Improving Health & Fighting Disease

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CMNS scientists are improving health and tackling the dynamics of diseases at all scales.


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Research Communities

Institute for Health Computing

The UM-IHC is the hub for health computing innovation and collaboration in Montgomery County, Maryland. Merging computational, clinical and biomedical expertise, our researchers are committed to improving the health of Maryland residents and advancing the state’s biotech industry. Explore the UM-IHC

Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research

IBBR leverages state-of-art integrative methods for bioanalytical, biophysical and structural characterization of biomolecules: cryo-electron microscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance, x-ray crystallography, small angle neutron and x-ray scattering and mass spectrometry. IBBR researchers seek to advance therapeutic development, biomanufacturing, and state-of-the-art measurement technologies, to support accelerated delivery of safe and effective medicines to the public. Explore IBBR

Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

CBCB is a multidisciplinary center dedicated to research on questions arising from the genome revolution. CBCB brings together scientists and engineers from many fields, including computer science, molecular biology, genomics, genetics, mathematics, statistics, and physics, all of whom share a common interest in gaining a better understanding of how life works. Explore CBCB

Center for Medical Innovations in Extended Reality

The Center for Medical Innovations in Extended Reality, known as MIXR, joins UMD computer scientists and engineers with physicians and clinicians at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore and the University of Michigan to develop, test and certify XR technologies in medicine and health care. Explore MIXR

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