Student Researcher Abby Abaku is creating a tool to help clinicians create personalized treatment plans for diabetes patients.
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At the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB), groundbreaking discoveries happen every day — transforming medicine, improving health, and shaping the future. From changing legal policy to pioneering treatments to cutting-edge scientific breakthroughs, UMB researchers are tackling real-world challenges and making a lasting impact on lives everywhere. Dive into inspiring stories of innovation from across UMB’s seven schools. See how scientists, doctors, and experts are addressing today’s most pressing issues — fueled by the critical support of government funding that drives progress forward.
What if Medicines Delivered Through the Skin Were More Precise?
Learn More About Dr. Stinchcomb Work
Can Building Research Capacity Abroad Stop the Next Pandemic?
Learn More About Dr. Njie-Carr's Work
How Can We Spot Pain When Dementia Takes Away Words?
Learn About Dr. Resnick's Work
What If Fighting Malaria Abroad Protected Us at Home?
Learn About Dr. Laurens' Work
Could Focused Ultrasound Transform Brain Cancer Treatments?
Learn About Dr. Woodworth's Work
How Can We Keep Young Drivers — and Others — Safe?
Learn About Kerri Lowrey's Work
Is Intermittent Fasting the Key to Feeling Better After Cancer?
Learn About Dr. Kleckner's Work
A Diabetes Drug for Bone Regrowth?
Dr. Abraham Schneider on Metformin's Second Act
Giving Every Baby a Strong Start
Dr. Lisa Berlin on Infants' Earliest Relationships and Child Health Outcomes
What If Movement Could Ease Cancer Treatment Side Effects?
Dr. Ian Kleckner on Exercise, the Brain, and Chemotherapy Side Effects
Could New Drugs Prevent Harmful Inflammation?
Learn About Drs. Paul Shapiro and Jeffrey Hasday's Work
Can Artificial Blood Keep Trauma Victims Alive Longer?
Learn About Drs. Doctor and Gobburu's Work
What If Your Dentist Had AI Help to Spot Cancer Earlier?
Dr. Ahmed Sultan on Advancing Dental Diagnostics
Weight Loss Drug May Also Fight Addiction?
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Virtual Reality for Chronic Pain?
Learn More About Dr. Luana Colloca's Work
How Dr. Jay Unick and IRIS Want to Change the System
What if research didn’t just study addiction recovery, but helped shape it?
How Dr. Jay Unick and IRIS Want to Change the System