The $50,000 award will support collaborative research studying how the brain and organs communicate using extracellular vesicles.

UMass Chan is a recruitment site for the study and is working in partnership with teams from Boston University and UCLA.

The $505,000 five-year grant will support Dr. Orzalli’s research on the skin’s immune system and its defense against viral infections

PhD candidate Bradley Class has received a NIH grant to further his research on neuron mutations and ataxia-telangiectasia, a rare disease characterized by impaired motor function, dilated blood vessels and a weakened immune system.

Research by Sumeda Nandadasa, PhD, a scientist at UMass Chan, uncovers a molecular mechanism affecting ciliopathies such as Meckel-Gruber and Joubert syndromes and cystic kidney disease.

Patrick Gallagher, MBA, will be joining UMass Chan as the deputy executive vice chancellor, people strategy on June 30.

PhD candidate Favour Akabogu has earned a scholarship and an award to continue research developing new therapies for GIST, a rare type of cancer.

Gilles Martin, PhD, associate professor of neurobiology, wrote an article for The Conversation about a group of neurons discovered in the brain that are linked to binge drinking.

Stephanie Carreiro, MD, received a $50,000 grant from the Mass. Life Sciences Center to advance digital tools that expand access to substance use disorder care.

Kristen Matteson, MD, MPH, and Mary Munson, PhD, are two of 100 ELAM fellows in the class of 2025-26.