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Festivities kick off on Friday, Sept. 6, with the T.H. Chan School of Medicine White Coat Ceremony, welcoming the new class of medical students into the medical community.

Shan Lu MD, PhD, co-authored a pair of studies related to the Phase I clinical trial of a polyvalent DNA/prime-protein boost vaccine to prevent HIV, marking the latest step in a decades long quest to harness the power of DNA vaccines to address a major global health need.  

UMass Chan Medical School and Worcester’s health care organizations are embarking on a collaborative electronic health data-sharing initiative to understand health inequities, trends, risk factors and outcomes surrounding opioid use disorders.  

A new clinical training program that aims to increase access to comprehensive obesity care is launching next summer at UMass Chan Medical School. The program will accept one fellow each year.

The Remillard Family Community Service Fund awarded grants to support innovative projects led by UMass Chan Medical School faculty, residents, staff and students that address social determinants of health, increase equitable and affordable access to care, and develop and expand community outreach programs.

Madona Azar, MD, MPH, explains that metabolic liver disease, particularly metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, is alarmingly common. It affects one in four people world-wide and its progression, especially in those with diabetes or obesity, can lead to severe liver damage and other health issues. Early diagnosis and lifestyle changes are crucial for managing this condition.  

The Lupus Center at UMass Chan is participating in a clinical research study, exploring the use of CAR T cell treatment in lupus nephritis for severe or nonresponsive lupus.

Awards of $50,000 were distributed to support ground-breaking and interdisciplinary research in the neurosciences.

As the National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program, a large, diverse database, enters its second five years of funding at UMass Chan, investigators are pursuing more studies in population health with a focus on including groups traditionally underrepresented in biomedical research.  

The Robert W. Finberg Physician-Scientist Training Program is named in honor of the late Robert W. Finberg, MD, chair emeritus and distinguished professor of medicine.