Cell and Developmental Biology News

Kristen Maki New Administrator for Cell and Developmental BiologyKristen Maki, MPH, CRACDB Administrator Kristen Maki, MPH, CRA, joined the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology as Administrator on April 8, 2013. Jeanne Lawrence, Professor and Interim Chair, welcomed Kristen to the department in her

Jason Dobson Defends PhD ThesisJason Dobson successfully defended his PhD Thesis, "Nuclear Organization in Breast Cancer", on April 4, 2013. Jason will graduate from the GSBS Cell Biology Program in June and has been accepted in a PostDoc position at Brown University.

Jeanne Lawrence Lab Awarded $1 Million Merck Grant for Down Syndrome Research  Jeanne Lawrence, PhDJeanne Lawrence, PhD, professor and interim chair of cell & developmental biology, is one of the inaugural recipients of grants in a new program supporting translational research into

Dawn Carone Honored with 2012 Zelda Haidak Memorial Scholar FellowshipThe Department of Cell and Developmental Biology is pleased to announce that Dawn Carone is the recipient of the 2012 Zelda Haidak Memorial Scholar Fellowship. This award was established by the late

Giovane B. Tortelote Successfuly Defends Ph.D. ThesisOn Tuesday, November 6, 2012, Giovane G. Tortelote successfully presented his Ph.D. Thesis "An Extra Embronic Wnt Signaling Event Controls Gastrulation in Mice." Dr. Tortelote has been a member of Jaime Rivera's Lab. The presentation

Cell and Developmental Biology Department Bake Sale Benefits UMMS Cancer WalkStephen Jones, PhD and Dianne Person coordinated another successful Bake Sale to benefit the UMass Cancer Walk. Department members donated yummy baked goods ranging from cupcakes to cookies and candy

Anne Gilroy Visiting Anatomy Faculty at A.M. Dogliotti College of Medicine in LiberiaWhen Anne Gilroy, MA, associate professor of surgery and cell & developmental biology, arrived in Liberia in May, it was just after the country’s A.M. Dogliotti College of Medicine received its

Jeanne Lawrence, PhD Named Interim Chair for Department of Cell and Developmental BiologyEffective July 1, 2012, Jeanne Lawrence became Interim Chair for the newly named Department of Cell and Developmental Biology. Gary S. Stein, PhD, the Gerald L. and Zelda

Hugh Gannon Defends PhD ThesisHugh Gannon successfully defended his PhD thesis on June 28, 2012. Hugh's thesis title is MDM2 P53 Signaling in Tissue Homeostasis and the DNA Damage Response.  Stephen Jones was Hugh's mentor. Hugh Gannon received the Dean's Award for

Charlene Baron Honored with BioCommunications Association Service AwardThe BioCommunications Association presented Charlene Baron with The Ralph Creer Service Award at it's annual meeting on June 22, 2012. The award in honor of the BCA's founding president, recognizes those who have served

Christopher Dowdy Defends PhDChristopher Dowdy successfully defended his PhD dissertation on May 25, 2012. His thesis title was Runx1 C Terminal Domains During Hematopoietic Development and Leukemogenesis. Gary Stein was Christopher's mentor.

Hugh Gannon and Eric Swanson Honored with GSBS AwardsTwo Cell Biology students in the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences were honored with awards during the Celebration of Student Achievement on June 1, 2012. Hugh Gannon received the Dean's Award for the Most Insightful

Charusheila Ramkumar Defends PhD ThesisOn June 1, 2012, Cell Biology student, Charusheila Ramkumar successfully presented her dissertation defense titled "Antagonistic Pleiotropy The Role of Smurf2 in Cancer and Aging." Chru's mentor was Hong Zhang, PhD.    Charu Ramkumar, PhD with her mentor Hong Zhang,

Cell Biology student, Melissa Matzelle successfully defended her PhD thesis on May 17. Melissa's dissertation was titled "Inflammation Inhibits Osteoblast Mediated Bone Formation in Rheumatoid Arthritis via the WNT and BMP Signaling Pathways."  Melissa's mentor was Ellen Gravallese, MD.   Ellen Gravallese,

Anatomist Medical EducatorThe Department of Cell Biology at the University of Massachusetts School of Medicine is seeking an accomplished Anatomist Medical Educator to teach and provide collaborative leadership in a multidisciplinary first year course integrating human anatomy, histology, embryology development,

