CINXE.COM
Center for Biomolecular Therapeutics (CBT) | University of Maryland School of Medicine
<!doctype html> <html lang="en"> <head> <title>Center for Biomolecular Therapeutics (CBT) | University of Maryland School of Medicine</title> <!-- navigation object : SOM Redirect --> <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge"> <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0" /> <script>document.querySelector('html').className += ' js';</script> <link rel="stylesheet" href="//fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Source+Sans+Pro:300,400,600,700,300italic,400italic,700italic"> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen" href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/media/som/assets/css/assets.css" /><!-- Assets CSS --> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen" href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/media/som/assets/css/styles.css" /><!-- Styles CSS --> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen" href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/media/som/assets/css/styles-1.css" /><!-- Custom CSS --> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="print" href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/media/som/assets/css/print.css" /><!-- Print CSS --> <!-- Google tag (gtag.js) --> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-420P3EWPMB"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-420P3EWPMB'); </script> <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/media/som/assets/favicon/favicon-32x32.png"> <meta name="google-site-verification" content="PlC08zaxGX5JsUpK--czlp15GMeE-vQ-lp8uOFgZ6rI" /> <!--[if lte IE 8]> <script src="//html5shiv.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/html5.js"></script> <![endif]--><!-- navigation object : SOM HTML Head --> <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"></script> </head> <body> <!--Begin code--> <!--Current date/time: March 17, 2025, 11:35 pm UTC--> <!--Text files for local data storage are defined.--> <!--Previous check: March 17, 2025, 11:35 pm UTC--> <!--Check interval: + 2 minutes--> <!--Not enough time has elapsed since the previous check, so the Everbridge RSS feed will not be checked at this time.--> <!--Available template parameters: ?template=umbbanner ?template=umbsummary ?template=umbfull ?template=rss ?template=default (or leave blank for default) --> <!--Last saved expiry date of March 7, 2025, 12:18 pm UTC has passed. Alerts code will not be output--> <!--End code--> <!-- navigation object : SOM UM Alert --> <a href="#main-content" class="visible-for-screen-readers">Skip to main content</a> <header> <div class="container sub-container"> <div class="sub-menu-container container"> <div class="sub-menu"> <nav class="silk-nav"> <ul> <li class="hidden-mobile nav-dome"><a href="http://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/">UMSOM</a></li> <li class="nav-icon quick-links"><a href="#">Quick Links</a> <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/Departments/">Departments</a> <!--<ul><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/anesthesiology/">Anesthesiology</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/biochemistry/">Biochemistry & Molecular Biology</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/dermatology/">Department of Dermatology </a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/radiology/">Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine </a></li><li><a href="https://em.umaryland.edu">Department of Emergency Medicine</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/epidemiology/">Epidemiology and Public Health</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/familymedicine/">Department of Family and Community Medicine</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/dmrt/">Department of Medical and Research Technology</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/medicine/">Medicine</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/microbiology/">Department of Microbiology and Immunology</a></li><li><a href="//neurobiology.umaryland.edu/">Neurobiology</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/neurology/">Department of Neurology</a></li><li><a href="http://neurosurgery.umaryland.edu">Neurosurgery</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/ob/">Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/ophthalmology/">Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/ortho/">Department of Orthopaedics</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/otorhinolaryngology/">Department of Otorhinolaryngology</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/pathology/">Pathology</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/pediatrics/">Department of Pediatrics</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/pharmacology-physiology/">Pharmacology and Physiology</a></li><li><a href="//pt.umaryland.edu">Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Science</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/psychiatry/">Psychiatry</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/radonc/">Radiation Oncology</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/surgery/">Department of Surgery</a></li></ul>--><!-- navigation object : SOM Department Links --> <ul> <li> <a href="https://medschool.umaryland.edu/Anesthesiology/">Anesthesiology</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://medschool.umaryland.edu/biochemistry/">Biochemistry and Molecular Biology</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://medschool.umaryland.edu/dermatology/">Dermatology</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://medschool.umaryland.edu/radiology/">Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://em.umaryland.edu">Emergency Medicine</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://medschool.umaryland.edu/epidemiology/">Epidemiology and Public Health</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://medschool.umaryland.edu/familymedicine/">Family and Community Medicine</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://medschool.umaryland.edu/dmrt/">Medical and Research Technology</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://medschool.umaryland.edu/medicine/">Medicine</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://medschool.umaryland.edu/microbiology/">Microbiology