Margery Smelkinson, Ph.D.
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Mitochondrial volume (red and green) in B cells increases upon stimulation (unstimulated cells in top row)
G. bethesdensis (red) is internalized into cells via endosomes (green)
Quantification of myofiber size in a muscle of a mouse with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Arrangement of immune cells in a lymph node from a patient with HIV
Lung cells expressing an influenza protein (magenta) increase expression of a Sonic Hedgehog target gene (green)
RSV viral particles (green) spread to neighboring cells along filopodial extensions (red)
Distance measurements of perforin granules from the bottom of a T cell (synapse) from a patient with inherited immunodysregulatory disease
NIAID Merit Award Recipient 2018 and 2020
NIAID Merit Award Recipient 2018 and 2020
Influenza discovery in the news!
Influenza discovery in the news!
Opinion Pieces
Opinion Pieces
MCPS ignores evidence, resists governor in continuing in-person holdout. Bethesda Magazine. February 6, 2021.
MCPS ignores evidence, resists governor in continuing in-person holdout. Bethesda Magazine. February 6, 2021.
Maryland’s education crisis worsens every day students are out of school. Washington Post. April 9, 2021.
Maryland’s education crisis worsens every day students are out of school. Washington Post. April 9, 2021.
A call for accountability in Maryland’s mishandling of education amid the pandemic. Baltimore Sun. May 7, 2021.
A call for accountability in Maryland’s mishandling of education amid the pandemic. Baltimore Sun. May 7, 2021.
Montgomery County’s vaccination rate is high enough for the county to fully reopen. Washington Post. October 22, 2021.
Montgomery County’s vaccination rate is high enough for the county to fully reopen. Washington Post. October 22, 2021.
The CDC needs to fix its new school mask guidance before a BA.2 variant wave hits. San Francisco Chronicle. March 18, 2022.
The CDC needs to fix its new school mask guidance before a BA.2 variant wave hits. San Francisco Chronicle. March 18, 2022.
Enough with the backdoor policymaking. It's time to end the COVID public health emergency. USA Today. September 1, 2022.
Enough with the backdoor policymaking. It's time to end the COVID public health emergency. USA Today. September 1, 2022.
America Needs a COVID-19 Bipartisan Commission to Prepare for the Next Pandemic. Time Magazine. March 14, 2023.
America Needs a COVID-19 Bipartisan Commission to Prepare for the Next Pandemic. Time Magazine. March 14, 2023.
Jews Must Speak up Against MCPS’s Skyrocketing Antisemitism. Washington Jewish Week. February 12, 2024.
Jews Must Speak up Against MCPS’s Skyrocketing Antisemitism. Washington Jewish Week. February 12, 2024.
Holocaust education bills in Maryland seek to address ignorance, antisemitism. Baltimore Sun. February 20, 2024.
Holocaust education bills in Maryland seek to address ignorance, antisemitism. Baltimore Sun. February 20, 2024.
Select Media Appearances
Select Media Appearances
Infectious disease scientist with 4 kids in public schools calls for classroom reopening. WTOP. January 23, 2021.
Infectious disease scientist with 4 kids in public schools calls for classroom reopening. WTOP. January 23, 2021.
'A real tragedy' schools are closed in Montgomery County, Maryland. Fox News. National news interview about how counties across the US are failing their students by keeping schools closed. February 27, 2021.
'A real tragedy' schools are closed in Montgomery County, Maryland. Fox News. National news interview about how counties across the US are failing their students by keeping schools closed. February 27, 2021.
WMAL Mornings on the Mall 105.9 FM. Radio interview about issues surrounding school reopening, including the problematic CDC guidance. March 5, 2021.
WMAL Mornings on the Mall 105.9 FM. Radio interview about issues surrounding school reopening, including the problematic CDC guidance. March 5, 2021.
Montgomery County parents talks K-3 return to classroom. Fox5 DC. News interview discussing reopening efforts of local schools. March 15, 2021.
Montgomery County parents talks K-3 return to classroom. Fox5 DC. News interview discussing reopening efforts of local schools. March 15, 2021.
American children mark a staggering coronavirus milestone: One year since they set foot in a classroom. ABC Australia. International news interview about the impact of a year of school closures. March 22, 2021.
American children mark a staggering coronavirus milestone: One year since they set foot in a classroom. ABC Australia. International news interview about the impact of a year of school closures. March 22, 2021.
MCPS update on return to school. Fox 5DC. News interview discussing Test-to-Stay as alternative to school quarantines. October 6, 2021.
MCPS update on return to school. Fox 5DC. News interview discussing Test-to-Stay as alternative to school quarantines. October 6, 2021.
C4 and Bryan Nehman Show on WBAL 101.9 FM. Radio interview discussing the harms of school quarantines (segment starts at minute 20). October 7, 2021.
C4 and Bryan Nehman Show on WBAL 101.9 FM. Radio interview discussing the harms of school quarantines (segment starts at minute 20). October 7, 2021.