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Innovation and Discovery
Preventing Sepsis: School of Medicine Scientists Developing Maternal Vaccine to Address Infant Deaths
Currently, the only option is to treat infected babies with IV fluids and antibiotics.
Meet UMB’s David J. Ramsay Entrepreneur of the Year
Joga Gobburu, a School of Pharmacy professor, is a world-renowned scientist known for transforming the field of translational medicine.
Sibling Distress: School of Nursing Assistant Professor Researches Family Communication During Serious Pediatric Illness
The number of seriously ill children is expected to grow, emphasizing the need to develop systems and processes of care to bolster family strengths.
Innovation and Discovery Archives
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.