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Scientists – including those who specialize in the field of drug delivery – still know surprisingly little about a part of the human body that likely impacts the effectiveness of therapeutics used to treat or prevent a variety of diseases. But, Fischell Department of Bioengineering (BIOE) Assistant Professor Katharina Maisel hopes that will soon change, thanks in part to her lab’s most recent undertaking.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The Quantum Startup Foundry (QSF) at the University of Maryland (UMD) today announced that Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) is a founding member of the QSF and will help the foundry advance its mission of accelerating leading-edge quantum technologies and driving the second quantum revolution.

New UMD research reveals how social determinants of health—from home internet access to accessibility of health-care facilities—correlate to racial disparities in COVID-19 vaccination among white and Black populations.(Illustration by Shutterstock)