Breakthroughs Can’t Wait: 'Changing the Future Today' Campaign Continues
Refining a lifesaving drug could be the key to helping more children survive severe malaria. That pursuit is at the heart of the research of Matthew Laurens, MD, MPH. Laurens, professor of pediatrics at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, is studying how children’s bodies process IV artesunate — the front-line treatment for severe malaria — with support from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
Learn more about Dr. Laurens’ work and read other inspiring stories about research at the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) that demonstrate why research matters.