UMass Medical School scientist Craig L. Peterson, PhD, has received a five-year, $4.5 million Maximizing Investigators' Research Award (MIRA) from the National Institutes of Health for research that explores the role chromosome structure plays in regulating gene expression, DNA repair and DNA fidelity during cell division.
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A new UMass Medical School study finds that obese patients who underwent knee or hip replacement surgery reported virtually the same pain relief and improved function as normal-weight joint replacement patients six months after surgery.
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The students, faculty and staff of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences have accomplished in a few years what others might have considered impossible, said Dean Anthony Carruthers at the GSBS Celebration of Student Achievement on Thursday, June 1.
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Watch the 44th Commencement exercises in its entirety.
Trailblazing women of UMass Medical School honored at Women's History Month Celebration.
Springfield native and UMass Amherst graduate Andrew Dowd took a very different path to UMMS, working as a professional photographer before beginning medical training. He melded photography with his medical school experience by taking pictures of his classmates throughout the four years, culminating in publication of his hardcover book MED SCHOOL: Photographs and Stories from Inside.
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UMass Medical School is a special place for learning. Our graduates rank us in the top 1% for student satisfaction among all medical schools, and U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks us as one of the leading medical schools in the nation. We take great pride in helping students to fulfill their potential while advancing the health and well-being of the commonwealth and the world.
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The University of Massachusetts Medical School’s three graduate schools are consistently ranked among the best in the nation. The UMMS educational experience inspires future physicians, researchers and advanced practice nurses to excel in patient care, innovation, discovery, leadership and service.
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The University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) is a world-class research institution with a uniquely collaborative spirit, that consistently produces noteworthy advances in clinical and basic research. With $280 million (FY16) in research funding, UMMS is in the top two percent of all NIH-funded institutions.
The world-class faculty at the University of Massachusetts Medical School include a Nobel Laureate and many other internationally recognized researchers engaged in cutting-edge science, along with outstanding physicians and nursing professionals who provide the highest quality teaching and clinical care.
The Office of Advancement is committed to engaging in and building lasting relationships between UMass Medical School, UMass Memorial Health Care and those who support or wish to support our joint enterprise with their gifts, wisdom and time. Together, we are working to advance the health and well-being of the people in the commonwealth and the world through pioneering advances in education, research and health care delivery.
