genomics

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OncoDaily @oncodaily.bsky.social · Jul 25

New Research Simulates Cancer Cell Behavior
@medschool.umaryland.edu @univofmaryland.bsky.social @genomescience.bsky.social

oncodaily.com/science/canc...

#OncoDaily #Oncology #Cancer #Health #Medicine #MedEd #MedOnc #MedNews

New Research Simulates Cancer Cell Behavior - OncoDaily

New Research Simulates Cancer Cell Behavior / cancer, Cancer Cell Behavior, Daniel Bergman, Elana J. Fertig, Genevieve Stein-O’Brien, IGS, Institute for

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University of Maryland School of Medicine @medschool.umaryland.edu · Jul 24

Dr. @fertiglab.bsky.social is redefining clinical trial research. 🧬👩‍🔬✨

From multi-omics to digital twins, her work in computational biology at @genomescience.bsky.social is transforming how we treat & understand disease.

⏯️ Watch her vision for team science & precision medicine!

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Institute for Genome Sciences @genomescience.bsky.social · Jul 24

We're hiring Postdoc/Fellows in #Microbiome, #Immunology, #Bioinformatics studying the gut microbiome’s role in immune tolerance development.

Learn more: bit.ly/3UnA5DU

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Institute for Genome Sciences @genomescience.bsky.social · Jul 23

Some of our IGS undergraduate summer interns gave talks on their research. Topics: simulation modeling of pancreatic cancer; immune markers in premature infants with leaky gut; enzyme-coding genes in breast milk; and understanding why the fungus C. albicans adheres to human cells.

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University of Maryland School of Medicine @medschool.umaryland.edu · Jul 15

🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: UMSOM researchers win $250K NIH prize for tech that delivers CRISPR across the blood-brain barrier. 🧠🧬

Led by Dr. Poulopoulos, the Crisaptics Trans-BBB Team’s work could transform treatment for Huntington’s & glioblastoma.

🔗 bit.ly/44NGUDP

#CRISPR #NIH #Neuroscience #MedEd #MedSky

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Franck Dumetz 🦠😻🏳️‍🌈 @franckdumetz.bsky.social · Jul 11

Join me at BUGSS on Sat August 9th for a approachable and interactive "lecture" on the theory of Nanopore Sequencing, discuss pros and cons, potential applications, answer your questions, and more. See you there! #ONTsequencing #CitizenScience @genomescience.bsky.social @nanoporetech.com

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University of Maryland School of Medicine @medschool.umaryland.edu · Jun 27

It’s #WorldMicrobiomeDay! 🧬🌎

Our researchers @camri-igs.bsky.social and @genomescience.bsky.social are leading the charge in understanding how these tiny organisms affect everything from digestion to disease prevention.

🔗 Learn more: shorturl.at/V4twC

#Microbiome #GutHealth #MedEd #Research

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Molly Gale (Gale-Hammell Lab) @mollygale.bsky.social · Jun 16

🧬🌽 Happy Transposon Day! 🌽🧬

Today we celebrate the birthday of Barbara McClintock - scientist extraordinaire and discoverer of jumping genes. Still the only woman to have an unshared Nobel Prize in the biomedical sciences #TransposonDay2025

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Institute for Genome Sciences @genomescience.bsky.social · May 31

We're hiring! Assistant/Associate Professor jointly appointed: Institute for Genome Sciences (IGS), the Institute for Health Computing (IHC), and the Greenbaum Comprehensive Cancer Center (UMGCCC)
@medschool.umaryland.edu
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#Science #Cancer #Bioinformatics #Genomics

Learn more: bit.ly/igsihcgcc

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Institute for Genome Sciences @genomescience.bsky.social · May 29

We're hiring! Assistant/Associate Professor jointly appointed: Institute for Genome Sciences (IGS), the Institute for Health Computing (IHC), and the Greenbaum Comprehensive Cancer Center (UMGCCC) @medschool.umaryland.edu‬

#Science #Cancer #Bioinformatics #Genomics

Learn more: bit.ly/igsihcgcc

Assistant/Associate Professor

Click the link provided to see the complete job description.

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Institute for Genome Sciences @genomescience.bsky.social · May 15

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/h...

Baby Is Healed With World’s First Personalized Gene-Editing Treatment

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University of Maryland School of Medicine @medschool.umaryland.edu · Apr 25

Researchers at UMSOM are pioneering a new approach to precision medicine by combining AI with mathematical modeling.🌟🔬

@fertiglab.bsky.social and @genomescience.bsky.social
colleagues share the importance of ethically sharing health data to ensure reproducible and trustworthy scientific outcomes.

2025 News - While AI Could Be the Game Changer in Predicting Health Outcomes It Should Not Be the Only Method | University of Maryland School of Medicine

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Nature Biotechnology @natbiotech.nature.com · Apr 16

Virtual cells for predictive immunotherapy - @fertiglab.bsky.social @genomescience.bsky.social go.nature.com/4jfqM3Y

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Institute for Genome Sciences @genomescience.bsky.social · Apr 9

Congrats to our Institute for Genome Science's Seth Ament Lab which has been awarded a $4,000 Research!America Civic Engagement Microgrant to create a symposium to open a dialogue between scientists and the public to address the opioid epidemic in Baltimore.

Learn more: bit.ly/ResAmMicrogr...

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