and Immunology</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://neurobiology.umaryland.edu">Neurobiology</a></li> <li> <a href="https://medschool.umaryland.edu/neurology/">Neurology</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://neurosurgery.umaryland.edu">Neurosurgery</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://medschool.umaryland.edu/ob/">Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://medschool.umaryland.edu/ophthalmology/">Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://medschool.umaryland.edu/ortho/">Orthopaedics</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://medschool.umaryland.edu/otorhinolaryngology/">Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://medschool.umaryland.edu/pathology/">Pathology</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://medschool.umaryland.edu/pediatrics/">Pediatrics</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://pharmacology.umaryland.edu">Pharmacology</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://pt.umaryland.edu">Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://medschool.umaryland.edu/physiology/">Physiology</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://medschool.umaryland.edu/psychiatry/">Psychiatry</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://medschool.umaryland.edu/radonc/">Radiation Oncology</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://medschool.umaryland.edu/surgery/">Surgery</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/programs/">Programs</a> <!--<ul><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/anesthesiology/">Anesthesiology</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/biochemistry/">Biochemistry & Molecular Biology</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/dermatology/">Department of Dermatology </a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/radiology/">Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine </a></li><li><a href="https://em.umaryland.edu">Department of Emergency Medicine</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/epidemiology/">Epidemiology and Public Health</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/familymedicine/">Department of Family and Community Medicine</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/dmrt/">Department of Medical and Research Technology</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/medicine/">Medicine</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/microbiology/">Department of Microbiology and Immunology</a></li><li><a href="//neurobiology.umaryland.edu/">Neurobiology</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/neurology/">Department of Neurology</a></li><li><a href="http://neurosurgery.umaryland.edu">Neurosurgery</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/ob/">Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/ophthalmology/">Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/ortho/">Department of Orthopaedics</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/otorhinolaryngology/">Department of Otorhinolaryngology</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/pathology/">Pathology</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/pediatrics/">Department of Pediatrics</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/pharmacology-physiology/">Pharmacology and Physiology</a></li><li><a href="//pt.umaryland.edu">Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Science</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/psychiatry/">Psychiatry</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/radonc/">Radiation Oncology</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/surgery/">Department of Surgery</a></li></ul>--><!-- navigation object : SOM Programs Links --> <ul><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/epidemiology/programs/program-for-aging-trauma--emergency-care-patec/">Aging, Trauma, and Emergency Care (PATEC)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/programs/equity/">Health Equity and Population Health</a></li> <li><a href="https://lifesciences.umaryland.edu/neuroscience/">Neuroscience</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/oncology/">Oncology</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/genetics/">Personalized and Genomic Medicine</a></li> <!--<li><a href="http://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/ortho/sportsmedicine/">Sports Medicine</a></li>--> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/trauma/">Trauma</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/vetmedicine/">Veterinary Resources</a></li> </ul> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/research-centers/">Research Centers</a> <!--<ul><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/anesthesiology/">Anesthesiology</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/biochemistry/">Biochemistry & Molecular Biology</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/dermatology/">Department of Dermatology </a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/radiology/">Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine </a></li><li><a href="https://em.umaryland.edu">Department of Emergency Medicine</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/epidemiology/">Epidemiology and Public Health</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/familymedicine/">Department of Family and Community Medicine</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/dmrt/">Department of Medical and Research Technology</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/medicine/">Medicine</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/microbiology/">Department of Microbiology and Immunology</a></li><li><a href="//neurobiology.umaryland.edu/">Neurobiology</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/neurology/">Department of Neurology</a></li><li><a href="http://neurosurgery.umaryland.edu">Neurosurgery</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/ob/">Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/ophthalmology/">Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/ortho/">Department of Orthopaedics</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/otorhinolaryngology/">Department of Otorhinolaryngology</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/pathology/">Pathology</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/pediatrics/">Department of Pediatrics</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/pharmacology-physiology/">Pharmacology and Physiology</a></li><li><a href="//pt.umaryland.edu">Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Science</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/psychiatry/">Psychiatry</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/radonc/">Radiation Oncology</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/surgery/">Department of Surgery</a></li></ul>--><!