Research and Discovery
Bioengineering and Medicine Collaboration
A joint, cross-disciplinary and cross-institution initiative between two University of Maryland assets — the Fischell Department of Bioengineering within the A. James Clark School of Engineering and the University of Maryland School of Medicine – connects medicine and engineering to transform healthcare by developing solutions to problems in medicine.
MPower Professorships
The MPower Professorship recognizes, incentivizes, and fosters collaborations between faculty who are working together on the most pressing issues of our time. The three cohorts from the years of 2021, 2022, and 2023 were recognized with awards this year, read more about the professors here.
The 2025 MPower Professors were announced on February 5th, 2025.
Clinical and Translational Research Collaborations
MPower investment helps researchers access resources for clinical training, engage in pilot research, and strengthen bioinformatics infrastructure.
Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research (IBBR)
IBBR serves as research and development core between University of Maryland, Baltimore and University of Maryland, College Park that offers state-of-the art analytical and structural biology instrumentation and high-end computation to accelerate the discovery, development, and manufacturing of therapeutics, modern medicines, and vaccines.
Joint Research and Innovation Seed Grant Challenges
MPower offers seed funds to interdisciplinary, cross-campus research teams to spark solutions to the state’s most critical and high-profile issues.
Maryland Blended Reality Center
The Maryland Blended Reality Center (MBRC) is a multidisciplinary partnership that joins computing experts at the University of Maryland, College Park with medical professionals at the University of Maryland, Baltimore to tap the explosive growth potential of augmented and virtual reality technology.
Maryland Center for Advanced Molecular Analysis (M-CAMA)
Cryo-electron microscopy technology drives scientific innovation and discovery to advance the research and development of new drugs and medical treatments for disease.
Maryland Center of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation (M-CERSI)
M-CERSI joins researchers from both campuses with FDA staff to support the development of new tools, standards, and approaches to assess the safety, efficacy, quality, and performance of FDA-regulated products.
Maryland Cochlear Implant Center of Excellence
The Maryland Cochlear Implant Center for Excellence (MCICE) combines the research and educational strengths of UMCP in audiology and speech-language pathology with the surgical and clinical expertise from School of Medicine faculty at UMB to provide educational training, clinical services, and basic and translational biomedical research on cochlear implants (CIs.)
Opioid Use Disorders Research Collaboration
A research collaboration, matching leaders from UMB’s School of Medicine with UMCP’s Center for Substance Abuse Research and two dozen other schools and departments to seek solutions to address the opioid epidemic that kills thousands of Marylanders each year.
University of Maryland Institute for Health Computing
The University of Maryland Institute for Health Computing (IHC) is a strategic initiative that aims to improve well-being, quality of life, diminish disease, and enhance health outcomes for all citizens of Maryland and beyond.