Dr. Tagide deCarvalho is the Assistant Director of the CNMS Core Facilities and manager of Keith R. Porter imaging facility. Dr. deCarvalho provides imaging expertise for both life and material science projects and has a particular interest in imaging bacteriophage. She teaches the upper-level laboratory “Microscopy and Imaging Techniques” course during winter semester and throughout the year works with undergraduate students from more than 40 institutions to image bacteriophage for the SEA-PHAGES program.
Dr. deCarvalho also works at the intersection between art and science, and her award-winning images can be found in a textbook, the USPS “Life Magnified” series postage stamps and a NASA Science calendar.
Email: tagided@umbc.edu
Kyle Fisk joins KPIF with over a decade of microscopy experience in both academic and commercial settings. He earned his M.S. in Neuroscience and Cognitive Science from the University of Maryland, College Park, and has a strong background in biological imaging, especially sample preparation. Over the years, he’s worked with all kinds of samples, from cephalopods to mouse brain tissue, and he is looking forward to assisting with all of the samples KPIF users bring to the core. Outside of the wonders of the microscopic world, Kyle loves spending time with his wife and two little girls and playing disc golf when possible.
Email: kfisk2@umbc.edu