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Clinical trials and research at University of Maryland Baltimore County
As of November 12, 2026, Find a Trial lists 38 NIH-funded research projects at this institution, with $20.7 million in listed awards. Every study is explained in plain English. Data from ClinicalTrials.gov and NIH RePORTER, updated November 12, 2026.
- 38NIH research projects
NIH-funded research (38)
Early-stage science funded by the US National Institutes of Health. Most of these projects don't enroll patients, but they show what is being worked on.
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Treating PTSD and opioid use disorder in residential care with Written Exposure Therapy (WEST)
A short, patient-friendly plan to adapt a proven PTSD therapy for people with opioid use disorder in residential treatment and test its practicality and impact.
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What role do macrophage enzymes play in fat tissue health and obesity-related inflammation?
This grant studies how certain enzymes in immune cells and fat cells affect fat tissue health and insulin resistance in obesity.
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How bacteria grab and use iron and how human proteins add arginine to other proteins
A research project aims to understand how bacteria acquire iron and how a human-like protein modification process works, with potential implications for fighting infections and disease.
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Regulation of how ipRGCs respond to light in the eye
A study exploring how specific light-detecting cells in the eye send signals that influence sleep, mood, and daily rhythms, with potential relevance to people who have sleep or mood concerns.
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Proteostasis and aging: how SMYD enzymes help keep proteins in check
A scientist-led project in aging research is studying how a family of enzymes (SMYDs) help maintain healthy proteins in heart-related cells, especially as we age.
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RGS7 and KOR: Fine-tuning pain relief and mood balance
A scientist aims to understand how a brain signaling protein called RGS7 affects the kappa opioid receptor to improve pain relief while reducing unpleasant mood effects.
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CyberGut: a wireless closed-loop system to adjust stomach stimulation for better motility
A wireless, implantable system aims to automatically record stomach activity and deliver personalized electrical stimulation to improve gastric movement for people with gastroparesis and related disorders.
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A liver model that mimics real tissue to study how connective tissue structures change liver metabolism
A researcher team is developing a more advanced liver model to understand how liver tissue and its surrounding matrix affect metabolism, with the goal of helping future drug development.
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Social support system to connect Medicaid families with local services
This project will build and test a smart system that finds Medicaid members with needs and helps connect them with local food, housing, and community supports.
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How certain viral RNAs start protein production without a cap
Researchers study how certain viral RNAs in animals make proteins without the usual cap, using advanced 3D structures to understand the process.
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Understanding how bacteria grab iron and how cells modify proteins to affect disease
Aims to uncover how bacteria obtain iron and how a specific protein modification in cells affects health and disease.
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How NDRG proteins help cells cope with low oxygen
This project looks at whether NDRG proteins protect cells from damage when oxygen levels fall, which could matter for people with stroke, acute kidney injury, or sickle cell crises.
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Systems biology of how bodies grow and keep their shape
A planarian-based project uses biology and physics ideas to understand how organisms grow, shape organs, and regenerate after injury, with potential implications for birth defects and cancer.
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Genetic and hormonal control of how organs change with age and sex
This grant studies how hormones and genetics shape how our bodies adapt across organs and how this differs between males and females.
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Understanding how HIV drugs are activated in colon tissue
A short, patient-friendly look at how two HIV prevention drugs work inside the body and why people may respond differently.
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How HIV's front-end RNA controls virus packaging and protein production
The project looks at how tiny changes at the start of HIV's genetic message make the virus act either as a packaged genome or as a message for making proteins, which could matter for people living with HIV.
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How the brain protein RGS7 affects kappa opioid receptors
Testing whether changing a brain protein called RGS7 can help kappa-opioid drugs relieve pain without causing the low mood they often cause.
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How some bacteria grab iron and how cells tag proteins with arginine
This research explores how disease-causing bacteria take up iron and how cells add arginine to proteins to help scientists find new ways to prevent infections and treat related diseases.
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Understanding how RNA viruses make their proteins
This project aims to discover how certain viruses, like those causing animal diseases, create their essential proteins by taking over a cell's machinery.
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Creating a better liver model to understand how scar tissue affects liver health
This work develops an advanced liver model to understand how changes in the liver's support structure contribute to metabolism problems, especially in liver scarring.
