Research News
Getting Results…
-
May 24, 2023Read more
-
May 24, 2023
PODCAST: UMass Chan experts discuss gut microbiome’s role in health
Read more -
May 18, 2023
UMass Chan research on knee replacement shows satisfaction varies by age
Read more -
May 16, 2023
Craig Ceol receives NIH grant to study melanocyte regeneration
Read more -
May 15, 2023
MD/PhD student using NIH award to study onset of Huntington’s disease
Read more -
May 15, 2023
Terence R. Flotte appears on ‘Giants of Gene Therapy’ podcast
Read more -
May 11, 2023
UMass Chan best in New England for primary care education
Read more -
May 9, 2023
Gene linking circadian and circatidal rhythms is discovered in tiny crustacean
Read more -
May 5, 2023
Phillip Zamore elected to National Academy of Sciences
Read more -
May 1, 2023
Inaugural Finberg memorial award winners to present at Innate Immunity Day
Read more -
Apr 27, 2023
Genomes from 240 mammals reveal what makes human genome unique
Read more -
Apr 26, 2023
Healthy Families & Kids study shows promise for preventing childhood obesity
Read more -
Apr 24, 2023
Katherine Fitzgerald, Phillip Zamore elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Read more -
Apr 19, 2023
LISTEN: How schools can help with pediatric asthma
Read more -
Apr 12, 2023
UMass Chan scientists deliver siRNA therapy to lung
Read more -
MediaApr 10, 2023
PhD candidate aims to make gene therapy techniques safer
Read more -
Apr 6, 2023
Athma Pai awarded National Science Foundation CAREER grant
Read more -
Apr 3, 2023
Boston Marathon a fitting tribute for families touched by ALS
Read more -
Mar 31, 2023
End AxD funds gene therapy research for Alexander disease
Read more -
Research NewsMar 15, 2023
PhD candidate Kathleen Morrill receives Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Student Award
Read more -
Research NewsMar 8, 2023
Ryan Logan receives inaugural NIH HEAL Initiative Director’s Trailblazer Award
Read more -
Community NewsMar 8, 2023
UMass Chan presents ‘Celebration of Black Excellence’ for Black History Month
Read more -
Research NewsMar 7, 2023
UMass Chan investigators identify new pattern recognition system that monitors disease-causing bacteria in C. elegans
Read more -
Research NewsMar 2, 2023
Renowned geneticist is inaugural speaker for The Robert W. Finberg, MD, Memorial Lecture at UMass Chan
Read more -
Education NewsFeb 27, 2023
Musically minded PhD candidate targets movement disorders through fruit flies
Read more -
Research NewsFeb 24, 2023
UMass Chan licensed siRNA chemistry to Aldena Therapeutics to develop therapies for dermatological diseases
Read more -
Research NewsFeb 23, 2023
How frontotemporal dementia changes the brain
Read more -
Research NewsFeb 23, 2023
Molecular biologists Allan Jacobson and Lynne Maquat receive 2023 Gruber Genetics Prize
Read more -
Research NewsFeb 16, 2023
UMass Chan researchers explain risk of spread in novel gonorrhea strain
Read more -
Research NewsFeb 15, 2023
LISTEN: Learn about risks of cytomegalovirus, a common prenatal infection, in new podcast
Read more -
Research NewsFeb 9, 2023
UMass Chan, AEYE Health researching use of AI-based retinal camera screenings in primary care practice
Read more -
Community NewsFeb 8, 2023
V. Craig Jordan to give inaugural lecture on cancer drug discovery at UMass Chan
Read more -
Research NewsFeb 3, 2023
NeuShen Therapeutics funds ALS research at UMass Chan Medical School
Read more -
Research NewsFeb 2, 2023
UMass Chan Medical School licenses data processing and analysis technology to Via Scientific
Read more -
Research NewsFeb 2, 2023
PhD candidate awarded NIH Kirschstein Award for research on Rett syndrome
Read more -
Research NewsFeb 1, 2023
LISTEN: Physician-scientist Jeremy Luban reflects on lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic
Read more -
Research NewsJan 31, 2023
Vivian Budnik named fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Read more -
Media, Research NewsJan 30, 2023
UMass Chan researchers achieve gene therapy milestone for potential Cockayne syndrome treatment
Read more -
Research NewsJan 25, 2023
Small pilot study explores addition of remote activity tracking to electronic health records
