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Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, the UMass Cancer Center is committed to providing exceptional patient care, conducting cutting-edge research at the highest level, offering excellence in education and training, and serving as an educational resource and advocate for the Central Massachusetts community.
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Beth A. McCormick, PhD

Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Microbiology and Physiological Systems; Worcester Foundation for Biomedical Research Chair II; Founder and Director, Center for Microbiome Research, UMass Chan Medical School

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Beth A. McCormick, PhD

Research Focus - Microbial-Based Cancer Therapy

Advancing preclinical development of novel microbial-based anticancer therapeutic agents
Investigating the interplay between microbes, tumors, and the immune system
Developing next-generation microbial therapeutics for multidrug resistance

Representative Publication

Mercado-Lubo R, Zhang Y, Zhao L, et al. A Salmonella nanoparticle mimic overcomes multidrug resistance in tumors. Nat Commun. 2016;7:12225

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MD/PhD student approaches Alzheimer’s disease through gut microbiome research

After college, MD/PhD student Ethan Loew was torn between practicing bench science or becoming a clinician, but his postgraduate experience in a lab and a hospital showed him how he could combine the two.

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New study of oral therapy candidate indicates positive results for patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19

New research by Kaleido Biosciences, Inc., and UMass Medical School’s John P. Haran, MD, PhD, and Beth McCormick, PhD, shows that the company’s microbiome metabolic therapy candidate produced positive results in patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19.

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Novel therapeutic, based on UMMS microbiome discoveries and licensed by Bacainn Therapeutics, targets ulcerative colitis

Discoveries made by Beth McCormick, PhD, and licensed by Bacainn Therapeutics, Inc. are heading to Phase I clinical trials for ulcerative colitis and other diseases associated with uncontrolled inflammation in the gut.

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