Symptoms all in your head—or in your gut? Maybe a little of both.
UMD researchers are building an ingestible capsule that can monitor and model gut microbiome serotonin activity and help demystify the “gut-brain axis.”October 14, 2020
Ingestible device research advances, enters new phase
New NSF funding, Lab on a Chip paper for Ghodssi group developing minimally invasive medical devices.May 26, 2020
Behtash Babadi promoted to associate professor
Babadi has broad research interests in statistical and adaptive signal processing, neural signal processing, and systems neuroscience. May 24, 2020
Brain and Behavior Initiative Hosts 3rd Annual Seed Grant Symposium
Researchers from across UMD convene to discuss the latest projects funded by BBI
December 11, 2019
NSF Awards $1M Grant to UMD Researchers
The interdisciplinary project will explore the molecular connection between the gut and the nervous system.August 28, 2019
Ghodssi Receives Senior Faculty Outstanding Research Award
The award recognizes exceptionally influential research accomplishments by Clark School faculty.August 28, 2019
BBI Announces FY19 Seed Grant Awards
Awarded proposals feature researchers from seven colleges and schools as well as three centers and institutesMay 13, 2019
UMD researchers awarded $5.3M NIH BRAIN Initiative grant
BBI-affiliated faculty instrumental to "Readout and control of spatiotemporal neuronal codes for behavior"February 5, 2019
Brain and Behavior Initiative (BBI) hosts Second Annual Seed Grant Symposium
The University’s Brain and Behavior Initiative (BBI) hosted its Second Annual Seed Grant Symposium on November 14, 2018 at Adele’s in the Stamp Student Union.November 19, 2018
BBI FY18 Seed Grant Winners Announced
Seven projects selected for funding.May 4, 2018
Losert, Waks receive prestigious fellowship in APS
Faculty join top sliver of physics society’s membershipOctober 12, 2017
BBI Holds 2017 Seed Grant Symposium
Over 115 people attend symposium featuring work and accomplishments of BBI Seed Grant Awardees for FY16/FY17.September 25, 2017
BBI Seed Grant winners announced
Five projects selected for inaugural round of funding.February 26, 2016
Wolfgang Losert and colleagues open door to measuring, engineering cell behaviors
New research reveals how cells get a foothold to move around in their environmentSeptember 28, 2015
UMD among top universities for most researchers awarded DOD MURI Grants
UMD Researchers Represented on 6 of 22 Teams Awarded University Research Initiative Grants by the Department of DefenseJune 9, 2015
Losert, Kanold receive grant under new federal BRAIN Initiative
Team will develop new imaging and data analysis techniques to better understand neurons.September 30, 2014
Losert named CMNS associate dean for research
Wolfgang Losert has been named Interim Associate Dean for Research in the College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences (CMNS) effective July 1, 2014.July 14, 2014
Wolfgang Losert, Joshua Singer promoted
The University of Maryland College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences (CMNS) has announced the promotion of 14 faculty members, effective July 1, 2014.June 10, 2014
Losert lab designs 'RoboClam' that bests digging machines
Undersea robot more efficient than commercial digging devicesMarch 5, 2014