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Developing a new adjuvant to improve vaccines for influenza and bacterial infections
This study is testing a new helper ingredient for vaccines that could make them work better against flu and certain bacterial infections, aiming to improve protection for both healthy adults and older people while using smaller doses.
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Understanding How Bacteria Get Iron to Cause Infections and a Key Process in Human Cells
This research explores how bacteria gather iron to cause infections and how a process called arginylation works in human cells, both of which are connected to human health and disease.
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Investigating how bacteria break down fungal cell walls
This study is looking at how a specific bacterium can help break down the tough walls of fungi, which could lead to new treatments for people dealing with stubborn fungal infections.
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How light-sensing cells in the eye control our body's responses
This project explores how special light-sensing cells in your eye help control important body functions like sleep, mood, and how your eyes react to light.
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Helping people with opioid use disorder and PTSD through written therapy.
This study is looking to make a therapy called Written Exposure Therapy better for people who are dealing with both opioid use disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder, by getting input from patients and treatment providers in residential treatment settings.
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Understanding how HIV-1 packages its RNA genome
This study looks at how the HIV virus puts together its genetic material to make new copies of itself, focusing on how the virus's RNA gets to the right spot in the cell, and it hopes to find new ways to help treat HIV.
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Improving the breakdown of harmful chemicals using special bacteria and surfaces
This study is looking at how certain helpful bacteria can clean up harmful chemicals in the environment by working better with specific surfaces, which could lead to improved ways to clean up polluted water and soil, especially in places that need extra help like Superfund sites.
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Developing new vaccine adjuvants to enhance immune responses
This study is looking to make better vaccines by finding new ingredients that help boost your immune response, and it's designed for adults and older people to see how safe and effective these new combinations can be.
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Using glucose levels to identify early Alzheimer's risk in people with prediabetes.
This study is looking at how changes in blood sugar levels might help spot early signs of Alzheimer's Disease in older adults who are at risk for Type 2 diabetes, using a special device that tracks glucose levels continuously to see how it relates to thinking and memory.
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Understanding how certain enzymes help maintain protein balance during stress and aging
This study is looking at how certain enzymes help keep our cells healthy by managing proteins, especially when we're stressed or getting older, which could help us understand diseases related to aging and find new ways to treat them.
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Understanding how certain viruses translate their genomes without a cap structure
This study is looking at how certain RNA viruses start making their proteins without using the usual methods, focusing on special parts of their genetic material that help them hijack the cell's machinery, and the findings could help us understand these viruses better and find new ways to treat infections.
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Developing a liver model to understand how tissue structures affect metabolism
This study is working on a new way to create a model of the liver that closely mimics how it really works, especially looking at how changes in its structure can affect metabolism, with the goal of helping to find better treatments for liver fibrosis while making drug development safer and more affordable.
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Understanding how genes control body shape and size during growth and regeneration
This study is exploring how genes and biological processes shape the size and form of the planarian worm, which can regrow its body, to help us understand how tissue growth works, and it’s designed for anyone interested in the science of regeneration.
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Understanding how bacteria acquire iron and its effects on human health
This study is looking at how bacteria get the iron they need to survive and cause infections, which could help us find new ways to fight bacterial infections, and it also explores how our own cells change proteins in ways that might help us understand different diseases.
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Understanding how Rgs7 affects pain and mood through kappa opioid receptors
This study is looking at how a protein called Rgs7 affects certain receptors in the brain that help manage pain and mood, with the goal of finding better treatments that can relieve pain without causing unwanted side effects.
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Investigating the role of a specific protein in ovarian cancer
This study is looking at how a protein called ADCK5 affects the growth of ovarian cancer and why some treatments might not work, with the goal of finding better ways to help patients with ovarian cancer live longer and healthier lives.
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Investigating how race, socioeconomic status, and sex affect brain aging and Alzheimer's risk.
This study is looking at how things like race, income, and gender might affect the risk of Alzheimer's and related memory issues by tracking changes in brain scans over time, so we can better understand how these factors influence brain health and thinking skills.
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Mapping how glucose metabolism works in living human cells
This study is looking at how our cells use sugar for energy and how tiny parts of the cells work together over time, which could help us learn more about diseases like diabetes and cancer.
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