Monday, December 12, 2016
Two Prominent Institute of Human Virology Researchers Honored With Robert C. Gallo, MD Endowed Professorships in Translational Medicine
An investiture ceremony was held recently to name Robert Redfield, Jr., MD, and George Lewis, PhD as the Robert C. Gallo, MD Endowed Professors in Translational Medicine.
Thursday, December 08, 2016
UMSOM Receives Grants to Examine Fresh Approach to Promoting Health and Wellness in Maryland Schools
The University of Maryland School of Medicine has received almost $5 million from the Department of Agriculture to develop innovative ways to prevent childhood obesity by promoting healthy eating and exercise in city and state schools. The program takes a new approach, training teachers and students to improve schools themselves.
Tuesday, December 06, 2016
Researchers Combine MERS and Rabies Viruses to Create Innovative 2-For-1 Vaccine
In a new study, University of Maryland School of Medicine (UM SOM) researchers have modified a rabies virus, so that it has a protein from the MERS virus; this altered virus works as a 2-for-1 vaccine that protects mice against both Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and rabies.
Monday, December 05, 2016
UMSOM Neuroscientist, Dr. Alan Faden, to Lead Research Collaborations Across University Campuses
University of Maryland School of Medicine Dean E. Albert Reece announced today that Alan I. Faden, MD, the David S. Brown Professor in Trauma and Professor of Anesthesiology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UM SOM), and Director of the UM SOM Shock Trauma and Anesthesiology Research center (STAR), has been appointed to the new position of Associate Dean for Trans-Campus Research Advancement at the UM SOM.
Monday, November 28, 2016
In Memoriam: Dr. Richard Mayer, Longtime Faculty Member, Neurologist, Scientist and Teacher at the University of Maryland School of Medicine
Dr. Richard Mayer, who trained generations of neurologists over nearly 50 years as a teaching physician in Baltimore, and whose pioneering research advanced testing with electromyography, known as EMG, has died at the age of 87.
Monday, November 28, 2016
Young Surgeon-Scientist Receives Prestigious Award from the American Surgical Association Foundation
Joseph R. Scalea, MD, assistant professor of surgery in the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UM SOM), as well as Director of Pancreas and Islet Cell Transplantation in the Division of Transplantation in the UM SOM Department of Surgery, has received the American Surgical Association Foundation Fellowship. This prestigious award supports gifted young surgeons who choose careers in investigation and academic surgery.
Tuesday, November 22, 2016
IHV Awarded $138M to combat HIV/AIDS in Africa & Launches Center for International Health, Education, & Biosecurity
The Institute of Human Virology (IHV) at the University of Maryland School of Medicine announced today more than $138 million in multiple five-year grants awarded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to combat HIV/AIDS in Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, and Nigeria. The Institute concurrently announced the formation of the IHV Center for International Health, Education, & Biosecurity (CIHEB), and its newly appointed director, Deus Bazira Mubangizi, DrPH, MBA, MPH, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Director, Center for Health, Education, & Biosecurity, Institute of Human Virology, University of Maryland School of Medicine.
Wednesday, November 16, 2016
For the First Time, Scientists Use Precise Imaging to Link Brain Neuronal Activity With Animal Behavior
For the first time ever, scientists have decoded animal behavior using precise imaging data about neuronal activity. The findings represent a leap that could provide researchers with a much clearer understanding of how brain activity translates into behavior, and might eventually be used to help treat some neurodegenerative diseases. The paper appeared in the latest issue of the journal Neuron.
Monday, November 14, 2016
New Mouse Models of ALS More Closely Mimic the Human Disease
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a progressive, fatal neurological disease that attacks the nerve cells controlling voluntary muscles. No effective treatments have been found.
Thursday, November 10, 2016
Top Cancer Scientists Speak at the Fourth Annual Festival of Science
More than 500 people saw leading cancer scientists discuss their cutting-edge work at the fourth annual University of Maryland School of Medicine (UM SOM) Festival of Science, a one-day celebration of research at the school held November 10, 2016 the SMC Campus Center. The conference, titled “Cancer Research: Translational Discoveries to Next Generation Treatments,” featured a range of UM SOM’s top cancer researchers, who are working on the front lines of science to unravel crucial problems involving cancer in its many forms.