Dear Colleagues,
In this month’s message, I would like to highlight a couple of events coming up in March and April, among our stellar Medical Grand Rounds lineup, that I highly encourage you to attend. Renowned immunologist and infectious disease specialist, Dr. Michael Diamond, will be coming to campus on March 21 to give the Finberg Memorial Lecture. Dr. Diamond will speak on his work with alphaviruses and emerging biologic drugs being developed to combat them. Our department will also be part of a multi-department event on April 11, where we will welcome Dr. Ndidiamaka Amutah-Onukagha as the guest speaker for the inaugural Health Equity Distinguished Lecture Series of the Collaborative in Health Equity at UMass Chan. Dr. Amutah-Onukagha founded the Center for Black Maternal Health and Reproductive Justice at Tufts and will speak on the topic of "Black Women and Maternal Health Disparities: Addressing the Role of Racism." These events will take place at noon. Please save these dates and plan to join us. More information will be shared through DoM communications over the next few weeks.
This month, I am also pleased to highlight the work of Dr. Abbas Rupawala of Gastroenterology as our March Chair’s Spotlight. Dr. Rupawala joined the faculty at UMass in the spring of 2022 and has done a fantastic job leading and helping to grow our IBD Center. You may read about his work in the center here and in this month’s Connect newsletter, out this afternoon. Additionally, later this month, we will feature the work of Dr. Matthew Hemming of Hematology/Oncology in our Researcher Spotlight out on March 20. Dr. Hemming is a physician-scientist whose work focuses on understanding the etiology of and treatment approaches for sarcoma. I encourage you to take some time to read their stories. Our faculty are doing incredible work with our patients and in the lab.
Sincerely,
Dave
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