Baltimore and its surrounding area is the nexus of biomedical 
research on the East Coast
Conveniently located along the Baltimore-Washington, D.C., corridor, the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB), campus is less than one hour from the National Institutes of Health, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, several major universities, and numerous biotechnology companies.
The collaborative partnerships between our faculty members and area researchers provide our students with an enormous range of research opportunities.