Read more -
Research NewsJan 20, 2023
Trio of UMass Chan researchers receive awards for studies on age-related macular degeneration
Read more -
Research NewsJan 19, 2023
UMass Chan neurobiologist Eviatar Yemini recognized with Hypothesis Fund award
Read more -
Research NewsJan 12, 2023
UMass Chan researchers contribute to study of drug prevalence among injured road users
Read more -
Research NewsJan 11, 2023
Susan Swain receives grant to explore harnessing B cells for a universal flu vaccine for older adults
Read more -
Research NewsJan 10, 2023
UMass Chan licenses rights to spinal muscular atrophy gene therapy program to CANbridge Pharmaceuticals
Read more -
Research NewsJan 5, 2023
UMass Chan to participate in pilot COVID-19 telehealth program Home Test to Treat launched by NIH
Read more -
Research NewsDec 16, 2022
UMass Chan researcher Jennifer Tjia leading NIH study examining equity in caregiving
Read more -
Research NewsDec 15, 2022
Jillian Richmond mentoring Morehouse med student Sachi Desse in research aimed to reduce disparities in dermatology
Read more -
Research NewsDec 12, 2022
UMass Chan researcher Anastasia Khvorova named 2022 National Academy of Inventors Fellow
Read more -
Community NewsDec 7, 2022
Listen: At-home COVID-19 tests explained in time for holiday gatherings
Read more -
Research NewsDec 6, 2022
UMass Chan study finds increase in treatment for eating disorders among young people during pandemic
Read more -
Education News, MediaDec 5, 2022
PhD candidate seeks to develop first clinically approved antifungal vaccine
Read more -
Research NewsNov 30, 2022
Nanobody treatment developed by MassBiologics shows promise for treating SARS-CoV-2 infection
Read more -
Research NewsNov 10, 2022
Study led by UMass Chan clinical scientists provides evidence of protective link between oral microbiome, COVID
Read more -
Community NewsNov 1, 2022
National experts in academic medicine discuss Diversity Engagement Survey created at UMass Chan with AAMC
Read more -
Oct 3, 2022
Prestigious NIH Kirschstein Award to fund MD/PhD student’s research into impact of structural racism on health
Read more -
Research NewsSep 29, 2022
UMass Chan working with Evaxion to evaluate vaccine candidates for gonorrhea
Read more -
Research NewsSep 27, 2022
Interest in point-of-care technologies increases among health care professionals during pandemic
Read more -
Research NewsSep 22, 2022
Gang Han and colleagues develop superfluorescence, light-emitting, nanocrystal alternative to lasers
Read more -
Research NewsJul 27, 2022
Eviatar Yemini honored with 2022 Klingenstein-Simons Fellowship Award in Neuroscience
Read more -
Research NewsJul 19, 2022
UMass Chan BRIDGE Fund supports seven faculty projects with commercialization potential
Read more -
Community NewsJun 10, 2022
Partnerships key to Medical School’s success, Chancellor tells Worcester Homecoming audience
Read more -
Community NewsJan 26, 2022
Beyond COVID fatigue
Read more -
Media, Research NewsJan 14, 2022
New studies to test performance of home COVID-19 tests for omicron
Read more -
Research NewsJan 13, 2022
UMass Chan develops model to help clinicians discuss COVID-19 vaccines with pregnant women
Read more -
Research NewsDec 28, 2021
Top story: UMass Medical School researchers to start trial of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in teens
Read more -
Research NewsDec 23, 2021
UMass Chan clinical trial shows antisense oligonucleotide safely suppresses mutant ALS gene in pilot human study
Read more -
Research NewsJul 8, 2021
UMass Medical School researchers to evaluate treatment options for early COVID-19 infection
Read more -
Research NewsApr 22, 2021
Roger Davis elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Read more -
Research NewsApr 1, 2021
UMass Medical School helps lead NIH RADx to accelerate new COVID test technologies
Read more -
Education NewsMar 30, 2021
U.S. News & World Report ranks UMass Medical School 10th in the nation in primary care education
Read more -
Research NewsMar 25, 2021
New study of oral therapy candidate indicates positive results for patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19
