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Radiology’s AI Reality Check

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A picture of a synechococcus virus cell on the left and the cell killed by a virus on the right

Scientists Find Hidden Individuality in Viral Infections

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UM-IHC’s Bradley A. Maron Named Editor-in-Chief of Circulation, the American Heart Association’s Flagship Journal

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Professor Abba Gumel

UM-IHC’s Abba Gumel Elected to Lead the Society for Mathematical Biology

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New Clinical Support Tool Uses AI to Help Diagnose Pulmonary Hypertension

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Pratyush Tiwary (back row, second from left) and his research team

UM-IHC’s Pratyush Tiwary Receives $902K Grant to Develop Energy-Efficient AI for Chemical Sciences

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Python Virtual Bootcamp

Upcoming Event: Free Python Virtual Bootcamp

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UM-IHC researchers at the 2026 American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions

Nine UM-IHC Researchers Present at American Diabetes Association 2026 Scientific Sessions

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photos of the 2026 UM-IHC summer interns

New Cohort of Summer Interns Joins the UM-IHC

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Upcoming Event! Mathbio Summer Camp for high school students. July 27-31

MathBio Summer Camp for High School Students

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Pranav Kulkarni

Student Spotlight: Pranav Kulkarni

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Student Spotlight: Lukas Herron

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International business owners visited the UMD HoloCamera Studio for demonstrations of UM-IHC technologies.

International Delegation of SelectUSA Business Leaders Visits UMD

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A banner showing the title "Forecasting the Storm of Cancer Progression" with a photo of Dr. Fertig

Forecasting the Storm of Cancer Progression

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A 3D illustration of Leishmania parasites (pink) clustered inside human immune cells.

Repurposing Cancer Research to Defeat a Disfiguring Tropical Disease

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University of Maryland Institute for Health Computing: Our Mission

The UM-IHC unites world-class computer science, clinical expertise, health data, and academic resources to solve complex problems in medicine and healthcare delivery.
We emphasize partnerships with federal agencies, the wider biotech community, and academic institutions to exert a transformative impact on the health and human disease landscape, from the personalized to the population level.

Student Spotlight: Alicia Hawkins

Hawkins received her bachelor’s degree in neuroscience from the University of Maryland, College Park in May 2026 and joined the UM-IHC’s Research Internship and Summer Experience (RISE) program and the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) as an epidemiological assistant working with Rozalina McCoy, director of UM-IHC’s Center for Population Health.

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Alicia Hawkins

Research Centers

The University of Maryland Institute for Health Computing conducts interdisciplinary research to advance health care through advanced computing and data analysis.

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Applied AI

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Bioinformatics

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Immersive Visualization

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Real-World Evidence and Adaptive Clinical Trials

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Population Health

Small molecule bound to S100 protein, implicated in Alzheimer's Disease

Therapeutic Drug Discovery