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April 19, 2018
Educational Recognition Awards on April 26 to honor teaching excellence
The 20th annual Educational Recognition Awards ceremony to be held on Thursday, April 26, will honor faculty and feature a “Last Lecture” by Anne Gilroy, MA.
Full story »April 19, 2018SACNAS-UMMS student chapter to host New England Regional Conference
In the year since its inception, the SACNAS-UMMS chapter has recruited members, received a national award and established itself as one of the more active chapters in the national Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science. On Saturday, April 21, the group will host the 2018 SACNAS New England Regional Conference.
Full story »April 12, 2018UMass Medical School, UMass Memorial mark National Minority Health Month
UMass Medical School and UMass Memorial Health Care observed National Minority Health Month on Wednesday, April 11, with a lecture by Brooke Cunningham, MD, PhD, and awards for reducing health care disparities and cultural competence in medicine.
Full story »April 09, 2018Sheldon Benjamin receives Gary J. Tucker Award for Lifetime Achievement in Neuropsychiatry
Sheldon Benjamin, MD, received the 2018 Gary J. Tucker Award for Lifetime Achievement in Neuropsychiatry at the 29th annual meeting of the American Neuropsychiatric Association.
Full story »April 06, 2018UMass Medical School awards Patricia Donahoe 2018 Pincus Medal
Renowned pediatrician and cancer researcher Patricia Donahoe, MD, has been named the 2018 recipient of the Gregory Pincus Medal by UMass Medical School. She will deliver the Pincus Memorial Lecture at UMMS on April 11.
Full story »April 05, 2018Mary Ellen Lane appointed dean of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Mary Ellen Lane, PhD, has been appointed dean of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, according to an announcement from Chancellor Michael F. Collins and Dean Terence R. Flotte.
Full story »April 04, 2018Scientists explore how novel diet eases inflammatory bowel disease
Inflammatory bowel disease patients are taking part in a pilot clinical trial underway at UMass Medical School to examine how diet may relieve symptoms. Researchers are seeking to better understand how the anti-inflammatory diet works by altering the bacteria which populate the intestinal microbiome.
Full story »April 04, 2018Chancellor Collins, faculty attend biomedical research conference in China
Chancellor Michael F. Collins and several members of the UMass Medical School faculty joined former Secretary of State John F. Kerry for the 2018 Shenzhen Life and Health Sciences Conference in Shenzhen, China.
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March 28, 2018
Women’s role in rise of UMass Medical School recognized at Women’s History event
UMass Medical School historian Ellen More, PhD, delivered the keynote speech at the Women’s History Month celebration that honored trailblazing women at UMass Medical School. More is the author of Beating the Odds: The University of Massachusetts Medical School, A History 1962-2012.
Full story »March 27, 2018Anne Larkin named senior associate dean for educational affairs
Anne C. Larkin, MD, has been appointed senior associate dean for educational affairs, according to an announcement by Terence R. Flotte, MD.
Full story »March 26, 2018UMass Medical School HIV vaccine to be tested in new Phase I trial
A Phase I clinical trial testing the safety of vaccines that might have the potential to prevent HIV infection will begin this month at four sites in the United States, marking the latest step in a three-decade quest by UMass Medical School’s Shan Lu, MD, PhD, to harness the power of DNA vaccines.
Full story »March 23, 2018UMass Medical School ‘lighting it up blue’ for autism awareness on April 2
The ninth annual “Light it Up Blue for Autism Awareness and Acceptance” celebration will take place at UMass Medical School on Monday, April 2. New this year will be brief presentations on the latest developments in autism research and clinical care.
Full story »March 22, 2018John Landers explains significance of new ALS gene discovery in media interviews
Thanks to funding from the ALS Association’s Ice Bucket Challenge, the discovery of a new gene linked to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis may lead to treatments for the neurodegenerative disease, according to media interviews with UMass Medical School scientist John Landers, PhD, who co-led a team of scientists credited with the discovery.
Full story »March 21, 2018Discovery of new ALS gene points to common role of cytoskeleton in disease
An international team of researchers co-led by John Landers, PhD, has identified KIF5A as a new gene associated with the development of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The discovery, published in the journal Neuron, advances the understanding of what causes ALS and further implicates the role of cytoskeletal defects in the axon as a common factor in the disease.
Full story »March 20, 2018Fungal infections re-emerge with surge in opioid crisis, study shows
UMass Medical School researchers have identified a re-emergence in fungal infections associated with cases of illicit intravenous drug use in Massachusetts as opioid overdoses continue to soar, according to Stuart Levitz, MD.
