Angie Nguyen successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis on September 19. She will soon be starting an ORISE Postdoctoral Fellowship at the FDA. Congratulations Dr. Nguyen!!!
Category: Awards and Honors
Congratulations Dr. Reinhart!
The first OS Lab graduate student, Alexandria Reinhart, has successfully defended her dissertation! Congratulations Dr. Reinhart!!!
Louise to speak at Pseudomonas Conference 2015
Fourth-year OS Lab grad student Louise Djapgne has been awarded a travel grant for the ASM Pseudomonas Conference, 2015 in Washington D.C. She will also be giving a short talk on her abstract, entitled “Characterizing Interactions Between Hfq and the PrrF and PrrH Small RNAs of Pseudomonas aeruginosa“. We wish Louise the best of luck next week!!!
Congratulations Angie!!
Angie was awarded a predoctoral training fellowship through UMBC Chemistry Biology Interface (CBI) Program! Congratulations to Angie!!!
OS Lab members recognized at the UMB Graduate Research Conference
The UMB Graduate Research Conference took place yesterday at the UMB student center. OS lab members Angie Nguyen, Alexandria Reinhart, and Louise Djapgne all participated either through oral or poster presentations.

At the end of the day OS lab members Angie Nguyen and Alexandria Reinhart both received Outstanding Oral Presentation awards. Alexandria’s abstract was entitled “Regulation of the PrrF and PrrH small RNAs in Pseudomonas aeruginosa“. Angie’s abstract was entitled “Iron depletion enhances antimicrobial activity of Pseudomonas aeruginosa against Staphylococcus aureus.”
Louise Djapgne presented a poster on her work entitled “Characterizing interactions between Hfq and the PrrF and PrrH small RNAs of Pseudomonas aeruginosa“. Louise and Angie were also both recognized during the UMB PhD candidacy ceremony for successful completion of their qualifying examinations this past fall.
OS Lab members to speak at the University of Maryland Graduate Research Conference
Alexandria Reinhart and Angie Nguyen were selected to give oral presentations on their research at the University of Maryland Graduate Research Conference. The GRC will take place on March 9, 2015 at the SMC Campus Center. See the GRC program and abstract book for full details.
Louise Djapgne named a Meyerhoff Graduate Fellow
Louise Djapgne, a third-year PSC graduate student in the OS Lab, has been named a Meyerhoff Graduate Fellow! The Meyerhoff Fellows Graduate Program provides financial assistance and networking opportunities to PhD students from underrepresented groups, with the goal of “promoting cultural diversity in the biomedical sciences”. A full story is available on the School of Pharmacy website. Congratulations Louise!