# University of Maryland Center of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation

> **NIH FDA U01** · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE · 2022 · $9,995

## Abstract

Project Summary:
We propose a 5-year renewal of the University of Maryland Center of Excellence in Regulatory Science and
Innovation (M-CERSI), a consortia of the two leading sister campuses within the University System of
Maryland, and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). M-CERSI leverages the biomedical and health
outcomes strengths in Baltimore with the engineering and technologies strengths in College Park. Aims
include: Establish core program infrastructure and management plan to ensure success; Conduct regulatory
science research; and Provide regulatory science training/educational programs. Proposed research projects
align with FDA high priority topics, develop and evaluate methods to improve quality and safety, and/or
develop methods and tools to improve and streamline clinical and post-market evaluation. Research is
collaborative with FDA scientists and employs a vast array of research capabilities at UM. Research is
amplified by a robust training/educational program, which includes lectures, workshops, scholars program, and
the America's Got Regulatory Science Talent Competition. The sum of these activities describe a vibrant,
cutting edge Center that stimulates innovative thought, disseminates understanding of regulatory sciences and
practices, and generates new knowledge in support of the FDA's fundamental mission – to promote and
protect the public health.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10620962
- **Project number:** 3U01FD005946-06S3
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE
- **Principal Investigator:** WILLIAM E. BENTLEY
- **Activity code:** U01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** FDA
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $9,995
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2016-09-15 → 2023-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10620962

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10620962, University of Maryland Center of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation (3U01FD005946-06S3). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10620962. Licensed CC0.

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