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May 06, 2021
Virtual Gerald F. Berlin Prizes for Creative Writing ceremony is May 12
The 17th Annual Gerald F. Berlin Prizes for Creative Writing awards and readings will be conducted via Zoom on Wednesday, May 12, at 6:30 p.m. The prizes are awarded for creative writing, prose and poetry by UMass Medical School students, residents, postdoctoral associates and fellows.
Full story »May 04, 2021Frank Domino awarded 2021 Manning Prize for Excellence in Teaching at UMass Medical School
UMass Medical School’s Frank Domino, MD, is one of five University of Massachusetts faculty awarded the 2021 Manning Prize for Excellence in Teaching for exemplary dedication to students and the university.
Full story »May 03, 2021UMass Medical School to award four honorary degrees at 48th Commencement
UMass Medical School will award honorary degrees to four individuals at its 48th Commencement Exercises on Sunday, June 6. The event will be held at Coughlin Field on the campus of Worcester State University.
Full story »April 29, 2021UMass Medical School and Broad Institute document COVID-19 reinfection in liver transplant patient
A case study by researchers from UMass Medical School and The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard has documented evidence of COVID-19 reinfection in a patient who previously had the disease, highlighting the importance of widespread vaccination against COVID-19 to protect against community spread.
Full story »April 28, 2021First Road garage demolition continues at UMass Medical School campus
Demolition of sections of the First Road garage is underway to accommodate the construction of the new education and research building on campus.
Full story »April 28, 2021Annual Educational Recognition Awards May 5 will honor teaching excellence
The UMass Medical School community will celebrate excellence in teaching at the 22nd Educational Recognition Awards and Last Lecture being held in a hybrid format on Wednesday, May 5.
Full story »April 27, 2021Katherine Fitzgerald and Nikolaus Grigorieff elected to National Academy of Sciences
Two UMass Medical School professors have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.
Full story »April 27, 2021USA Today reports on first baby in gene therapy clinical trial for Sandhoff, Tay-Sachs diseases
Thomas Feldborg and Daria Rokina, of Denmark, chose to enroll their baby daughter, Alissa, in an investigational gene therapy for the treatment of GM2 gangliosidosis, which causes Tay-Sachs and Sandhoff diseases, to “let hope conquer the fears,” according to a report in USA Today chronicling their journey.
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April 26, 2021
PhD candidate studies mental illness progression and alcoholism
Jenya Kolpakova, a PhD candidate in the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences’ neuroscience program, came to the United States from Ukraine when she was 15. She is studying changes in the brain due to binge alcohol drinking.
Full story »April 23, 2021WCVB-TV Chronicle captures Match Day energy, excitement at UMass Medical School
The School of Medicine Class of 2021 at UMass Medical School is featured in a new, 30-minute WCVB-TV Chronicle report highlighting Match Day 2021 and student volunteer efforts to inoculate residents against COVID-19.
Full story »April 22, 2021Roger Davis elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Roger J. Davis, PhD, FRS, has been elected a member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences in recognition of his research on stress signaling pathways that are connected to a range of diseases, such as arthritis, cancer, stroke, heart disease and diabetes.
Full story »April 21, 2021FDA clears investigational new drug application for ALS gene therapy candidate
Apic Bio, a gene therapy company developing treatment options for patients with rare genetic diseases and co-founded by UMass Medical School’s Robert H. Brown Jr., DPhil, MD, announced that the FDA has cleared its investigational new drug application for APB-102, a gene therapy candidate designed to treat a common cause of familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Full story »April 20, 2021UMMS students bring COVID-19 vaccine to underserved downtown Worcester
UMass Medical School students administered COVID-19 vaccinations to the community on Monday, April 19, at the YWCA Central Massachusetts in downtown Worcester.
Full story »April 20, 2021Robert Finberg: Perception doesn’t match reality of how vaccines work
Robert Finberg, MD, talks to The Conversation about the common misperception that side effects caused by the COVID-19 vaccine indicate a strong immune response in the recipient
Full story »April 16, 2021Now it’s the teens’ turn: COVID-19 vaccine eligibility opening to age 16 and up
Massachusetts residents ages 16 and up are eligible for a COVID-19 vaccination as of April 19 and UMass Medical School pediatricians and infectious disease experts say that’s an important milestone, as the pandemic has particularly affected children and adolescents’ mental health.
Full story »April 16, 2021UMass Medical School CIO Greg Wolf selected as finalist for CIO of the Year award
Chief Information Officer Gregory R. Wolf is a finalist in the health care category for the 2021 Boston CIO of the Year ORBIE Awards. The virtual awards ceremony is June 18.
