Valerie Fremont

The Institute of Human Virology (IHV) is a research institute located in Baltimore, MD, affiliated with the University of Maryland School of Medicine. The IHV is the first research institute in the US to link basic science, population studies, and clinical trials in an effort to develop new vaccines and treatments for chronic viral diseases such as HIV/AIDS, hepatitis C, hepatitis B, and human papillomavirus infection. The IHV serves approximately 5,000 patients through six Baltimore area clinics and more than 500,000 patients in seven African and two Caribbean nations. The IHV also provides compassionate cutting-edge care and specializes in the treatment of HIV/AIDS and other chronic viral diseases.

Trophogen, Inc. develops glycoprotein hormones and therapeutic applications. The firm's research is focused on developing super-agonists and antagonists of cystine knot growth factors and therapy and imaging of thyroid, ovarian, breast, prostate and testicular cancers. The company was founded by Bruce D. Weintraub and Mariusz W. Szkudlinski in July 2001 and is headquartered in Rockville, MD.