Tuesday, May 16, 2017
Dr. Greg Carey Receives Top Award From National Cancer Institute for Lymphoma Research and Student Mentoring Program
Greg Carey, PhD, Assistant Professor in the c at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UM SOM), a scientist in the UM SOM Center for Vascular and Inflammatory Diseases and a member of the University of Maryland Marlene & Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center (UMGCC), has received a Mentorship Award from the National Cancer Institute's (NCI) Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities (CRCHD). The award will be presented in celebration of 21 years of Continuing Umbrella of Research Experiences (CURE) Scholars Program on Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland.
Monday, May 15, 2017
U.S. CDC Recommends Use of Cholera Vaccine Developed by University of Maryland School of Medicine
A cholera vaccine developed by scientists at the University of Maryland School of Medicine’s Center for Vaccine Development (CVD) has been recommended by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for use as a protection for U.S. adults traveling to areas with cholera. The CDC’s latest recommendation was published on May 11, in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
Monday, May 15, 2017
UM SOM Vaccine Researcher Receives Top Award in the Study of Infectious Diseases
Myron M. Levine, MD, DTPH, the Simon and Bessie Grollman Distinguished Professor and Associate Dean for Global Health, Vaccinology and Infectious Disease at UM SOM, has been awarded the Maxwell Finland Award for Scientific Achievement by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID). The award honors his extensive accomplishments in public health; over his career, he has identified solutions to major sources of disease in the developing world, including cholera, typhoid, and Shigella dysentery. The award will be presented on Thursday, May 18, 2017 at the Hyatt Regency Bethesda in Bethesda, Md.
Friday, May 12, 2017
University of Maryland School of Medicine Researchers Identify Gene That Controls Birth Defect Common in Diabetes
Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UM SOM) have identified a gene that triggers a process leading to the formation of neural tube defects, a problem commonly found in infants of pregnant women with diabetes. This is the first time the gene has been shown to play this role; it opens up a new way to understand these defects, and may one day lead to new treatments that could prevent the problem or decrease its incidence.
Friday, May 12, 2017
University of Maryland School of Medicine Researchers Identify Link Between Birth Defect and Several Neurodegenerative Diseases
A new study by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UM SOM) has found a link between some neurodegenerative diseases and a birth defect that occurs commonly in infants of women with diabetes. This is the first time this link has been identified; it may indicate a new way to understand, and perhaps treat, both the birth defects and the neurodegenerative diseases.
Wednesday, May 10, 2017
Special Ribbon Cutting Event Celebrates the Grand Opening of the New 'Leadership Hall'
With a complete top-to-bottom renovation, the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UM SOM) has dramatically transformed it’s 1970s-era Medical School Teaching Facility (“MSTF”) Auditorium into “Leadership Hall,” a bright, inviting and elegant space that will serve as the UM SOM’s new signature venue for large events. The UM SOM community --which played a significant role in making the renovation possible -- is now ready to celebrate!
Wednesday, May 10, 2017
How Cancer Turns a Good Protein Into A Double Agent
Under normal conditions, the CHD4 protein is helpful: it stops cells from transcribing faulty DNA, thereby eliminating potential mutation. However, in colon cancer and perhaps other kinds of cancer as well, it appears that this protein becomes a kind of double agent, working for the enemy.
Friday, May 05, 2017
Secondhand Smoke Ups Heart Disease in Unique Group of Female Nonsmokers – Amish Women
New research at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UM SOM) has found that secondhand smoke tends to have somewhat different effects on men and women. The research, conducted in a Pennsylvania Amish community where virtually no women smoke, found that women who were exposed to secondhand smoke had a greater risk for cardiovascular disease, while men exposed to secondhand smoke tended to have a higher body mass index (BMI).
Thursday, May 04, 2017
UM School of Medicine Researchers Receive $9 Million Grant for Malaria Research
The University of Maryland School of Medicine has been awarded an International Center of Excellence for Malaria Research (ICEMR) grant by the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), one of seven ICEMRs awarded worldwide. With funding of more than $9 million over seven years, the grant will be used to research and develop new tools to help eliminate drug-resistant malaria in Myanmar and neighboring countries in Southeast Asia.
Wednesday, May 03, 2017
University of Maryland School of Medicine Adjunct Professor Named Minister of Health for Mali
Samba Sow, MD, MSc, Director General of the Center for Vaccine Development in Mali (CVD-Mali), and Adjunct Professor of Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UM SOM), has been named the Minister of Health for Mali.