Molly Mollica, an assistant professor in mechanical engineering who joined UMBC in August 2023, has been selected for an American Heart Association (AHA) Career Development Award, which will provide more than $200,000 to fund her research for the next three years.

Mollica studies the biomechanics of blood platelets, which play an essential role in healthy blood clotting, but can also contribute to the formation of blood clots that cause heart attacks and strokes. Bleeding and clotting have been shown to vary between males and females, but the reasons are not well understood. In her AHA-funded research, Mollica will investigate how platelets from males versus females, and from donors with varying hormone levels, respond to and generate mechanical forces. She hopes the information she uncovers will help doctors better understand healthy platelet function, design more inclusive health research, and develop better treatments.

“I’m honored to receive this award,” said Mollica. “We look forward to better understanding sex and hormone differences in platelet function. This research is important in providing tools to develop new preventative and curative therapeutics.”

Summer Session I tutoring is now open and available from May 29th to July 5th, Monday - Thursday, 12pm-4pm. All tutoring will be by appointment only, and students are free to choose whether they prefer an online, or an in-person appointment. 

Tutoring for all major courses including: Biology, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Math, Economics (Summer II), and  Statistics will be available this summer; along with Writing Center support.

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