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September 21, 2018
GSBS, American Chemical Society collaborate to measure impact of individual development plans
With a three-year, $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences in collaboration with the American Chemical Society will measure the impact of career development planning for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers.
Full story »September 19, 2018Kola Akindele to serve as assistant vice chancellor for city and community relations
Kola Akindele, JD, has been promoted to assistant vice chancellor for city and community relations in the Office of Community and Government Relations at UMass Medical School, according to an announcement from Chancellor Michael F. Collins.
Full story »September 18, 2018UMass Medical School magazine debuts
As part of UMass Medical School’s ongoing initiatives to share news about the research, academic and service achievements that take place every day on our campuses, a new magazine debuts this week, @umassmed.
Full story »September 17, 2018UMMS staff, students provide classroom enrichment to 27 teachers in Worcester’s North Quadrant
Thanks to the generosity of its employees and students, UMass Medical School has awarded classroom enrichment mini-grants totaling $38,000 to 27 teachers in the Worcester Public Schools North Quadrant.
Full story »September 17, 2018LISTEN: Jennifer Reidy shares insight, evidence about palliative medicine in new Voices of UMassMed podcast
In the latest episode of the Voices of UMassMed podcast, Jennifer Reidy, MD, shares insight and evidence about how palliative care can ease the burden of complex illness, and discusses her career mission to make it standard of care at UMMS and beyond.
Full story »September 14, 20182018 Investiture Ceremony honors four named professors and their benefactors
Jane Freedman, MD; Jonathan Gerber, MD; Jason Shohet, MD, PhD; and Zhiping Weng, PhD; were officially invested into named professorships at the 2018 Investiture Ceremony on Thursday, Sept. 13, bringing the total number of endowed chairs at UMass Medical School to 49.
Full story »September 14, 2018Convocation 2018: Chancellor Collins recognizes campus achievements; launches strategic planning mission
In his annual Convocation address, Chancellor Michael F. Collins noted accomplishments of the past year and awarded Chancellor’s Medals to four distinguished faculty for their exemplary teaching, scholarship, clinical excellence and service.
Full story »September 12, 2018Jomol Mathew named UMMS chief research informatics officer
Jomol Mathew, PhD, has been appointed chief research informatics officer for UMass Medical School. She leads the UMass Center for Clinical and Translational Science Informatics Core, which provides services that enhance the ability to conduct a broad spectrum of clinical and translational research.
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September 11, 2018
Telegram: Robert Finberg explains flu threat, 100 years after pandemic
It’s been 100 years since an influenza pandemic killed millions of people, and while significant strides have been made in science, public health and emergency systems, flu viruses continue to threaten public health. Robert Finberg, MD, explains the flu virus in a Sept. 8 Telegram & Gazette article.
Full story »September 11, 2018Job Dekker and colleagues develop new model to examine large mutations in cells
Job Dekker, PhD, creator of high-throughput chromosome conformation capture (known as Hi-C), and a team of researchers have developed a new computational framework combining optical mapping, Hi-C, and whole genome sequencing to find what are called “structural variants” within cancer genomes and learn more about how such cancers begin.
Full story »September 10, 2018Guangping Gao named a top translational scientist by Nature Biotechnology
Guangping Gao, PhD, has been ranked one of the world’s top translational researchers, according to a new tabulation from Nature Biotechnology. The Top 20 Translational Researchers of 2017, published this month by Nature Biotechnology, places Dr. Gao fourth.
Full story »September 10, 2018Convocation at UMass Medical School marks new academic year
UMass Medical School will celebrate the new academic year with a full slate of events recognizing student and faculty accomplishments beginning with the formal Convocation and Investiture ceremonies on Thursday, Sept. 13, at 4 p.m. in the Albert Sherman Center auditorium.
Full story »September 07, 2018John Haran focusing on microbiome to understand C. difficile in nursing homes
With a new grant from the National Institute on Aging, UMass Medical School physician-scientist John Haran, MD, PhD, and collaborators are focusing on the microbiome as a conduit to reduce the risk of C. diff infection in nursing homes.
Full story »September 04, 2018WBUR: Mark Johnson weighs in on paucity of African-Americans in U.S. medical schools
African-American men make up less than 7 percent of students enrolled in United States medical schools, according to a WBUR/National Public Radio podcast, but too few Americans are focused on the problem, says Mark Johnson, MD, PhD.
Full story »September 04, 2018LISTEN: Steven Hatch recounts working in Ebola treatment unit in Liberia
Steven Hatch, MD, treated patients in Liberia during the world’s largest Ebola outbreak. Hear his story in this episode of Voices of UMassMed.
Full story »August 30, 2018Tiffany Moore Simas explains need for universal postpartum depression screening
The United States Preventive Services Task Force is calling for universal screening and treatment of pregnant and postpartum women at risk for perinatal depression, a move that underscores the need for access to mental health services, such as the MCPAP for Moms program developed at UMass Medical School.
