UMB is recognized as one of the pre-eminent public research universities in the nation.

Faculty in the schools of dentistry, law, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, and social work generated $638 million in extramural funding in Fiscal Year 2024, contributing to important advances in basic science and applied research. An exciting portfolio of patented inventions is available for licensing.

To fuel the translation of research and the commercialization of new drugs, diagnostics, and devices, the University of Maryland established a 14-acre BioPark, bringing much-needed laboratory and office space to the area and encouraging collaboration among biotechnology companies and the University.

  • Faculty

    Faculty Profiles

    In pursuit of excellence, University of Maryland, Baltimore faculty are conducting leading-edge research and developing solutions and technologies that will impact human health locally and around the world. Find faculty collaborators by searching these sites and directories:

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    Organized Research Centers and Institutes

    UMB's research efforts extend from bench to bedside, globally and locally. Our roster of research centers and institutes represents broad expertise from each of the professional schools. 

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    MPowering the State

    The University of Maryland Strategic Partnership: MPowering the State (MPower) is a collaboration between the state of Maryland’s two most powerful public research engines: the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) and the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP) — to strengthen and serve the state of Maryland and its citizens.

  • UM BioPark

    UM BioPark

    Become part of a growing community of science joining other emerging, high-growth life science companies and translational research centers of the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB). For early-stage to mature bioscience companies, the BioPark offers a sophisticated laboratory and office environment on the University's vibrant academic medical center campus. In 2017, the Association for University Research Parks (AURP) named the BioPark the "Outstanding University Research Park of the Year."