Research at the intersection of the physical and life sciences.

Physics doctoral student Colin McCann (above) is one of the first Maryland graduate students to train at the National Cancer Institute. McCann works with two advisers: NCI cell biologist Carole Parent (background, left), and UMD physicist Wolfgang Losert (background, right). research & education spotlight Impact is published by the Office of the Vice President for Research and is mailed to members of the mid-Atlantic research community and others who have an interest in the latest research at the University of Maryland. Your comments and feedback are welcome; please e-mail your comments to [email protected] or fax them to Anne Geronimo, executive editor, at 301.314.9569. If for any reason you would not like to receive this publication, contact us using the same information above.