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Better Precision Diagnostics Needed to Enable Routine Use of Genetically Modified Pig Organs for Transplant, Researchers Contend

UM School of Medicine's Andreea Creanga Elected as Member of Prestigious National Academy of Medicine

Professors Deanna Kelly and Thomas Scalea Named UMB Distinguished Professors at 2026 Faculty Convocation

AIDS Memorial Quilt Brings HIV History and Community Legacy to UMSOM

New UMSOM Research Shows Promising Results for Health Care Professionals Using Ketogenic Diet Therapy to Treat Mental Illness

Longtime Microbiology Chair, Vaccine Researcher, and Academic Leader James B. Kaper, PhD, Retires After Four Decades

UMSOM Summer Scholars Present Findings at Annual Student Research Forum

Mini-Medical School Returns to Connect Baltimore Residents with Trusted Health Education

New Guidelines Aim to Bring Precision Medicine to Stroke Rehabilitation

New Clinical Tool Helps Predict Short-term Risk of Diabetes Complications Using Routine Health Data

UMSOM Welcomes its Newest Class During 30th Annual White Coat Ceremony

Climate Change Predicted to Drive Changes in Diarrheal Disease Prevalence in Several Countries in Africa

New Study Finds Bacterial Infections Affect About 1 in 20 Hospitalized Adults With Firearm Injuries

Clinicians Should Include E-Cigarettes in Smoking Cessation Discussions with Tobacco Smoking Patients, New Consensus Recommendations Find

Nationally Recognized Pediatric Oncologist Named Director of Pediatric, Adolescent and Young Adult Cell and Gene Therapy Program

UM School of Medicine Establishes Two Endowed Professorships in Gene & Cell Therapy and Pediatric Cardiac Surgery through Maryland E-Nnovation Awards

Internationally Recognized Expert Leads University of Maryland School of Medicine Program in Sickle Cell Disease

Cruise Ship Hantavirus Outbreak Highlights Need for Clear Public Health Communication and Global Disease Preparedness

CVD and Collaborators Launch Study to Better Understand Immune Responses to Lassa Fever

UMSOM's Bradley A. Maron, MD, Named Editor-in-Chief of Circulation, the American Heart Association's Flagship Journal

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3.79
Total grants and contracts for our researchers in FY 2021
8th
Among all public medical schools
Ranked bythe AAMC
3.79
Average applicant GPA to the MD Program

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We achieved an historic, first ever pig to human heart transplant in 2022.

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We were the first public medical school in the U.S.

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We were the first to build a teaching hospital and offer a residency program.

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We invented the field of “Shock Trauma.”

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We were the first to discover the relationship between insects and disease.

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We are one of the largest organ transplant centers in the U.S.

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We made vaccine breakthroughs around the world for COVID-19, Ebola, Zika, cholera, MERS/SARS, influenza, malaria and typhoid.

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We were the first to use a drone to deliver a kidney for transplantation.

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We were the first to test a unique RNA COVID-19 vaccine.

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Getting into the clinical space was a really amazing experience while learning from faculty mentors and serving a diverse community of patients in Baltimore. Being able to connect with people from different walks of life was really special.

Jenna Kanner, '24 MD Graduate

Events

26Oct
"Structural Mechanism of Specificity and Potency in Malaria Antibodies" 11:00 AM | Room 102, Biomedical Research Facility, 108 N. Greene Street Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Seminar Series
26Oct
Fall 2026 Faculty Mentoring Workshops 12:00 PM | Virtual A four-week series - Mondays, 12 - 1:30pm
26Oct
Career Talk - Dr. Ekemini Riley, Alumnus Award Winner 1:30 PM | Howard Hall Room 101 Dr. Ekemini A. U. Riley, is the Founder and CEO of the Coalition for Aligning Science (CAS), where she leads the design and execution of large-scale, collaborative biomedical research initiatives.
26Oct
2026 Graduate Program in Life Sciences and Office of Postdoctoral Scholars Awards 3:00 PM | HSF II Auditorium Each year, the GPILS/OPS Awards Ceremony publicly recognizes the outstanding achievements of our students, faculty, and postdoctoral fellows.
26Oct
LOI Due Oct 26: CARTI Grant Review Service for February 2027 Submissions 5:00 PM | N/A CARTI is offering a Grant Review Service which is open to the SOM research community.
27Oct
Writing Your First NIH R01 Grant Application: PART 1 9:00 AM | Zoom This two-part seminar series is targeted to new/junior faculty members who have not yet applied to the NIH or who are planning to prepare their first R01 application.
28Oct
From Counts to Claims: Abundance, Presence, and Pathways in Microbiome Studies 11:00 AM | HSF3, Seminar Room 1010 Huang (Frederick) Lin, PhDASSiSTANT PROFESSOR OF BiOSTATiSTiCSUniversity of Maryland School of Public Health - College Park
28Oct
Coronavirus Biosafety in the BSL-3 12:00 PM | Microsoft Teams Join us for a special webinar celebrating Biosafety Month!

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