- Targeting a Protein to Fight ARDS #medicalresearch(0:38) ARDS patients could find relief with a new technology invented at the University of Maryland, Baltimore.Jeffrey Hasday, MD, and Paul Shapiro, PhD, are co-inventors of technology that is focused on treatments for inflammatory diseases, including acute respiratory distress syndrome, or ARDS, and has been licensed to GEn1E Lifesciences, a biotech company based in Silicon Valley. For their discovery, they have been recognized as the University of Maryland, Baltimore’s 2023 David J. Ramsay Entrepreneurs of the Year.Hasday is the Dr. Herbert Berger Professor of Medicine and division head, pulmonary and critical care medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine.Shapiro is a professor of pharmaceutical sciences and associate dean of research and advanced graduate studies, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy.#ARDS #universityofmaryland #medschool #pharmacyschool #biotech
- Helping International Social Work Students in the United States #baltimore(0:51) Tural Mammadli, MSW, guides international students and helps them acclimate to the United States. He is a former president and a current member of the University of Maryland School of Social Work International Student Association.Under his leadership, ISA has conducted events for international students from across UMB to support their professional development and celebrate their cultural diversity. He also is co-chair of UMSSW’s Queer Community Alliance, working to support future LGBTQ+ social workers.Mammadli is pursuing his PhD at the University of Maryland School of Social Work, and was named the 2023 UMB Student of the Year.#SocialWork #GradSchool #Baltimore #InternationalStudents
- Bringing Research and Inventions to Life at University of Maryland, Baltimore(0:46) These researchers not traditional entrepreneurs and relied on the resources and support of the University of Maryland, Baltimore and University of Maryland Ventures to sell their invention to treat ARDS, or acute respiratory distress syndrome.UMB's Entrepreneurs of the Year are Jeffrey Hasday, MD, Univeristy of Maryland School of Medicine's Dr. Herbert Berger Professor of Medicine and Division Head, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and Paul Shapiro, PhD, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Associate Dean of Research and Advanced Graduate Studies.Working to develop compounds to target inflammatory processes — with funding from UM Ventures, which is UMB’s tech transfer arm, and the UMB Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) — Hasday, Shapiro, and their research team discovered a novel class of drugs that selectively inhibits the function of p38 MAPK that promotes disease-causing inflammation but preserves its beneficial functions.#ARDS #VentureCapital #MedSchool #BaltimoreTech #Baltimore #BioTech
- Nurses 'Talk Health' at Greenbelt Branch Library in Prince George's County(1:57) Prince George's County residents can now receive free health screenings at the Greenbelt Branch Library from University of Maryland School of Nursing Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) students enrolled at The Universities at Shady Grove.Talk Health with the University of Maryland School of Nursing places entry BSN students from UMSON at the Universities at Shady Grove in the PGCMLS Greenbelt Branch Library on Mondays this fall.Screenings include blood pressure checks, light physical activity programs, and educational presentations on topics such as high cholesterol and diabetes. As flu season approaches, the students have also provided information about vaccinations and where to receive them.A newly created partnership between the University of Maryland School of Nursing and the Prince George’s County Memorial Library System will provide much-needed health resources to the community while providing a critical clinical experience for nursing students.Learn more: https://www.umaryland.edu/news/archived-news/october-2023/library-nursing-students-partner-in-public-health-outreach.php#PGCounty #nursingschool #healthscreening #Greenbelt #librarylife
- Transforming Lung Treatment: Revolutionary Protein Offers Hope for ARDS(0:53) A technology invented at University of Maryland, Baltimore, that is focused on treatments for inflammatory diseases, including ARDS, and has been licensed to GEn1E Lifesciences, a biotech company based in Silicon Valley.The technology targets a class of enzymes called kinases — specifically ERK mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) that are important in cancerIt was co-invented by Jeffrey Hasday, MS, the Dr. Herbert Berger Professor of Medicine and division head, pulmonary and critical care medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine and Paul Shapiro, PhD, professor of pharmaceutical sciences and associate dean of research and advanced graduate studies, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy.#ARDS #BioTechnology #MedSchool #Entrepreneur #PharmacySchool #Research #inventions
- University of Maryland, Baltimore Gives Back to Its Staff(0:45) University of Maryland, Baltimore employees celebrated Founders Week with the annual Staff Lunch where UMB leadership, including UMB President Bruce E. Jarrell, served lunch.
- University of Maryland, Baltimore Gives Back to Its Students(1:27) University of Maryland, Baltimore leadership including President Bruce E. Jarrell, served UMB students Mission BBQ at the annual Student Cookout on October 18, 2023.The free meal is a way to show appreciation to students for their hard work at UMB, and to connect with their classmates and professors.#CollegeLife #CampusLife #Baltimore
- 2023 Founders Week Award Winners Recognition(46:22) Hosting a new event at a new venue, the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) capped its 2023 Founders Week celebration with a tribute to excellence and a touch of entertainment at the inaugural Awards Recognition and Reception on Oct. 19 at the M&T Bank Exchange at the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center.UMB celebrated the 216th anniversary of its 1807 founding, honored its Founders Week award winners, and offered a musical treat to the crowd of 200-plus that included University System of Maryland Chancellor Jay A. Perman, MD; UMB Foundation Board of Trustees chair Harry C. Knipp, MD, FACR; school deans and other University leaders; faculty and staff members; philanthropic partners; and others.#Baltimore #HigherEducation
- What Does a Vaccine Research Lab Do? Collaborate! #medschool(0:32) What's involved in running a world-renowned vaccine research lab?Hear from the director of the Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Kathleen Neuzil, MD, MPH, FIDSA. Dr. Neuzil is also the Myron M. Levine, MD, DTPH Professor of Vaccinology at the School of Medicine, which is part of the University of Maryland, Baltimore. From running vaccine clinical trials, ensuring vaccine safety and more, the Center for Vaccine Development is one of the premiere vaccine research centers in the world.#VaccineResearch #VaccineDevelopment #Baltimore #BioTech
- Unlocking the Life-Saving Potential of Vaccines #MedSchool(0:47) Some of the world's top scientists working on vaccines are at the University of Maryland School of Medicine Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health.Kathleen Neuzil, MD, MPH, FIDSA, the Myron M. Levine, MD, DTPH Professor of Vaccinology and Director, Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health was awarded the 2023 University of Maryland, Baltimore Researcher of the Year Award for her work.CVD led several vaccine trials and coordinated with multiple research sites across the country in work that ultimately led to U.S. Food and Drug Administration emergency use authorization for COVID-19 vaccines.#CovidVaccine #Vaccination #ClinicalTrials #Vaccine #Covid19 #NIH