Monday, April 20, 2026
Get to Know: Stefan H. Kappe, PhD
Distinguished parasitologist and immunologist Stefan Kappe, PhD, recently became the new Director of the UM School of Medicine’s Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health (CVD) and the Myron M. Levine, MD, DTPH Professor of Vaccinology and Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Pediatrics. During his work at the University of Washington and Seattle Children’s Research Institute, he pioneered the use of genetic engineering to develop live attenuated vaccines against the deadly malaria parasites that sicken hundreds of millions of people and kill up to a million people worldwide each year.
Monday, February 02, 2026
University of Maryland School of Medicine Launches Clinical Trial of Investigative Nasal Spray Medicine to Prevent Illnesses from Respiratory Viruses
Last year, at least one million people in the U.S. were hospitalized for respiratory virus illnesses like the flu or COVID-19, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Many of these individuals were at higher risk of getting infections due to living or working around young children who contract more respiratory infections. A new clinical trial led by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine’s (UMSOM) Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health (CVD) will test a new experimental intranasal spray designed to boost immune defenses and reduce illness from respiratory viruses.