UMass Cancer Center News
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Sep 18, 2023Read more
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Sep 15, 2023
Convocation 2023: Chancellor Collins celebrates symphony of collaboration at UMass Chan
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Aug 31, 2023
PhD candidate to use NIH award to study cell death in cancer patients
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Aug 3, 2023
UMass Chan BRIDGE Fund invests nearly $2M in 13 faculty projects
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Jul 24, 2023
NIH funds MD/PhD student’s research on triple-negative breast cancer
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Jul 14, 2023
Zebrafish helpful models to study skin conditions like vitiligo and melanoma, UMass Chan scientist writes
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Jun 22, 2023
Jessica Spinelli named 2023 Searle Scholar
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May 5, 2023
Phillip Zamore elected to National Academy of Sciences
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May 1, 2023
Inaugural Finberg memorial award winners to present at Innate Immunity Day
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Apr 24, 2023
Katherine Fitzgerald, Phillip Zamore elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
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Apr 6, 2023
Athma Pai awarded National Science Foundation CAREER grant
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Mar 1, 2023
Jonathan Gerber named director of UMass Cancer Center; Michelle Kelliher interim chair of molecular, cell & cancer biology
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Feb 8, 2023
V. Craig Jordan to give inaugural lecture on cancer drug discovery at UMass Chan
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Jan 4, 2023
Science for Living: Colonoscopies remain best way to detect, prevent colorectal cancer, explains Justin Maykel
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Dec 15, 2022
Jillian Richmond mentoring Morehouse med student Sachi Desse in research aimed to reduce disparities in dermatology
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Dec 12, 2022
UMass Chan researcher Anastasia Khvorova named 2022 National Academy of Inventors Fellow
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Oct 27, 2022
UMass Chan Medical School students help screen firefighters for cancer at Polar Park
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Oct 4, 2022
Mary Munson elected fellow of the American Society for Cell Biology
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Oct 4, 2022
Superheroes descend on Polar Park for 24th annual UMass Cancer Walk and Run
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Sep 26, 2022
Sharon Cantor and Andres Schanzer appointed to endowed chairs
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Sep 20, 2022
UMass Chan medical student’s research on LGBTQI+ cancer survivors selected for national conference
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Jul 27, 2022
Harr Toyota announced as presenting sponsor of UMass Cancer Walk and Run
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Jun 24, 2022
Making smoking cessation a game increases abstinence among smokers not yet ready to quit
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Jun 7, 2022
Eric Baehrecke, Jeanne Lawrence and Alan Mullen appointed to endowed chairs
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May 11, 2022
UMass Cancer Walk and Run seeking ‘superheroes’ for Oct. 2 event at Polar Park
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May 4, 2022
Job Dekker elected to National Academy of Sciences
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May 4, 2022
PhD student Megan Honeywell receives prestigious Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral award
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Apr 14, 2022
Robert Caricchio, Michelle Kelliher and Celia Schiffer appointed to endowed chairs
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Apr 7, 2022
New UMass Chan study finds smoking rates increased in pandemic, looks at related stresses
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Mar 31, 2022
New research shows effectiveness of COVID-19 convalescent plasma in reducing hospitalization
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Mar 7, 2022
Gang Han elected to American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering College of Fellows
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Feb 16, 2022
UMass Chan researcher explains convalescent plasma’s potential as COVID-19 treatment
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Jan 20, 2022
Katherine Fitzgerald to receive American Association of Immunologists award
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Jan 11, 2022
Phase I clinical trial of Moderna mRNA vaccine for Epstein-Barr virus starting at UMass Chan
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Jan 10, 2022
UMass Cancer Walk and Run chosen as best local fundraiser event by WBJ readers
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Jan 10, 2022
Jason Shohet receives second Hyundai Hope on Wheels grant
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Jan 7, 2022
Ann Moormann elected a fellow of the African Academy of Sciences
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Dec 13, 2021
Communicating science: Brian Lewis discusses overcoming therapeutic resistance in pancreatic cancer
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Dec 6, 2021
William Flavahan receives Distinguished Scientist Award for groundbreaking brain cancer research
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Dec 2, 2021
Han lab developing light-activated immune cell therapy for cancers
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Nov 17, 2021
UMass Cancer Center funds five UMass Chan research projects
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Nov 1, 2021
Communicating science: Sharon Cantor discusses drug resistance in breast, ovarian cancer
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Oct 20, 2021
Annual UMass Cancer Walk and Run surpasses fundraising goal
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Oct 19, 2021
Job Dekker and Katherine Fitzgerald elected to National Academy of Medicine
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Oct 14, 2021
UMass Cancer Walk and Run returns Sunday, Oct. 17, at Polar Park
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Jul 2, 2021
Cantor lab rethinks how common chemotherapy drug used in breast and ovarian cancer works
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Apr 27, 2021
Katherine Fitzgerald and Nikolaus Grigorieff elected to National Academy of Sciences
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Apr 22, 2021
Roger Davis elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
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Apr 16, 2021
Jillian Richmond receives diversity award to mentor med student on lymphoma research
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Apr 14, 2021
David McManus and Brian Lewis named to endowed chairs
