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The Rebecca Ava Rabinowitz Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory

University of Maryland Hospital for Children at the University of Maryland Medical Center

In August 2007, leaders of the University of Maryland Hospital for Children at the University of Maryland Medical Center and the R Baby Foundation gathered for a special ceremony to dedicate a new laboratory devoted to the development of new and improved diagnostic tests for infectious diseases afflicting babies and children in the United States and around the world. The Rebecca Ava Rabinowitz Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory utilizes modern diagnostic research equipment and the employment of outstanding microbiologists at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in cooperation with engineers at the Ibis Division of Isis Pharmaceuticals. The 400-square-foot laboratory is located in the University of Maryland School of Medicine's Health Sciences Faculty II building.
 

FIRST YEAR ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
The University of Maryland Children’s Hospital’s Rebecca Rabinowitz Laboratory is working to identify up to 100 different infections in a single sample, reducing a 2 week turnaround to under 12 hours for most lab results. Already, 10 important viruses can be detected in only 3 hours vs. a 2-7 day norm. The lab team stepped up for the recent outbreak of swine flu and now offers an emergency resource statewide. Detecting infections faster in babies can mean the difference between life and death.
 

Published Findings
& Other Documents

Rapid Detection of Viruses Technical Abstract
[26k/doc] posted: August 19, 2009

Prevalence of Respiratory Viruses during Influenza Season Abstract
[30k/doc] posted: May 03, 2010

Prevalence of Respiratory Viruses during Influenza Season Poster
[132k/pdf] posted: May 03, 2010

Dr. Johnson at PASCV
[2,628k/JPG] posted: May 03, 2010