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.
Thursday, November 10, 2016
International Consortium Receives $36.9 Million Grant to Fight Typhoid
Typhoid fever, a bacterial infection that causes high fever and other disabling symptoms, remains a serious global problem in the developing world: it kills almost a quarter of a million people annually, and infects about 21 million.
Monday, November 07, 2016
White Coat Ceremony Presents Students With Symbol of Future Profession
The University of Maryland School of Medicine (UM SOM) held its annual White Coat Ceremony November 4, 2015 at the Hilton in downtown Baltimore. First-year UM SOM medical students received their welcome to the field of medicine with the presentation of their first white coat.
Thursday, October 27, 2016
Dr. William F. Regine is Awarded 2016 Entrepreneur of the Year From the University of Maryland, Baltimore
William F. Regine, MD, FACR, FACRO, the Isadore & Fannie Schneider Foxman Endowed Chair and Professor in Radiation Oncology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UM SOM) and Executive Director of the Maryland Proton Treatment Center (MPTC) has been awarded the 2016 Entrepreneur of the Year from the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB).
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
Researchers Develop System to Classify Gunshot Wounds and Other Similar Injuries to the Head
Every year, more than 32,000 Americans die from gunshot wounds. A significant proportion of these deaths involve head wounds. Despite this massive public health burden, researchers know little about the variables that determine whether a victim of these injuries will live or die.