-- navigation object : SOM Research Centers Links --> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/carti/">Center for Advanced Research Training & Innovation (CARTI)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.biomet.umaryland.edu/">Center for Biomedical Engineering and Technology</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/cbt/">Center for Biomolecular Therapeutics (CBT)</a></li> <li><a href="https://cim.umaryland.edu/">Center for Integrative Medicine</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.mprc.umaryland.edu/">Maryland Psychiatric Research Center (MPRC)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/research-centers/Center-for-Research-on-Aging/">Center for Research on Aging</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/star/">Center for Shock, Trauma and Anesthesiology Research</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/stemcell/">Center for Stem Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/CVD/">Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health (CVD)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/cvid/">Center for Vascular & Inflammatory Diseases</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/institutes/">Institutes</a> <!--<ul><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/anesthesiology/">Anesthesiology</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/biochemistry/">Biochemistry & Molecular Biology</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/dermatology/">Department of Dermatology </a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/radiology/">Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine </a></li><li><a href="https://em.umaryland.edu">Department of Emergency Medicine</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/epidemiology/">Epidemiology and Public Health</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/familymedicine/">Department of Family and Community Medicine</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/dmrt/">Department of Medical and Research Technology</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/medicine/">Medicine</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/microbiology/">Department of Microbiology and Immunology</a></li><li><a href="//neurobiology.umaryland.edu/">Neurobiology</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/neurology/">Department of Neurology</a></li><li><a href="http://neurosurgery.umaryland.edu">Neurosurgery</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/ob/">Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/ophthalmology/">Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/ortho/">Department of Orthopaedics</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/otorhinolaryngology/">Department of Otorhinolaryngology</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/pathology/">Pathology</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/pediatrics/">Department of Pediatrics</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/pharmacology-physiology/">Pharmacology and Physiology</a></li><li><a href="//pt.umaryland.edu">Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Science</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/psychiatry/">Psychiatry</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/radonc/">Radiation Oncology</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/surgery/">Department of Surgery</a></li></ul>--><!-- navigation object : SOM Institutes Links --> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.igs.umaryland.edu/">Institute for Genome Sciences (IGS)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.ihc.umd.edu/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Institute for Health Computing (IHC)</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.ihv.org/">Institute of Human Virology (IHV)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/um-mind/">Institute for Neuroscience Discovery (UM-MIND)</a></li> <li> <li><a href="https://addiction.umaryland.edu/">Kahlert Institute for Addiction Medicine</a></li> <li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/Education-Training/Graduate-Education/">Graduate Programs</a></li> <li><a href="//medschool.umaryland.edu/cibr/">CIBR Cores</a></li> <li><a href="//medschool.umaryland.edu/offices/">Offices of the Dean</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.givecampus.com/campaigns/29108/donations/new" target="_blank">Giving</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://outlook.office.com/" target="_blank">Email</a></li> <!--<li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/is/intranet/" target="_blank">Intranet</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/is/intranet/" target="_blank">About</a></li> <li><a href="https://somumaryland.sharepoint.com/sites/intranet/SitePages/Home.aspx" target="_blank">Login</a></li> </ul> </li>--> <li><a href="https://myumb.umaryland.edu/" target="_blank">MyUMB</a></li> <li><a href="https://cfapps.umaryland.edu/directory/" taregt="_blank">Directory</a></li> <!--<li><a href="//medschool.umaryland.edu/map/">Map</a></li>--> <li><a href="//medschool.umaryland.edu/calendar/this-month/">Events</a></li> <!--<li><a href="//medschool.umaryland.edu/about/jobs/">Jobs</a></li>--> <li class="nav-icon tools hidden-desktop"><a href="#">Tools</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://outlook.office.com/" target="_blank">Email</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/is/intranet/" target="_blank">Intranet</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/is/intranet/" target="_blank">About</a></li> <li><a href="https://somumaryland.sharepoint.com/sites/intranet/SitePages/Home.aspx" target="_blank">Login</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://myumb.umaryland.edu/" target="_blank">MyUMB</a></li> <li><a href="https://cfapps.umaryland.edu/directory/index.cfm" target="_blank">Directory</a></li> <1--<li><a href="//medschool.umaryland.edu/map/">Map</a></li>--> <li><a href="//medschool.umaryland.edu/calendar/this-month/">Events</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </nav><!