| Students planning for a career in biomedical research and academic medicine should consider the MD/PHD program at the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS). The MD/PHD program combines the curricula of the Medical and Graduate schools and provides a comprehensive education in both clinical and basic science research disciplines. UMMS has grown extensively in the past six years, adding over 120 new research faculty and a steadily increasing funding portfolio, now exceeding 190 million dollars. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has recently enacted a ten year, one billion dollar plan to stimulate biotechnology. This will in part fund new iniatives including a national stem cell bank, a Center for Gene Therapy and an RNAi Therapeutics Research Center. Read More... |
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