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August 29, 2018
UMass Medical School planning for palliative care fellowship
The UMass Cancer Walk and Run will support the development of a nationally accredited, interdisciplinary fellowship program in palliative care at UMass Medical School.
Full story »August 29, 2018Worcester Business Journal: Enrollment strong at UMMS
The School of Medicine class size at UMass Medical School has grown by nearly a third in the past four years, with 161 students in the Class of 2022, and it received nearly 4,000 applications to fill those seats, according to an article in the Worcester Business Journal on Aug. 27.
Full story »August 27, 2018Understanding how viruses trigger type 1 diabetes is goal of new grant
With a new five-year, $2.96 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, Jennifer Wang, MD, and Natasha Qaisar, PhD, will identify autoimmune and inflammatory pathways which could be stopped in their tracks to prevent type 1 diabetes.
Full story »August 22, 2018UMass Medical School, Jed Foundation identify mental health needs of college grads entering workforce
In partnership with Transitions to Adulthood Center for Research at UMass Medical School, the Jed Foundation has released a white paper, “College to Career: Supporting Mental Health,”analyzing the challenges to emotional wellbeing faced by young adults during the college-to-career transition.
Full story »August 20, 2018LISTEN: Elinor Karlsson explains how dog DNA aids human research
Elinor Karlsson, PhD, has spent her career examining genomic data to better understand human disease. In a new episode of the Voices of UMassMed podcast, she explains why she's turned to dog owners to help with a large genomic research project.
Full story »August 16, 2018Raziel Rojas-Rodriguez studies adipose tissue function in metabolism during pregnancy
Raziel Rojas-Rodriguez, a PhD candidate in the Program in Molecular Medicine, is studying how adipose tissue expansion during pregnancy is related to metabolic health. Learn more about her research in this Women in Science video.
Full story »August 15, 2018Sen. Markey visits UMass Medical School, discusses impact of NIH funding
U.S. Sen. Edward Markey visited UMass Medical School on Tuesday, Aug. 14, spending time in a research lab and meeting with Chancellor Collins, Dean Flotte and leaders from UMass Memorial Health Care.
Full story »August 13, 2018UMass Medical School researchers explain why cannabis may relieve intestinal inflammation
Beth McCormick, PhD, led a study that has for the first time identified a biological mechanism to explain why some marijuana users have reported beneficial effects from cannabis on conditions such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease.
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August 13, 2018
Newsmaker: New RNAi therapeutic based on discoveries made at UMMS is approved by the FDA
On Aug. 10, 20 years after the initial discoveries related to RNA interference were made at UMass Medical School, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first RNAi therapeutic for patients. Widespread media coverage of the breakthrough heralds a new era for disease treatment.
Full story »August 13, 2018New genome-editing strategy developed at UMMS may lead to therapeutics
Researchers at UMass Medical School have developed a genome-editing strategy to correct disease-causing DNA mutations in mouse models of human genetic diseases. Dan Wang, PhD, is first author and Guangping Gao, PhD, is a co-corresponding author on the paper published in the Aug. 18 edition of Nature Biotechnology.
Full story »August 10, 2018FDA approves first drug to use RNA interference, based on discoveries made at UMass Medical School
The new drug, patisiran, approved Aug. 10 by the FDA, is based on the discovery of RNAi made by Craig Mello, PhD, and Andrew Fire, PhD. It was developed by Alnylam, an RNAi-based drug development company co-founded by Phillip Zamore, PhD.
Full story »August 08, 2018Summer undergraduate research ‘life changing’ for aspiring physician-scientists
The Combined Summer Undergraduate Research Opportunity Class of 2018 wrapped up ten weeks of biomedical laboratory research in an immersive and challenging hands-on experience that will help inform their career decisions as physicians and biomedical scientists.
Full story »August 07, 2018UMass Medical School welcomes School of Medicine Class of 2022
The 162 members of the School of Medicine Class of 2022 began their physician training journey as UMass Medical School welcomed them to campus on Monday, Aug. 6.
Full story »August 06, 2018Four faculty members appointed to endowed professorships
Four faculty members have been appointed to endowed professorships at UMass Medical School in recognition of their contributions to biomedical research, education and patient care. Each will be formally invested Sept. 13 at the Convocation and Investiture ceremony.
Full story »August 06, 2018LISTEN: Voices of UMassMed podcast debuts featuring Chancellor Michael Collins
UMass Medical School is today launching the podcast, Voices of UMassMed, featuring an interview with Chancellor Michael F. Collins, as the academic year begins. The podcast, produced by the Office of Communications, will spotlight members of the UMMS community.
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J. Matthias Walz named interim chair of anesthesiology & perioperative medicine
J. Matthias Walz, MD, has been appointed interim chair of the Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, as announced by Terence R. Flotte, MD.
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