-- navigation object : SOM Utility Navigation --> <form class="search" action="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/search-results-/"> <input type="hidden" name="cx" value="013013330882728947963:qdfcpktvr7k"/> <input type="hidden" name="cof" value="FORID:10"/> <label for="keyword-search" class="visible-for-screen-readers">Search</label> <input id="keyword-search" type="text" name="q" placeholder="Site Search"/> <div class="umsom-search"></div> <input type="submit" value="Submit"/> </form> </div> </div> </div> <div class="logo"> <div class="container"> <a class="umson-logo" href="//medschool.umaryland.edu"> <img src="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/media/som/assets/images/umsom-logo.png" alt="University of Maryland School of Medicine"/> </a> <!--<div class="social-container" style="padding: 30px 5px 0px 0px;"> <div align="right"><ul class="social"> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Maryland.Medicine?sk=wall" class="umsom-facebook"><span class="visible-for-screen-readers">Facebook</span></a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/ummedschool" class="umsom-twitter"><span class="visible-for-screen-readers">Twitter</span></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/schoolofmedicine" class="umsom-youtube"><span class="visible-for-screen-readers">YouTube</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div>--> <div class="menu-icon"> <a href="#main-nav" class="umsom-menu"><span class="visible-for-screen-readers">Menu</span></a> </div> </div> </div> <!-- Primary Navigation --> <div class="navigation-menu"> <div class="search-container"></div> <div class="container"> <nav class="silk-nav main-nav" id="main-nav"> <ul><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/about/">About Us</a> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-0"> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/about/">Overview</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/strategic-plan/">Strategic Plan</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/about/just-the-facts/">Just the Facts</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/mission/">Mission, Vision and Values</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/about/community-engagement/">Community Engagement</a> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-1"> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/mobile-health-baltimore/">Mobile Healthcare Baltimore</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/about/administration-and-governance/">Administration and Governance</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/about-dean-gladwin/">About Dean Gladwin</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/about/administration-and-governance/deans-office/">Dean's Senior Staff</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/offices/">Offices of the Dean</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/about/contact-us/">Contact Us</a></li> </ul> </li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/departments/">Departments</a> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-0"> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/departments/">Overview</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/faculty/department-chairs/">Department Chairs</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/Anesthesiology/">Anesthesiology</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/biochemistry/">Biochemistry and Molecular Biology</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/dermatology/">Dermatology</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/radiology/">Diagnostic Radiology & Nuclear Medicine</a></li> <li><a href="https://em.umaryland.edu/">Emergency Medicine</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/epidemiology/">Epidemiology and Public Health</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/familymedicine/">Family & Community Medicine</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/dmrt/">Medical & Research Technology</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/medicine/">Medicine</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/microbiology/">Microbiology & Immunology</a></li> <li><a href="https://neurobiology.umaryland.edu/">Neurobiology</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/neurology/">Neurology</a></li> <li><a href="https://neurosurgery.umaryland.edu/">Neurosurgery</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/ob/">Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/ophthalmology/">Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/ortho/">Orthopaedics</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/otorhinolaryngology/">Otorhinolaryngology</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/pathology/">Pathology</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/pediatrics/">Pediatrics</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/pharmacology-physiology/">Pharmacology & Physiology</a></li> <li><a href="https://pt.umaryland.edu/">Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/psychiatry/">Psychiatry</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/radonc/">Radiation Oncology</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/surgery/">Surgery</a></li> </ul> </li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/research/">Research</a> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-0"> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/research/">Overview</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/research/departments/">Departments</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/research/institutes/">Institutes</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/research-centers/">Research Centers</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/programs/">Programs</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/labs/">Labs</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/research/research-resources/">Research