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Grants, Honors, Awards & Recognitions

Stories of achievement and discovery from across our research community.

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  • Headshot of Richard Gregory with overlaid text reading “Richard Gregory, PhD” and “National Cancer Institute U01 Grant."

    Richard Gregory Leads Collaborative Research to Understand Role of tRNA Modification in Melanoma

    Richard Gregory, PhD, and colleagues will study how tRNA modifications and translational changes drive melanoma progression, aiming to uncover new cancer mechanisms and therapeutic targets.

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  • Headshot of Scot Wolfe with overlaid text reading “Scot Wolfe, PhD” and “NINDS U01 Grant."

    Collaborative research aims to develop genome editing strategy for frontotemporal dementia

    Scot Wolfe, PhD, is part of a multidisciplinary team at UMass Chan developing an effective precision editing approach to correct mutations in the Granulin gene that cause FTD.

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  • Headshot of Scot Wolfe with overlaid text reading “Scot Wolfe, PhD” and “Featured in a video from the Rett Syndrome Research Trust.”

    Scot Wolfe featured in RSRT video on genome editing for Rett Syndrome

    Scot Wolfe, PhD, was recently featured in a video released by the Rett Syndrome Research Trust, spotlighting cutting-edge efforts to develop genome editing therapies for the devastating neurological disease.

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  • Headshot of Eric Baehrecke with overlaid text reading “Eric Baehrecke, PhD” and “New research published in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology."

    New Research Reveals Targetable Mechanism that Drives Neurodegenerative Disease

    Research from the Baehrecke Lab shows how mitochondrial dysfunction can initiate neuroinflammation and trigger neuronal cell death, ultimately contributing to neurodegeneration.

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