Jonathan Dinman

Jonathan Dinman became the Director of the Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research (IBBR) in November, 2024. He is a Professor in the Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics at the University of Maryland, College Park, where he has taught virology, RNA Biology and a University Honors class exploring the influence of globalization and climate change on infectious diseases. Dr. Dinman was previously the Director of the MOCB graduate program, Chair of CBMG, and a Fellow in the NSF ADVANCE program and the Honors College. Dr. Dinman graduated from Oberlin College in 1980 and completed a Ph.D. in Immunology and Infectious Diseases from Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health in 1988 followed by a post-doctoral fellowship from 1988 to 1995 at the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Dinman’s research focuses on the control of gene expression at the level of protein synthesis, with emphasis on virology, ribosome structure/function relationships, and human disease.