April 29, 2024

In the April episode of “The UMB Pulse” podcast, School of Medicine professor Allan Doctor, MD, discusses the urgent demand for a portable, versatile blood substitute, emphasizing its critical role in emergency situations like accidents or combat injuries where quick blood replacement is vital. The podcast explores the scientific complexities of synthetic blood development, Doctor's background, the support from UMB, significant funding from agencies like the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and the future prospects of artificial blood research at the University of Maryland BioPark.

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