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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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Michael Green Memorial

UMass Chan lost one of its greats when Michael R. Green, MD, PhD, passed away unexpectedly in February 2023. We've established these web pages in his memory so our visitors can take a few minutes, from time to time, to peruse and remember him.

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Eric H. Baehrecke, PhD

Professor, Department of Molecular, Cell and Cancer Biology; Our Danny Cancer Fund Chair in Biomedical Research II, UMass Chan Medical School

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Eric H. Baehrecke, PhD

Research Focus - Autophagy in Cell Health and Death

Identification of novel regulators of autophagy
Characterization of cell context-specific mechanisms that regulate autophagy
Elucidation of the function of autophagy in specific cell contexts
Modulation of autophagy to influence cell and tissue growth

Representative Publication

Zhao S, Fortier TM, Baehrecke EH. Autophagy promotes tumor-like stem cell niche occupancy. Curr Biol. 2018;28(19):3056-3064.

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Musically minded PhD candidate targets movement disorders through fruit flies

PhD candidate Lucas Restrepo tackles movement disorders using fruit fly genetics and, in his spare time, plays the banjo.

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Eric Baehrecke, Jeanne Lawrence and Alan Mullen appointed to endowed chairs

Chancellor Michael F. Collins announced that the University’s Board of Trustees has approved the appointment of three of faculty members to endowed chairs. They join more than 60 named chairs at UMass Chan.

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PhD student Megan Honeywell receives prestigious Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral award

In her preliminary studies, PhD student Megan Honeywell has found that cells can trigger a cell death even when they do not have the p53 protein, the so-called “guardian of the genome.”

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GSBS Class of 2021 weather COVID pandemic, graduate with ‘life lessons’

The Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Class of 2021 managed to complete their research despite having experiments halted for months by the COVID-19 pandemic. Heather Loring and James Shen reflect on the past year.

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