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UMB Heads $12.2 Million Study of Chlamydia

Perhaps the most comprehensive, multi-institutional study yet of the sexually transmitted bacteria chlamydia is under way at the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB)... Download PDF: UMB Heads $12.2 Million Study of Chlamydia

Disease Ontology Project Awarded NIH ARRA Award from the National Center for Research Resources

The National Center for Research Resources (NCRR), of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a two-year American Reinvestment and Recovery Act... Download PDF: Disease Ontology Project Awarded NIH ARRA Award from the National Center for Research Resources

Microbes Take Center Stage

It's easy to forget that you're among leading academics when you walk into the Institute for Genome Sciences... Read full article: Microbes Take Center Stage

IGS Awarded New HMP Grants

Researchers at the Institute for Genome Sciences (IGS) at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have earned three new grants... Download PDF: IGS Awarded New HMP Grants

IGS Establishes Genomic Sequencing Center for Infectious Diseases

$20 Million Federal Contract Makes IGS National Resource for Genetic Information on New or Emerging Infectious Diseases... Download PDF: IGS Establishes Genomic Sequencing Center for Infectious Diseases

Work with Athena Biotech on Citrus Crop Disease

The Florida Citrus Production Research Advisory Council (FCPRAC) to study a bacterial disease threatening the $9 billion citrus industry in Florida... Read full article: Work with Athena Biotech on Citrus Crop Disease