Full story »March 20, 2018UMass Medical School ranked among nation’s finest for primary care
The annual U.S. News & World Report rankings of the best graduate schools names UMass Medical School in the top 10 percent nationwide in primary care, coming in 14th among 144 medical schools and 33 schools of osteopathic medicine surveyed by the weekly news magazine in its 2019 edition of the “Best Graduate Schools.”
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March 16, 2018
Medical students meet milestone with joy and relief on Match Day
Members of the School of Medicine Class of 2018 at UMass Medical School simultaneously ripped open their envelopes from the National Resident Matching Program on Match Day, as they learned where they will begin their medical careers.
Full story »March 12, 2018UMass Medical School readies for Match Day 2018
On Friday, March 16, the School of Medicine class of 2018 will receive letters telling them where they will begin practicing medicine.
Full story »March 09, 2018Five UMass ALS Cellucci Fund supporters to run Boston Marathon
Five people will represent the UMass ALS Cellucci Fund in the 2018 Boston Marathon to raise awareness of and funds for breakthrough ALS research underway at UMass Medical School.
Full story »March 07, 2018Nancy Morris receives excellence award from American Nursing Association Massachusetts
Nancy Morris, PhD, ANP, is the 2018 recipient of the ANA Massachusetts Excellence in Nursing Education Award recognizing nurse educators who use innovative approaches to facilitate learning and professional development to advance quality patient care across the commonwealth.
Full story »March 05, 2018Telegram: Rare disease research at UMMS holds deep meaning for families
Guangping Gao, PhD, spoke with the Telegram & Gazette about promising research underway by 40 faculty of the Li Weibo Institute for Rare Diseases Research at UMass Medical School.
Full story »March 02, 2018Synergy among 40 scientists at Li Weibo Institute for Rare Diseases Research accelerates discovery
Inspired by patients and their families, 40 scientists at the The Li Weibo (李伟波) Institute for Rare Diseases Research are working together to discover cures for dozens of rare disorders, according to a Facebook Live interview with co-directors Michael Green, MD, PhD, and Guangping Gao, PhD.
Full story »February 28, 2018UMass Medical School, Ophthotech to collaborate on novel gene therapies for ocular disease
Ophthotech Corporation has initiated a research collaboration with UMass Medical School and its Horae Gene Therapy Center focused on applying novel gene therapy technology to discover and develop next-generation therapies for the treatment of ocular diseases.
Full story »February 27, 2018PhD candidate Devyn Oliver named Ruth L. Kirschstein Fellow
Devyn Oliver, a PhD student in the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, has received the prestigious Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Individual Predoctoral Fellowship from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
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February 26, 2018
Sibling support initiative to aid families at Worcester Recovery Center
An innovative sibling support program founded and directed by Emily Rubin of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center at UMass Medical School strives to decrease trauma and build resiliency among family members of psychiatrically hospitalized youth and young adults.
Full story »February 21, 2018Immunologist Robert Finberg explains recommendations for new shingles vaccine
The new vaccine for shingles—now recommended for all healthy adults age 50 and older—is significantly more effective than the earlier vaccine, according to UMass Medical School immunologist Robert Finberg, MD.
Full story »February 15, 2018Cabbage looper moth genome sequenced at UMass Medical School
The genome of the cabbage looper, a common vegetable pest, has been assembled by scientists working in the lab of Phillip Zamore, PhD, at UMass Medical School. The cabbage looper genome is an important new model system for studying insecticide resistance and small RNAs.
Full story »February 14, 2018Dohoon Kim receives $2 million Young Investigator Award from Suh Kyungbae Science Foundation
Dohoon Kim, PhD, was named a 2017 Suh Kyungbae Science Foundation Young Investigator Award recipient. The accompanying $2 million, five-year grant will support research into changes in metabolic pathways that support cancer cells.
Full story »February 14, 2018Grafton teen takes top honors in Brain Bee at UMass Medical School
Grafton High School student Colin Wood was the winner of the 12th annual Central Massachusetts Regional Brain Bee held at UMass Medical School on Saturday, Feb. 10. He will represent Massachusetts at the Society for Neuroscience United States National Brain Bee in March.
Full story »February 12, 2018Local media outlets report on influenza research at UMass Medical School
UMass Medical School infectious disease and immunology physician-scientist Jennifer Wang, MD, and colleagues are searching for ways to better treat and prevent infection by the virus, according to reports in local media.
Full story »February 09, 2018Job Dekker receives 2018 Edward Novitski Prize
The Genetics Society of America has named Job Dekker, PhD, the recipient of the 2018 Edward Novitski Prize for his “extraordinary level of creativity and intellectual ingenuity in the solution of significant problems in genetics research.”
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UMMS cough expert: Over-the-counter cough medicine offers no benefit in treating flu, cold symptoms
Richard Irwin, MD, professor of medicine, said over-the-counter cough medicines offer no relief for the cough associated with influenza or the common cold.
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