Claire M. Fraser, a pioneer in the field of microbial genomics...
18
Dec
2018
SickKids-led research team uncovers a drug that disarms life-threatening bacteria
Clostridium difficile (C. diff) is an antibiotic-resistant "superbug" that causes life-threatening diarrhea...
12
Dec
2018
Researchers Receive Grant to Study the Brain to Gut Connection in Schizophrenia
Researchers at UMSOM Psychiatric Center...
04
Oct
2018
SOM Researchers Link Gut Bacteria to Heart Transplant Success or Failure
Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) have found that the gut microbiome appears to play a key role in how well the body accepts a transplanted heart...
01
Oct
2018
IGS Associate Director Wins Prestigious Informatics Award
Owen White, PhD, has received the 2018 Microbiome Pioneer Award. The prestigious honor is part of the Bioinformatics for the Microbiome Symposium organized by Stanford University...
06
Aug
2018
Scientists Search for Bacteria on Famed Baltimore Monument
Two IGS scientists were part of the #Monumentome project, swabbing
14
May
2018
Some Gut Bacteria May Protect Against Intestinal Infection
Scientists at the University of Maryland School of Medicine...
22
Mar
2018
With Big Data, Researchers Identify New Targets for Lung Disease Treatments
University of Maryland School of Medicine Scientists Target Bacteria Involved In Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease...
21
Nov
2017
UMSOM Researchers Set Standards for What Diseases Should Be Called
New classification and names of genetic diseases, cancers...
08
Jan
2018
Paper Urges Clinicians to Regard Chlamydia Differently
Scientists at the University of Maryland, Baltimore ask others to explore a hypothesis...
