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 (UM-IHC), which 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 anchored by UM-IHC at the North Bethesda Metrorail Station.
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