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April 16, 2021
Jillian Richmond receives diversity award to mentor med student on lymphoma research
The Diversity Research Supplement Award Jillian M. Richmond, PhD, has received from the Dermatology Foundation covers the stipend for medical student researcher Jadé Olayinka.
Full story »April 15, 2021Video capsule endoscopy safe, effective alternative for diagnosing GI bleeding during COVID-19
David Cave, MD, PhD, and colleagues at UMass Medical School found that using video capsule endoscopy as a first procedure for the detection of the source of acute gastrointestinal bleeding could be a safe and effective alternative to the traditional method.
Full story »April 14, 2021David McManus and Brian Lewis named to endowed chairs
The University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees approved two “accomplished and visionary” University of Massachusetts faculty as endowed chairs at its April meeting.
Full story »April 14, 2021M2D2 $200K Challenge names biomedical innovation contest winners
UMass Medical School and UMass Lowell announced the winners of the 2021 Massachusetts Medical Device Development Center $200K Challenge. Acoustica Bio, a startup aiming to transform how patients receive intravenous medications, is the top winner.
Full story »April 12, 2021First Road garage demolition begins April 12
Demolition begins April 12 on the campus of UMass Medical School to make way for the construction of the new education and research building.
Full story »April 12, 2021Medical student values prevention as a ‘powerful tool’ in primary care
Over the years, Andrew Cauley, SOM ’23, witnessed family members facing a number of chronic health-related issues. His experience with loved ones influenced his decision to enter medicine from a preventative health care perspective.
Full story »April 09, 2021Dominican Republic Batey Health Initiative continues addressing health care needs of Haitian migrant communities
The UMass Medical School Dominican Republic Batey Health Initiative has been working remotely this year to address social determinants of health in the Dominican Republic.
Full story »April 08, 2021UMMS establishes gene therapy collaborative research agreement with Pfizer
UMass Medical School has entered into a three-year, collaborative research agreement with Pfizer to evaluate determinants that influence the manufacturing quality and yield of viral vectors used in gene therapy. The research at UMMS is being performed under the direction of Guangping Gao, PhD, and Dan Wang, PhD.
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April 07, 2021
Erik Sontheimer co-leading efforts to develop gene editing toolkit by NIH Somatic Cell Genome Editing Consortium
Six UMass Medical School scientists are among the members of the National Institutes of Health’s Somatic Cell Genome Editing Consortium to publish a paper in Nature outlining the program’s goals.
Full story »April 06, 2021Lamar Soutter Library renewed as NIH regional medical library for fifth time
The Lamar Soutter Library has received its fifth consecutive contract to serve as a regional medical library for an area that now includes New York as well as New England. The library will also continue to run the National Public Health Coordination Office.
Full story »April 02, 2021Chancellor Collins to receive honorary degree, offer reflection at Holy Cross commencement May 21
Chancellor Michael F. Collins has been selected by Holy Cross to receive an honorary degree and provide a reflection to the Class of 2021 at its commencement ceremony on Friday, May 21. He earned his undergraduate degree at the college in 1977.
Full story »April 01, 2021UMass Medical School helps lead NIH RADx to accelerate new COVID test technologies
The national effort to bring convenient, affordable and rapid testing technology for SARS-CoV-2 infection to market is moving full speed ahead. The $1.5 billion effort was launched a year ago, with UMass Medical School playing a major role in coordinating the push for fast, accessible COVID-19 testing.
Full story »March 31, 2021Two medical students receive Dorothy Wolff Fellowships for projects focusing on otolaryngology
School of Medicine students Maimuna Ahmad and Sara Holmes have each been awarded Dorothy Wolff Fellowships from UMass Medical School. Ahmad will focus on cognitive function in patients living with vestibular disorders and Holmes will study changes to bones in the middle ear in relation to hearing loss.
Full story »March 30, 2021U.S. News & World Report ranks UMass Medical School 10th in the nation in primary care education
UMass Medical School ranks 10th nationwide in primary care by U.S. News & World Report in its annual rankings of the best graduate schools. The 2022 report also marks a rise for UMMS in research, this year ranking 45th, up two spots from the previous ranking.
Full story »March 29, 2021Mother of two and former educator leads quality improvement project while pursuing Doctor of Nursing Practice degree
Amanda Hazeltine, RN, a GEP to DNP student in the Graduate School of Nursing, worked in health care communications and education for 13 years prior to becoming a nurse.
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High school senior Neil Kale wins 15th annual Central Massachusetts Brain Bee
The annual event, designed to stimulate high school students’ interest in neuroscience, was hosted by the Departments of Psychiatry and Neurology and the NeuroNexus Institute at UMass Medical School via Zoom on Saturday, March 20.
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