Catalyst Magazine

Leaping into the Future: School of Dentistry Establishes Division of Artificial Intelligence Research

The division will include a multidisciplinary team of faculty, postdoctoral researchers, and doctoral and dental students.

Addiction and Infection: UMSOM Studies How to Improve Outcomes for Patients with Complications from Injecting Opioids

The School of Medicine has received a $29 million research award over four years from the National Institutes of Health to lead a multicenter trial.

Combating Structural Racism: Pharmacy Associate Professor Creating Research Tool to Advance Health Equity

She is leading a team that will develop a standard metric called the Structural Racism Measure to compare the forces that have affected Black and Hispanic/Latino people.

Historic Surgery: UM Medicine Performs Second Pig Heart Transplant

University of Maryland School of Medicine faculty are working to solve the organ shortage crisis by transplanting animal organs, which potentially could save thousands of lives.

Saving Lives: UMSOM Physician-Scientist Leading Federal Program on Artificial Blood

Bleeding is the most common cause of potentially survivable death in trauma, in both military and civilian settings, but whole blood transfusions present logistical challenges.

Meet UMB’s David J. Ramsay Entrepreneurs of the Year

Jeffrey Hasday and Paul Shapiro are co-inventors of technology focused on treatments for inflammatory diseases.

Meet UMB’s Researcher of the Year

Kathleen Neuzil is director of the School of Medicine's Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health.

Taking a Shot: UMSOP Trains Students on Administering Long-Acting Injectable Medicines

The administration of these medications by pharmacists is lifesaving and promotes patient access.

Taking a Bite Out of Malaria: School of Medicine Works to Control Spread of the Disease Across the Globe

Researchers at the Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health have been leading the fight to stop the spread of the life-threatening illness.

Celebrating Women in STEM

Members of the UMB community share why they chose a career in a science, technology, engineering, and math field.

Hope for Migraine Sufferers: UMSOD Researchers Collaborating to Study New Treatments

The team will study a new way to treat and prevent migraines by “switching off” specific pain receptors.

‘Heart and Soul’: Thomas Scalea Marks 25 Years as Leader of Shock Trauma

He has cared for tens of thousands of Marylanders and pioneered advances to trauma care.

Inventive Idea: Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship Clinic Helps Clients Realize Dreams

Student attorneys file patent and trademark registrations as part of the Maryland Carey Law clinic.

Pain Relief: CACPR Research Includes Opioid Crisis and COVID-19

The Center to Advance Chronic Pain Research’s mission is to cultivate and expand the multidisciplinary pain research portfolio at UMB with the overarching goal of improved patient care and quality of life.

Groundbreaking Surgery: UMSOM Team Makes History with First Transplant of Genetically Modified Pig Heart into Adult

The surgery is a critical step in the future of transplant medicine, as many patients are unable to qualify or receive a human organ.

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