Thursday, November 06, 2025
Distinguished Cancer Researcher Stuart S. Martin, PhD, Named Chair of the Department of Pharmacology & Physiology at UM School of Medicine
Stuart S. Martin, PhD, an internationally recognized breast cancer researcher, has been appointed Chair of the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) Department of Pharmacology & Physiology, Dean Mark T. Gladwin, MD, announced today. As the distinguished Drs. Angela and Harry Brodie Professor of Translational Cancer Research, Dr. Martin has served as Interim Chair of the Department over the past year. He also serves as the Deputy Director of the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center (UMGCCC), one of 57 National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated comprehensive cancer centers in the nation.
Thursday, November 06, 2025
Early-Stage Clinical Trial Demonstrates Promise of Intranasal Influenza Vaccine in Generating Broad Immunity
Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine’s Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health (CVD) reported encouraging results from an early phase clinical trial that found an experimental intranasal vaccine triggered a broad immune response against multiple strains of H5N1 “bird flu”. The study, published today in the journal Nature Communications, highlights the potential of mucosal immunization strategies--where vaccines are sprayed into the nostrils--to prime immune defenses against diverse influenza strains.
Wednesday, November 05, 2025
NIH Awards $14.5 million Grant to the University of Maryland School of Medicine to Develop a Data Center for the Human Virome Program
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has announced that it is launching a new research program to understand how the viruses that live within the human body or on the skin—known as the human virome—can impact a person’s health.
Monday, November 03, 2025
Neuroscientist Marco Venniro, PhD, Receives Prestigious Award from Society for Neuroscience
Marco Venniro, PhD, Associate Professor of Neurobiology and Psychiatry at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM), was awarded today with $30,000 from the Society for Neuroscience for their prestigious Jacob P. Waletzky Award. The annual award is given to an early career scientist (within 15 years of his/her PhD or MD degree) whose independent research has led to significant conceptual and empirical contributions to the understanding of drug addiction.
Friday, October 31, 2025
University of Maryland School of Medicine Researchers Uncover Biomaker Evidence Linking Prurigo Nodularis with Kidney Disease
University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) researchers have uncovered new biological evidence linking the chronic skin disorder prurigo nodularis with subclinical kidney damage.
Friday, October 31, 2025
Meet Tomorrow’s Health Care Leaders
Last Friday, the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP) and the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) celebrated the launch of their new B.S.-M.D. Program, a joint initiative between the A. James Clark School of Engineering, the College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences (CMNS), and UMSOM. Supported by a five-year, $12.75 million grant from the MPowering the State partnership, the program prepares highly motivated undergraduates majoring in engineering, computer science, or mathematics to continue on to medical school.
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
University of Maryland Children’s Hospital Receives Record $50 Million Gift from Tom Golisano to Advance Pediatric Care in Maryland
A landmark $50 million gift from entrepreneur, philanthropist, and civic leader Tom Golisano marks a defining moment for the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) and the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB). As the largest philanthropic contribution in their history, this transformative investment will strengthen the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) and the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) as leaders in breakthrough science, education and compassionate care shaping healthier futures for generations of children.
Thursday, October 23, 2025
Irina Burd, MD, PhD named President of the Society for Reproductive Investigation
Irina Burd, MD, PhD, Chair of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, was appointed President of the Society for Reproductive Investigation (SRI) in March. With nearly 1,000 members, SRI supports the development of basic scientists and clinical investigators who advance critical research for reproductive sciences and women’s health.
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
New Survey Shows Rising Rates of Disordered Gambling Among Marylanders Since Legalization of Online Sports Betting
Since the legalization of mobile sports betting in Maryland nearly three years ago, the rate of disordered gambling in the state has increased by 42%, from 4% of Marylanders to 5.7%. That is according to a survey of more than 3,600 respondents conducted from May to July 2024. The survey was led by The Maryland Center of Excellence on Problem Gambling at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM).
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
The Institute of Human Virology Receives $5.5 Million Endowment from the John C Martin Foundation
The University of Maryland School of Medicine received a $5.5 million endowment from the John C. Martin Foundation to the Institute of Human Virology (IHV) at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM). This sizeable award inaugurates John C Martin Lectureship and Distinguished Chair , the first endowed chair of its kind in this discipline, and one of the largest endowments in IHV’s history.