Tuesday, December 10, 2019
UMSOM Researchers to Test Vaccine Designed to Protect Against Serious Illness from Contaminated Food and Water
Each year, millions of people contract serious diarrheal illnesses typically from contaminated food and water. Among the biggest causes of diarrheal diseases are the bacteria Shigella and enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC), and researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine are testing a vaccine designed to offer protection against these serious pathogens.
Friday, December 06, 2019
University of Maryland Medicine Launches Treatment Centers for Adult Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
The University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM), University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC), and the Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance (TS Alliance) have joined together to launch first-of-a-kind centers in Maryland to treat adults with neurodevelopmental disabilities, such as autism.
Friday, December 06, 2019
Led by Medical Students, Project Feast Turns 30
In a tradition that has brightened Thanksgiving Day for three decades, second-year students at the University of Maryland School of Medicine organized Project Feast in West Baltimore on Nov. 28 to serve nearly 800 meals.
Tuesday, December 03, 2019
UM School of Medicine Researchers Institute for Genome Sciences' Researchers Discover Potential New Treatment for Tropical Parasitic Disease Using Genomics
Using innovative RNA sequencing techniques, researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) Institute for Genome Sciences identified a promising novel treatment for lymphatic filariasis, a disabling parasitic disease that is difficult to treat. The potential new therapy is an experimental cancer drug called JQ1 and targets proteins found prominently in the worm’s genome; it appears to effectively kill the adult worms in a laboratory setting, according to the study which was published today in the journal mSystems.
Monday, December 02, 2019
UMB Team Receives Grant to Address Opioid Crisis
A team from the University of Maryland, Baltimore’s (UMB) schools of social work (SSW), nursing (UMSON), and medicine (UMSOM) has received a three-year, $1.35 million workforce development grant from the Health Services Resources Administration (HSRA) to address the opioid crisis. The long-term goal is to build a behavioral health workforce focused specifically on this population in high-need locations and to model the effectiveness of using interprofessional core competencies to change future practice and improve health outcomes.
Friday, November 22, 2019
Making a World of Difference: “Global Health Research” is Focus of UMSOM’s 2019 Festival of Science
“This year, I’m delighted that we will showcase the incredible work that our faculty conduct, which not only improves – but saves the lives of millions of patients worldwide. As we focus today’s presentations on key projects in our Global Health Research portfolio, we do so while remembering our connectivity to our “neighbors,” whether they live around the corner or half-way around the world.”
Friday, November 22, 2019
UM School of Medicine Marks 10th Anniversary of Shock Trauma and Anesthesiology Research (STAR) Center
The Shock Trauma and Anesthesiology Research (STAR) Center at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM), one of the first centers in the U.S. dedicated exclusively to studying the prevention and treatment of trauma, held a full-day symposium to mark the Research Center’s 10-year anniversary. Over the past decade, the world-class, multi-disciplinary research center has focused on traumatic brain injury, critical care, organ support, injury prevention, and surgical outcomes.
Thursday, November 21, 2019
19th Annual Mini-Med School Celebrates Graduation
Since 2001, the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) has extended free health screenings and medical education to nearly 8,000 Marylanders of all ages, from elementary school students to their grandparents, through its Mini-Medical “Mini-Med” School programs.
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
Two UM School of Medicine Experts Receive Prestigious 2019 Bailey K. Ashford Medal for Distinguished Work in Tropical Medicine
The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) awarded the Bailey K. Ashford Medal for distinguished work in tropical medicine to two experts at the University of Maryland School of Medicine’s Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health (CVD): Sharon Tennant, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine, and Shannon Takala-Harrison, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine.
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
Dr. Eric Weintraub Recognized as "Community Star" in Conjunction with National Rural Health Day 2019 for His Opioid Disorder Treatment Work
Eric Weintraub, MD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and Head of the Division of Alcohol & Drug Abuse, was named “Community Star” by the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health