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Apr 8, 2021
UMMS establishes gene therapy collaborative research agreement with Pfizer
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Apr 7, 2021
Erik Sontheimer co-leading efforts to develop gene editing toolkit by NIH Somatic Cell Genome Editing Consortium
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Mar 24, 2021
PhD student Catherine Nagawa examining link between social networks, smoking cessation with new NIH award
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Feb 10, 2021
Breast and prostate cancer screenings dropped during COVID-19 pandemic, UMMS study finds
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Jan 11, 2021
Mammography expert finds deep-learning artificial intelligence may improve cancer detection
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Dec 21, 2020
Robert Finberg named distinguished professor of medicine
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Nov 11, 2020
Scientists sequence genomes of 240 animals to understand evolution at DNA level
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Nov 9, 2020
John Harris appointed chair of dermatology
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Oct 23, 2020
UMMS scientists to expand 4D nucleome research with $13 million NIH grants
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Oct 5, 2020
PhD candidate receives NIH fellowship award for study on diagnosis of multiple myeloma precursor condition
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Sep 14, 2020
UMass Cancer Walk and Run supporters continue tradition of generosity
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Sep 14, 2020
Anne Carlisle researches cancer cell metabolism at GSBS
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Sep 11, 2020
GSBS PhD candidate balances school and motherhood during pandemic
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Sep 3, 2020
Virtual UMass Cancer Walk and Run to take place Sept. 13
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Sep 2, 2020
New awards from Massachusetts Life Sciences Center support women’s health research
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Jul 15, 2020
U.S. Army grant advances UMMS studies targeting key melanoma protein
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Jul 10, 2020
UMMS researchers forging new understanding of BRCA cancer gene function with NCI grant
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Jun 16, 2020
Novel therapeutic, based on UMMS microbiome discoveries and licensed by Bacainn Therapeutics, targets ulcerative colitis
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Jun 4, 2020
MD/PhD-student-led research finds potential new gene target for pediatric liver cancer
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May 22, 2020
UMMS immunologist Katherine Fitzgerald admitted to Royal Irish Academy
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May 20, 2020
Jennifer Benanti receives MIRA grant to advance understanding of how cells proliferate
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May 11, 2020
Anastasia Khvorova elected director of the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy
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Apr 24, 2020
Study: E-cigarettes not associated with greater quitting success among traditional smokers
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Apr 22, 2020
Jill Zitzewitz applies cancer lessons in classroom and pandemic
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Apr 9, 2020
Cole Haynes receives prestigious NIH MERIT award for research on mitochondria repair
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Mar 10, 2020
Physician-scientist retreat highlights MD/PhD student achievement at UMass Medical School
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Mar 4, 2020
Minjin Kim focused on health disparities among Asian American women
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Mar 4, 2020
A simple way to promote HPV vaccination among Asian American women: Storytelling
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Feb 24, 2020
Katherine Fitzgerald and Sanjay Ram elected to American Academy of Microbiology
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Feb 4, 2020
Cancer deaths decline in US, with advances in prevention, detection and treatment
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Dec 9, 2019
UMass Medical School, UMass Memorial Medical Center 11th annual Winter Ball raises more than $1.3 million
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Dec 2, 2019
LISTEN: Innovations in pediatric cancer research at UMass Medical School
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Oct 22, 2019
Gregory Pazour elected fellow of the American Society for Cell Biology
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Oct 9, 2019
Amir Mitchell to study cellular decoding of extracellular information with new grant from National Institute of General Medical Sciences
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Sep 24, 2019
Hyundai Hope on Wheels award supports Jason Shohet’s research in childhood cancer
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Sep 24, 2019
Community delivers as UMass Cancer Walk hits $750,000 goal
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Sep 9, 2019
LISTEN: Jonathan Gerber on next-generation therapies to fight cancer
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Sep 3, 2019
Food trucks, live music set for UMass Cancer Walk and Run finish
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Aug 28, 2019
Medical student Helen Tian receives physician-scientist career development award
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Aug 1, 2019
Mark Johnson named vice president of American Academy of Neurological Surgery
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Jun 21, 2019
Catherine Forconi receives Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation Young Investigator Grant
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Jun 5, 2019
Stories of loss, survival and hope at the 2019 UMass Cancer Walk Kickoff
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May 29, 2019
UMass Cancer Walk and Run kickoff is June 3
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Apr 11, 2019
Symposium for caregivers of pediatric cancer survivors April 22 at UMMS
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Feb 14, 2019
Roger Davis to chair Program in Molecular Medicine
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Feb 7, 2019
Michael Green named vice provost for strategic research initiatives
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Feb 5, 2019
Guangping Gao elected to American Academy of Microbiology
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Feb 4, 2019
Hemant Khanna on potential treatment for eye cancer using tumor-killing virus
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Jan 23, 2019
Lori Pbert appointed to United States Preventive Services Task Force
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Nov 27, 2018
Victor Ambros named fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
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