September 13, 2022—The Maryland Stem Cell Research Commission announced it will grant $4,165,325 in award funding to innovative research that will strengthen and advance stem cell treatments and technologies in Maryland. Awardees submitted proposals to the Commission in response to its Request for Applications (RFAs) for its first round of funding cycle in fiscal year 2023.
Recipients include 12 scientists accelerating research at Johns Hopkins University, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, University of Maryland, College Park, and the University of Maryland, Baltimore. Their research addresses an array of medical conditions, such as cancer, eye, heart, bone, blood, digestive, and immune system diseases.