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Silver Spring Woman Becomes First Adult Sickle Cell Disease Patient in Maryland to Receive FDA-Approved Gene Therapy

UM School of Medicine Researchers Uncover New Pathway Allowing Red Blood Cells to Make Hemoglobin Under Stress

UM School of Medicine Launches Global Health Alliance on World Health Day

Get to Know: Stefan H. Kappe, PhD

UM School of Medicine Faculty Spotlight Black Women’s Health Through Women’s History Month Panel

Large U.S. Trial Finds No Added Benefit from Combination Antibiotic to Prevent Infections After Surgery for Complex Leg Fractures
Greenebaum Family Donates $5.5 Million to Advance Cancer Research and Patient Care

UMSOM Celebrates Class of 2026 Match Day Results

New Study Uncovers Genetic Ancestry Surprises in Urban Peruvians
University of Maryland Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center Receives $3 Million NCI Award to Develop Next Generation of Cancer Researchers

UMSOM Researchers Create Revolutionary Database to Map Neocortical Development Across Species

UMSOM Students Celebrate Transition to Clinical Rotations at Annual Student Clinician Ceremony

Multi-Strain Probiotic Therapy Shows Promise in Preventing Bacterial Vaginosis Recurrence

UM School of Medicine Launches Grant and Mentorship Program to Help Young Researchers Get AHEAD

Epidemiology & Public Health Chair Andreea Creanga, MD, PhD, Reappointed to WHO Advisory Group on Maternal Mortality

Get to Know: Dr. Katherine E. Goodman

UM School of Medicine Establishes New Endowed Professorship in Translational Biomedical Engineering and Innovation through Maryland E-Nnovation Awards and UMB Matching Funds

Stroke Neurologist Seemant Chaturvedi, MD, Receives American Stroke Association’s David G. Sherman Lecture Award
In Memoriam: Daniel Weinreich, Longtime Professor of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
Philanthropic Support Vital for UMSOM Rural-MD Scholars Program
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