First Workshop of XRx Healthcare Summit Held at UM-IHC Headquarters
The XR Association joined UM-IHC faculty members and other stakeholders to discuss barriers to and solutions for scaling extended reality tools in clinical settings.
New UMD-FDA Collaboration to Advance Evaluation of AI-Enabled Medical Devices
Researchers at the UM-IHC will benefit by partnering with the FDA on joint projects aimed at translating research into tools and frameworks that can support regulatory decision-making.
Rising Temperatures May Push Lyme Disease Risk Westward in Maryland
A mathematical model developed by UMD/UM-IHC researchers illustrates how Lyme-carrying ticks respond to shifting temperatures, redistributing disease risk across the state.
Montgomery County Council Votes in Support of the UM-IHC Capital Project
Recently, the Montgomery County Council unanimously voted in support of the UM IHC capital project in North Bethesda
NIH Awards $12.5M for Alzheimer’s Researchers to Use AI to Scour Biobank Data
UMD computer scientist Heng Huang leads the project’s artificial intelligence and machine learning efforts and plans to build an innovative large genomic language model for Alzheimer’s that will drive drug discovery for the disease.
New UMD Startup Builds the ‘Picks and Shovels’ for the RNA Revolution
Emergente’s patented RNAnneal platform predicts shapeshifting RNA structures, addressing a foundational bottleneck across the therapeutics, agriculture and biotechnology manufacturing industries.
Shared Pain, Shared Relief
UM-IHC researchers and colleagues report that seeing others in pain, even digital avatars, can affect how we feel pain ourselves.