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October 23, 2005 COMB Participates in McCormick & Schmick's Oyster Festival Baltimore, MD - COMB representatives participated in McCormick & Schmick's oyster festival, educating attendees about UMBI's Center of Marine Biotechnology native and non-native oyster research endeavors.  (COMB oyster program specialist Jennifer Carroll educates and informs visitors) ### Celebrating our 20th anniversary year, UMBI is Maryland's premier biotechnology research institute within the University System of Maryland and was established in 1985. The University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute (UMBI) consists of five major research and education centers and is dedicated to advancing the frontiers of biotechnology. UMBI’s centers of research include: CARB, the Center for Advanced Research in Biotechnology located in Rockville; CBR, the Center for Biosystems Research located in College Park; and COMB, the Center of Marine Biotechnology, MBC, the Medical Biotechnology Center, and IHV, the Institute of Human Virology, all located in Baltimore. For more information, visit www.umbi.umd.edu
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