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Startup licensed for heart-valve repair tool
UM Ventures announced that it has granted Harpoon Medical Inc., a Stevenson-based medical device company, exclusive rights to a portfolio of technologies for cardiac valve repair developed at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
UM med school forms consortium to map brain
The University of Maryland School of Medicine has established a new research unit in which scientists will seek to develop therapies for neurological disorders.
Gallo honored at UM School of Medicine
Dr. Robert C. Gallo, a world-famous scientist and pioneer in research in the field of human retroviruses, has been named the first Homer & Martha Gudelsky Distinguished Professor in Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
Med school applications rise
Nationally, applications and enrollments are increasing at medical schools.
UM plastic surgery unit gets large gift
Hansjörg Wyss, a Swiss bioengineer, entrepreneur and philanthropist, has donated $2.5 million to the University of Maryland School of Medicine’s Program in Trauma.
Editorial: A lost generation of scientists
Those who think federal sequestration is little more than political theater might do well to take a closer look at the real and potentially long-lasting impacts it is having on the world of medical research.
Medical research grants harder to come by
Margaret McCarthy’s laboratory is like a small business.
Study: About 6% of state employees make six figures
Maryland Reporter’s third annual report on state salaries found that 5,663 state employees pulled in $100,000 or greater in 2012 — about 6 percent of total state employees. Three out […]
Gene test aids cardiac stent patients
Patients with coronary artery disease who undergo treatment at the University of Maryland Medical Center now can receive long-term therapy based on information found in their genes.
Hochberg receives lifetime achievement award
Marc C. Hochberg, M.D., M.P.H., a rheumatologist at the University of Maryland, has been awarded the Osteoarthritis Research Society International's 2013 lifetime achievement award.
Hanish joins University of Maryland Medical Center, medical school
Dr. Steven Hanish has been named an associate professor of surgery at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and director of hepatobiliary surgery at the University of Maryland Medical Center.
Olmstead honored by Radiological Society of North America
Dr. William W. Olmstead, clinical professor of diagnostic radiology and nuclear medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, has been awarded The Radiological Society of North America's 2012 Gold Medal.
