MedStar HRI Leadership visits UMBC

Wed, 23 Jul 2014 14:31:46 -0400
ovpr-news-2014

June 6, 2014

A senior delegation of Maryland's MedStar Health Research Institute visited UMBC to discuss opportunities for research collaborations. Led by MedStar HRI President Neil Weissman, the delegation also included Katie Carlin, Director of Research Development, Nawar Shara, Director of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics and Angela Thomas, Executive Director of Health Services Research Administration. About 30 faculty members representing the breadth of UMBC’s relevant research across the campus participated in a vigorous exchange of ideas. Hosted by the Office of the Vice President for Research, this was the first major official interaction between MedStar and UMBC.