Read more -
Research NewsMar 3, 2021
Innovative neurosurgical technique used in Tay-Sachs gene therapy clinical trial
Read more -
Research NewsFeb 10, 2021
Breast and prostate cancer screenings dropped during COVID-19 pandemic, UMMS study finds
Read more -
Research NewsFeb 3, 2021
First patient dosed in clinical trial of gene therapy for Tay-Sachs and Sandhoff diseases
Read more -
Research NewsFeb 3, 2021
UMMS researchers track COVID virus changes, community spread, as part of surveillance network
Read more -
Research NewsJan 26, 2021
UMass Medical School researchers to start trial of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in teens
Read more -
Research NewsJan 25, 2021
A healthy microbiome builds a strong immune system that could help defeat COVID-19
Read more -
Research NewsJan 7, 2021
Researchers to study health care providers’ influence on COVID-19 vaccine acceptance
Read more -
Education NewsJan 4, 2021
Student-led virtual wellness program provides companionship to older, hospitalized COVID patients
Read more -
Research NewsNov 30, 2020
Robert Finberg details next steps for COVID vaccine
Read more -
Research NewsNov 19, 2020
New study co-authored by MD/PhD student Benjamin Helfand shows frequent delirium in older COVID patients
Read more -
Media, Research NewsNov 16, 2020
Women in Science: Ana Maldonado-Contreras pivots gut microbiome studies to tackle COVID-19
Read more -
Research NewsNov 9, 2020
COVID-19 vaccine trial reports high effectiveness; UMass Medical School key enrollment site
Read more -
Research NewsOct 19, 2020
Sarah Nicole Forrester, Ann Moormann awarded $2 million NCI SeroNet grant
Read more -
Research NewsSep 28, 2020
More than half of COVID-19 clinical trials exclude older adults, according to research co-authored by MD/PhD student Benjamin Helfand
Read more -
Research NewsSep 17, 2020
UMMS researchers study attitudes toward potential COVID-19 vaccine
Read more -
Media, Research NewsSep 8, 2020
Boston Globe, CNN: UMass Medical School seeking to enroll diverse communities in COVID vaccine trial
Read more -
Research NewsAug 28, 2020
UMMS researcher co-directs project to enhance diversity in biomedical sciences workforce.
Read more -
Research NewsAug 27, 2020
UMass Medical School announces participation and enrollment for vaccine trial candidate against COVID-19
Read more -
Research NewsAug 27, 2020
Genomic analysis reveals many species may be vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2
Read more -
Research NewsAug 12, 2020
National Institute on Aging grant aims to create roadmap for COVID-19 trials in nursing homes
Read more -
Research NewsJul 31, 2020
UMass Medical School receives $100 million in NIH grants to lead push for fast, accessible COVID-19 tests
Read more -
Research NewsJun 19, 2020
UMass research and development expenditures rise to record $684 million
Read more -
Community NewsJun 15, 2020
Greater Worcester COVID-19 Community Health Survey underway
Read more -
Research NewsJun 12, 2020
Katherine Fitzgerald and Anastasia Khvorova named Harrington Scholars
Read more -
Research NewsJun 5, 2020
UMass Medical School and UMass Memorial create risk scoring tool to triage COVID-19 patients
Read more -
Research NewsMay 27, 2020
UMass Medical School researchers ramp up COVID-19 convalescent plasma study
Read more -
Research NewsMay 18, 2020
Virus-like particles developed for RSV may hold key to COVID-19 vaccine, UMMS researcher says
Read more -
Research NewsMay 13, 2020
Mass Consortium on Pathogen Readiness awards COVID-19 research funding to three UMass Medical School projects
Read more -
Research NewsMay 1, 2020
NIH invests in rapid innovation and development for COVID-19 testing
Read more -
Research NewsMay 1, 2020
Telegram: Robert Finberg explains UMass Medical School role in promising COVID-19 drug trial
Read more -
Research NewsApr 9, 2020
Fujifilm announces a Phase II clinical trial of influenza antiviral drug for COVID-19
Read more -
Research NewsDec 16, 2019
UMass Medical School, GE Healthcare Life Sciences to establish viral vector manufacturing facility
Read more