IGS Faculty Co-Mentors Student Winner of AMA Research Challenge
Bioinformatics and Microbial Genomics Focused Research is Top Paper out of Over 1000 Submissions....
29
Sep
2021
UM SOM - IGS Researchers Work to Understand Hearing Loss from Noise Damage through Gene Expression Changes
Findings suggest several FDA-approved drugs, such as a common diabetes medication and anesthetics, could protect from noise-related hearing loss.....
28
Sep
2021
IGS Receives $7.5 Million Grant to Create Complex Model of Female Reproductive Tract to Study Infections
Research Will Help Identify Mechanisms by Which the Microbiome Affects the Susceptibility to Sexually Transmitted Infections
15
Sep
2021
Probiotic-Containing Yogurt Protects Against Microbiome Changes That Lead to Antibiotic-Induced Diarrhea, Study Finds
Eating yogurt containing a particular strain of a well-studied probiotic appears to protect against harmful changes in the gut microbiome....
20
Jul
2021
New High-Tech Portal Launched to Speed Innovations to Reverse Hearing Loss
Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) launched a new online tool that could more quickly advance medical discoveries to reverse progressive hearing loss
10
Feb
2021
UM School of Medicine Researchers Release Extensive Data on Rare Variants through NHLBI TopMed Grant
Data Demonstrates New Increased Diversity in Genetic Studies and Provides New Insights into Population-Specific Diseases
09
Apr
2021
Lowering Music Volume at Group Spin Classes Does Not Affect Intensity of Workouts, UM School of Medicine Researchers Find
A new University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) study...
08
Apr
2021
Genomics Scientist Claire Fraser, PhD Delivers Passionate Address as Capstone to her Presidency of AAAS
Dr. Fraser's capstone speech to her presidency of AAAS....
09
Jun
2021
Global Study of Microbes in 60 Cities Unique Fingerprint of Viruses
Dr. Lynn Schriml.....
19
Mar
2021
IGS Helps Maryland Conduct State-wide Sequencing of Variants in Positive COVID19 Tests
In an effort to monitor the spread of COVID-19 variants in the State of Maryland, UMSOM Dean Reece, MD, PhD, MBA, announced that UMaryland Genomics.....