The School of Medicine formally opened in November 2013, its new core biomedical research facilities with funding from National Institutes of Health (NIH) and now officially dedicated by NIH Director Francis Collins as the Center for Innovative Biomedical Resources (CIBER). The new facilities feature the most advanced gene sequencing technology available today, with the ability to generate complete genetic information from a sample within a 48-hour period. The facilities serve as a center of excellence for state-of-the-art technologies, equipment, and expertise that supports biomedical research, clinical practice and health care in the state of Maryland and the region. The new facilities give faculty greater access to sophisticated instrumentation as well as highly-trained technical staff who can offer support to faculty on experimental design, data analysis and interpretation, and provide training for graduate and medical students, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty. The School of Medicine core directors also provide outstanding support for large, multi-investigator grants, including program project and center grants, and have a proven track record of securing funding.