New Confocal Microscope Helps Student Make DiscoveryRecently the Cell Biology Confocal Core Facility acquired a new Leica TCS SP5 II laser scanning confocal microscope.  The new microscope will assist faculty students and staff with their research discoveries. Like the discovery featured

Cell Biology Hosts Raffle Drawing for COMECC ContributorsTwo raffle drawings were held on November 18th and November 28th for Cell Biology personnell who donated to the COMECC campaign. The departmental goal was 100% participation. Any size donation entitled people to enter the department

Cell Biology Remembers and Celebrates the Life of Ken Wolf, MD The Department of Cell Biology honors and remembers Ken Wolf, MD with a Celebration of Life on Thursday, November 3, 2011 in the Faculty Conference Room. 

Cell Biology Bake Sale Benefits UMass Cancer WalkStaff, Students and Faculty put their baking talents to work on September 23 and donated baked goods for the Cell Biology Bake Sale. The sale raised $818 in four hours, all proceeds were donated to the

Kim LeBlanc, MD PhD Student, Defends DissertationMD PhD student Kim LeBlanc, defended her PhD Dissertation, titled "Genetic and Epigenetic Contributions of Runx Transcription Factors to Chondrogenesis and Osteoarthritis" on Wednesday, August 31st. Kim's advisor is Jane Lian, in the Cancer,

Cell Biology Labs Host Four Summer StudentsFour students were hosted in Cell Biology Labs as part of the six week NIH Summer Research program for students from US colleges. The program ended on August 4th with a poster session in the

Karl Lechtreck Accepts Faculty Position at University of GeorgiaThe George Witman lab hosted a farewell party on July 20th for Karl Lechtreck, PhD, who has accepted a position as Associate Professor in the Department of Cellular Biology at the University

Tera Filion Potts Defends PhD DissertationTera M. Filion Potts successfully defended her dissertation titled "Biomimetic Synthetic Tissue Scaffolds for Bone Regeneration" on July 21, 2011. Tera is a Cell Biology student in the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. Her mentor

Sandhya Pande Defends PhD DissertationSandhya Pande successfully defended her dissertation titled "Regulation of Runx Proteins in Human Cancers" on July 20, 2011. Sandhya is a Cell Biology student in the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. Her mentor is Gary Stein,

Susan Gagliardi Presents the Last LectureSusan Gagliardi, PhD had the honor of presenting the first "Last Lecture" on April 12, 2011. Susan was honored the with Chancellor's Award for Distinguished Teaching by Dr. Collins last fall. The recipient of this

 Stephen Jones Honored with GSBS Faculty Award Stephen Jones, PhD, was honored by the Graduate School of Biological Sciences with a Faculty Award for outstanding contribution to curricular development. Steve was presented this award by GSBS Dean, Anthony Carruthers, at the Educational Recognition

Four Cell Biology Faculty Members Honored with Outstanding Medical Educator AwardsSusan Gagliardi, John Cooke, Anne Gilroy and Krista Johansen were honored by the Medical School Class of 2012 with Outstanding Medical Educator Awards. These awards are voted on by the

Anthony N. Imbalzano, PhD, professor of cell biology, talks about his recent grant, Epigenetic Control of Adipogenesis from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, two years, $746,038.   To read the entire article visit http www.umassmed.edu news daily_voice

Greg Hendricks Featured in UMMS ArticleGreg Hendricks, the manager of the Core Electron Microscopy was featured in an online column called "Hello, my name is" on the UMass Medical School website. The interviews are a series of introductions with both old

Six Department of Cell Biology faculty members Gary Stein, Anthony Imbalzano, Janet Stein, Jane Lian, Andre van Wijnen and Jeffrey Nickerson are part of a multidisciplinary team of researchers in the Department of Cell Biology and the UMass Memorial Cancer Center

Karl F. Lechtreck, Ph.D., research assistant professor of cell biology shared second place in the American Society for Cell Biology’s (ASCB) annual Celldance, a video and photo contest

Susan Gagliardi, PhD, professor of cell biology and neurology, received the Chancellor’s Award for Distinguished Teaching

The latest issue of Cellutations, the Department of Cell Biology's newsletter has been published

The Cell Biology Department has joined together and come through once again for the COMECC this year

Athena Andreadis, PhD, was among the half-dozen experts invited to discuss the Genetic Virtue Project