Resources</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/traininggrants/">Training Grants</a></li> </ul> </li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/education-training/">Education & Training</a> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-0"> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/education-training/">Overview</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/education-training/doctor-of-medicine-program/">Doctor of Medicine Program</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/residency-programs/">Residency Programs</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/fellowship-programs/">Fellowship Programs</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/education-training/graduate-education/">Graduate Education</a></li> <li><a href="//pt.umaryland.edu">Physical Therapy</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/education-training/allied-health/">Allied Health</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/postdoc/" target="_blank">Postdoctoral Scholars</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/traininggrants/">Training Grants</a></li> </ul> </li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/patients/">Patients</a> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-0"> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/patients/">Overview</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/mobile-health-baltimore/">Mobile Healthcare Baltimore</a></li> <li><a href="http://umm.edu/" target="_blank">University of Maryland Medical Center</a></li> <li><a href="http://umm.edu/programs/shock-trauma" target="_blank">R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center</a></li> <li><a href="http://umm.edu/programs/cancer">UM Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.umrehabortho.org/">UM Rehabilitation & Orthopaedic Institute</a></li> <li><a href="//cim.umaryland.edu/" target="_blank">The Center for Integrative Medicine</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.maryland.va.gov/">Baltimore VA Medical Center</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/patients/faculty-practices/">Faculty Practices</a></li> </ul> </li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/faculty/">Faculty</a> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-0"> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/faculty/">Overview</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/faculty/faculty-profiles/">Faculty Profiles</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/faculty/department-chairs/">Department Chairs</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/endowments/">Endowed Chairs & Professorships</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/faculty/faculty-education/">Faculty Education</a></li> </ul> </li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/news/">News</a> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-0"> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/news/2025/">Latest News</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/news/upcoming-events/">Upcoming Events</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/news/frontline/">Maryland Medicine Front Line News Videos</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/media-highlights/">UMSOM Media Highlights Archive</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/media-coverage/">UMSOM in the Media</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/publications/">Publications</a></li> </ul> </li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/alumni/">Alumni</a> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-0"> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/alumni/">Overview</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/development/">Office of Development</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.medicalalumni.org/">Medical Alumni Association</a></li> </ul> </li></ul><!-- navigation object : SOM Main Navigation --> </nav> <div class="give-container"> <a href="https://www.givecampus.com/campaigns/29108/donations/new" class="give">Give</a> </div> </div> </div> </header> <div id="main-content" class="visible-for-screen-readers"></div><!-- navigation object : SOM Header --> <!-- navigation object : SOM Hero Slideshow --> <!-- Main page content --> <div class="content-wrapper"> <div class="page-title"> <div class="faux-title h1"><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/cbt/">Center for Biomolecular Therapeutics (CBT)</a><!-- navigation object : SOM Site Title Config --></div> <div class="breadcrumbs"> <a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/research-centers/">Research Centers </a>Center for Biomolecular Therapeutics (CBT)<!-- navigation object : SOM Microsite Breadcrumbs --> </div> </div> <div class="inner-wrapper"> <div class="subnav"> <nav class="silk-nav"> <!-- CS-47602 --> <ul><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/cbt/">CBT Home</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/cbt/working-groups-in-the-cbt/">Working Groups in the CBT</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/cbt/join-us/">Join Us!</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/cbt/contact-us/">Contact Us</a></li></ul><!-- navigation object : SOM Sub Navigation --> </nav> <nav class="silk-nav branch-at-level"> <ul><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/cbt/">CBT Home</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/cbt/working-groups-in-the-cbt/">Working Groups in the CBT</a> <ul class="multilevel-linkul-0"> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/cbt/working-groups-in-the-cbt/working-groups-in-the-cbt/">Working Groups in the CBT</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/cbt/structural_bio/">Structural Biology </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/cbt/working-groups-in-the-cbt/protein-engineering--biophysics/">Protein Engineering & Biophysics</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/cbt/working-groups-in-the-cbt/computer-aided-drug-design-cadd/">Computer-Aided Drug Design (CADD)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/cbt/working-groups-in-the-cbt/medicinal-chemistry/">Medicinal Chemistry</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/cbt/tvs/">Target Validation & Screening</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/cbt/working-groups-in-the-cbt/genomics--bioinformatics/">Genomics & Bioinformatics</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/cbt/working-groups-in-the-cbt/in-vivo-biology--drug-testing/">In Vivo Biology & Drug Testing</a></li> </ul> </li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/cbt/join-us/">Join Us!