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title: University of Maryland Institute for Health Computing Celebrates Second Anniversary
date: 2024-11-26T05:30:00-05:00
author: University of Maryland
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# University of Maryland Institute for Health Computing Celebrates Second Anniversary

*November 26, 2024* — by [Maryland Today Staff](/author/maryland-today-staff)


> New Research Partnerships Announced With AstraZeneca, NIH, FDA at North Bethesda Site

*UMD IHC Ribbon Cutting 112524 UMD05948 1920x1080 — From left, Bradley Maron, UM-IHC co-executive director; Kate Stewart, Montgomery County councilmember; Andrew Friedson, Montgomery County councilmember; Jared Solomon, Maryland state delegate; Darryll Pines, UMCP president; Marc Elrich, Montgomery County executive; Bruce Jarrell, UMB president; Adam Porter, UM-IHC co-executive director; Emily Kaine, senior vice president of Global Health and Manufacturing Services at United States Pharmacopeia; Aldo Badano, director of the FDA’s Division of Imaging, Diagnostics, and Software Reliability; Warren D’Souza, UM-IHC co-director.*

Uncovering bias in AI models used in medical diagnosis. Identifying patients with potentially life-threatening antibiotic-resistant infections. Predicting the spread of disease with advanced computing.

These are just a few of the advances in medical care in the works at the[ University of Maryland Institute for Health Computing ](https://www.ihc.umd.edu/)(UM-IHC)[, which ](https://www.ihc.umd.edu/)uses high-performance computing and artificial intelligence to benefit public health in ways unimaginable just a few years ago.

The institute welcomed dozens of leaders from Montgomery County, state government, life science companies and federal agencies to its headquarters in North Bethesda on Monday for a ribbon-cutting ceremony and research showcase to celebrate its second anniversary. At the event, UM-IHC leaders also announced new partnerships with industry and the federal government.

“We are truly poised to take advantage of these breakthroughs because of our location, our partnerships with biotech companies right here in Montgomery County, and of course, wonderful agencies such as NIH, FDA and NIST,” said University of Maryland, College Park President Darryll J. Pines.

UM-IHC’s 27,000-square-foot temporary workspace is located along the county’s I-270 biotech corridor—a 15-mile stretch that includes more than 300 life science companies employing some 26,000 people. This past summer, county officials began seeking a developer to [build a major transit-oriented life sciences center](https://www.ihc.umd.edu/news-events/um-ihc-to-anchor-major-life-sciences-mixed-use-project-at-north-bethesda) anchored by UM-IHC at the North Bethesda Metrorail Station.


*Person puts on VR headset — UMCP Senior Vice President and Provost Jennifer King Rice dons a VR headset to sample a physician assistant training module on Monday during a research showcase at the University of Maryland Institute for Health Computing, while Sida Li (left), associate director of immersive visualization at the institute and Cheri Hendrix (right), UMB Physician Assistant Program director, look on.*




**Topics:** [Research](https://today.umd.edu/tags/research)


**Tags:** [Research](https://today.umd.edu/topic/research)


**Units:** [College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences](https://today.umd.edu/topic/college-computer-mathematical-and-natural-sciences), [Institute for Health Computing](https://today.umd.edu/topic/institute-for-health-computing)