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University of Maryland School of Medicine Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) launched a new online tool that could more quickly advance medical discoveries to reverse progressive hearing loss. The tool enables easy access to genetic and other molecular data from hundreds of technical research studies involving hearing function and the ear. The research portal called gene Expression Analysis Resource (gEAR) was unveiled in a study last month in Nature Methods. I...

New online tool launched to accelerate discoveries for reversing progressive hearing loss Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) launched a new online tool that could more quickly advance medical discoveries to reverse progressive hearing loss. The tool enables easy access to genetic and other molecular data from hundreds of technical research studies involving hearing function and the ear. The research portal called gene Expression Analysis Resource (gEAR) was unv...

 E-Mail Each city has its own unique microbiome, a "fingerprint" of viruses and bacteria that uniquely identify it, according to a new study from an international consortium of researchers that included a team from the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM). The international project, which sequenced and analyzed samples collected from public transit systems and hospitals in 60 cities around the world, was published today in the journal Cell. The research is considered to be the l...

Interdisciplinary faculty research designed to tackle compelling problems is finding support from the Institute for Convergent Science in the Genome Sciences Building on campus. The goal: Expediting the research-to-marketplace pipeline.

First Posted: May 09, 2021 08:43 PM EDT Photo : Joe Raedle/Getty Images COVID variant cases have risen in Florida after spring break, with more than 10,000 variant cases reported. Variant cases from three strains such as the B.1.1.7, the P.1, and the B. 1.3.5.1. have accounted for a total of 753 variant cases on March 14, according to the variant infection data. Meanwhile, the Florida Department of Health does not disclose variant cases on its public dashboard, according to an ABC News Go repo...

Claudia Philipp/Wuppertal Zoo Germany Mhudiblu, a female bonobo whose genome was sequenced, holds her baby daughter Akeema Chimpanzees and bonobos...

Share this article Share this article BALTIMORE, April 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- In an effort to monitor the spread of COVID-19 variants in the State of Maryland, University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) UMaryland Genomics at UMSOM will perform genome sequencing of variants in at least 10 percent of COVID-19 test samples, reaching an important benchmark set by the federal government to help control the spread of these variants. The State has entered into separate agreements with UMSOM...

News 26 IAS President Adeeba Kamarulzaman appointed to WHO Science Council chris posted on 4/26/2021 5:28:00 PM Monday, 26 April 2021 ( Geneva, Switzerland ): IAS – the International AIDS Society – welcomes the appointment of its President, AdeebaKamarulzaman, to the newly formed World Health Organization (WHO) Science Council.   The Science Council will advise WHO on high-priority scientific issues that could have a direct impact on global health.   “Science m...

Sterne Kesslers IP Hot Topics Podcast Wraps First Quarter Episodes with Howard University President News provided by Share this article WASHINGTON, April 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The podcast IP Hot Topics, presented by Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox, closed out the first quarter of the year by hosting the President of Howard University, Dr. Wayne A.I. Frederick. The episode covered several topics, including: Howards legacy of research and innovation; the role of Historically Black Colleges ...

April 13, 2021 Genomic medicine pioneer and leader Claire M. Fraser, PhD, director of the Institute for Genome Sciences and the Dean’s Endowed Professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM), recently concluded her year as president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) with a stirring lecture at the group’s annual meeting. Claire M. Fraser, PhD, In the address, she called for profound changes that will leave the U.S., and the...