</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/cbt/contact-us/">Contact Us</a></li></ul> </nav><!-- navigation object : Look for navigation branch in config section --> </div> <div class="content"> <h1 class="h1 black">Center for Biomolecular Therapeutics (CBT)</h1><h2><img src="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/media/som/research-general/centerofbiomoleculartherapeuticscbt/images/UMBI_EXT_2_01.jpg" alt="" style="border : 1px solid black; margin : 0px 0px 20px 10px; float : right;" /><strong>About Us</strong></h2> <p>The Center for Biomolecular Therapeutics (CBT) was established as a partnership between the University of Maryland, Baltimore and the University of Maryland at College Park. Research facilities are located at the UMB campus and within the Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research (IBBR), a three-building complex of research laboratories at the University of Maryland College Park, Shady Grove. The CBT is comprised of faculty from the University of Maryland, Baltimore (including the Schools of Medicine & Pharmacy), The University of Maryland College Park, The University of Maryland, Baltimore County, the IBBR, and several other Universities within the USM. The CBT director, David J. Weber, PhD, also serves as the Interim Co-Director of the IBBR.</p> <h2><strong>Mission of the CBT</strong></h2> <p><strong>The CBT's mission is to facilitate the identification and development of diagnostics and therapeutics. To accomplish this goal, the CBT:</strong> </p> <ul> <li>Collaborates with research and clinical faculty across all USM campuses to identify important biological targets;</li> <li>Develops a parallel educational process to raise the level of expertise across USM concerning the discovery-to-commercialization “pipeline”, including regulatory and business expertise, and creation of an active visiting faculty scientist and postdoctoral fellow program;</li> <li>Interacts with the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries in coordination with our Offices of Research and Development (ORD) to help maintain CBT’s focus on the most biomedically and commercially important targets, diagnostics, and therapeutics,</li> <li>Manages state-of-the-art scientific discipline-based programs necessary for the discovery and regulation of disease targets.</li> </ul> <h2 class="module"><strong>Highlights and Headlines</strong></h2> <ul> <li>950 MHz magnet is the only 950 MHz spectrometer in a US academic facility</li> <li>Addition of Fluorine to NMR capabilities – 19F NMR technology was recently added to our 600 MHz NME spectrometer</li> <li>Addition of CryoEM to our structural study capabilities</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="content-wrapper footer-wrapper"> <footer> <div class="container"> <div class="footer-left"> <ul class="footer-menu"> <li><a href="/about/contact-us/">Contact Us</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/public-affairs/digital--web-communications/">Webmaster</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/about/Web-Accessibility-Statement/">Web Accessibility</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/site-index/">Site Index</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.umaryland.edu/umbhotline/" target="_blank">UMB Hotline</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/about/jobs/">Employment</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.umaryland.edu/policies-and-procedures/library/administration/policies/vi-100c.php" target="_blank">Notice of Non-Discrimination</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/map/">Map</a></li> </ul> <div><ul class="social"> <li><a href="http://www.facebook.com/Maryland.Medicine?sk=wall" class="umsom-facebook"><span class="visible-for-screen-readers">Facebook</span></a></li> <li><a href="http://twitter.com/ummedschool" class="umsom-twitter"><span class="visible-for-screen-readers">Twitter</span></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/schoolofmedicine" class="umsom-youtube"><span class="visible-for-screen-readers">YouTube</span></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/Marylandmedicine/" class="umsom-instagram"><span class="visible-for-screen-readers">Instagram</span></a></li> </ul> </div><!-- navigation object : SOM Social Media Icons --> <div class="partners"> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.umaryland.edu/" target="_blank">University of Maryland, Baltimore</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.umms.org/ummc" target="_blank">University of Maryland Medical Center</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.hshsl.umaryland.edu/" target="_blank">Health Sciences and Human Services Library</a></li> </ul> </div> <p>© University of Maryland School of Medicine, 655 W. Baltimore Street, Baltimore MD 21201</p> </div> </div> </footer> </div><!-- navigation object : SOM Footer --> <script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.3/jquery.min.js"></script> <script>var t4VideoPageUrl = '';</script> <script src="//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/handlebars.js/3.0.3/handlebars.runtime.min.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/media/som/assets/js/main.js"></script><!-- Main compressed --> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/media/som/assets/js/umsom.accessibility.js"></script><!-- Accessibility --> <!-- Google Analytics --> <!--<script> (function(b,o,i,l,e,r){b.GoogleAnalyticsObject=l;b[l]||(b[l]= function(){(b[l].q=b[l].q||[]).push(arguments)});b[l].l=+new Date; e=o.createElement(i);r=o.getElementsByTagName(i)[0]; e.src='//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js'; r.parentNode.insertBefore(e,r)}(window,document,'script','ga')); ga('create','UA-1162945-4');ga('send','pageview'); </script>--><!-- navigation object : SOM Footer Scripts --> </body> </html>