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May 18, 2018
New grand rounds series to focus on Greater Worcester public health topics
The inaugural Worcester Public Health Grand Rounds, a collaboration of the UMass Worcester Prevention Research Center and the Worcester Division of Public Health, will take place at Worcester City Hall on Thursday, May 24. The series will focus on public health topics important to the Greater Worcester community.
Full story »May 16, 2018New study of youth with type 1 diabetes connects ‘honeymoon period’ with lower LDL cholesterol
A new study by Benjamin U. Nwosu, MD, finds that children with type 1 diabetes who experienced a partial clinical remission, or “honeymoon phase,” had significantly lower low-density lipoprotein cholesterol five years after diagnosis.
Full story »May 15, 2018WBUR: UMass Medical School survey informs recommendations to improve palliative care
UMass Medical School palliative care expert Jennifer Reidy, MD, is the physician lead on a report recommending five competencies for end of life care and planning which was featured in a WBUR-FM radio interview.
Full story »May 07, 2018Nessralla among ‘29 Who Shine’ Massachusetts grads lauded in Boston Globe
UMass Medical School student Charles (“C.J.”) Nessralla was featured in a Boston Globe column about the “29 Who Shine” award-winning students at Massachusetts public colleges and universities who are achieving great things despite financial and other challenges.
Full story »May 03, 2018Perinatal depression experts explain need for Lifeline4Moms on FaceBook Live
Lifeline4Moms, a new program created at UMass Medical School, will help obstetricians and other primary care providers screen, diagnose and refer for treatment women suffering from depression during and after pregnancy, according to a FaceBook Live broadcast with Nancy Byatt, DO, MS, MBA, and Tiffany Moore Simas, MD, MPH, MEd, who created the program.
Full story »May 03, 2018Craig Mello to discuss RNAi advancements, gene therapy at Boston biotech events in May
Nobel Laureate Craig C. Mello, PhD, will share his knowledge and insight about RNA interference and gene therapy as a participant in panel discussions at two upcoming biotech events in Boston.
Full story »May 01, 2018Luanne Thorndyke receives medical society’s Woman Physician Leadership Award
Luanne E. Thorndyke, MD, has received the Massachusetts Medical Society’s Woman Physician Leadership Award. The honor recognizes outstanding leadership and contributions to patients and the medical profession by a woman physician.
Full story »May 01, 2018UMass seed-funding program awards grant to UMMS tech development project
Javed Mannan, MD, MPH, and Lawrence M. Rhein, MD, MPH, are developing a noninvasive chest shield that will protect premature infants undergoing light therapy for jaundice from developing enlarged hearts or heart failure, with the support of a $25,000 grant from the University of Massachusetts Technology Development Fund.
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April 27, 2018
Educational Recognition Awards honor faculty at UMass Medical School
At the 20th annual Educational Recognition Awards, Carol Bova, PhD, RN, ANP, was awarded the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Mentoring and Anne Gilroy, MA, delivered the Last Lecture.
Full story »April 27, 2018WGBH interviews Xiaoduo Fan about racial disparities in mental health care
UMass Medical School psychiatrist Xiaoduo Fan, MD, MPH, lead author of a new study finding racial disparities in mental health care between Asian American and white patients, talked to WGBH News about why mental health disorders go unrecognized, and why mental health services are underused in the Asian American community.
Full story »April 26, 2018Pilot study shows simple dietary changes can lead to modest weight loss
Simple dietary changes can lead to healthy diet and weight loss without restricting calories, according to a UMass Medical School study by Yunsheng Ma, MD, PhD, and Barbara Olendzki, RD, MPH, published in Nutrition.
Full story »April 25, 2018Lifeline4Moms helps obstetricians support women with perinatal depression
A program created by Nancy Byatt, DO, MS, MBA, Tiffany Moore Simas, MD, MPH, MEd, and colleagues at UMass Medical School supports new recommendations for postpartum care by helping obstetricians screen, diagnose and refer women suffering from depression during and after pregnancy for treatment.
Full story »April 24, 2018Kathleen Mazor named Health Care Systems Research Network Mentor of the Year
Kathleen M. Mazor, EdD, has received the 2018 Health Care Systems Research Network Mentor of the Year Award.
Full story »April 24, 2018UMass ALS Cellucci Fund marathon team proud to support research at UMMS
The 2018 UMass ALS Cellucci Fund Boston Marathon team surpassed its fundraising goal by 100 percent this year, garnering nearly $80,000 to support the breakthrough research underway at UMass Medical School toward a cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Full story »April 19, 2018Educational 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 18, 2018Michael Green and Allan Jacobson elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Two distinguished scientists from UMass Medical School—Michael Green, MD, PhD, and Allan Jacobson, PhD—have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Class of 2018. They join a group of 213 individuals elected this year that includes Barack Obama and 2018 UMMS Commencement speaker Huda Y. Zoghbi, MD.
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April 13, 2018
In Pincus Lecture, Patricia Donahoe details pioneering work in reproductive endocrinology
Renowned pediatrician and cancer researcher Patricia Donahoe, MD, is the recipient of the 2018 Gregory Pincus Medal from UMass Medical School. She delivered the Pincus Memorial Lecture at UMMS on April 11.
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 09, 2018At MassBiologics, Heidi Smith works to move innovative therapies from bench to bedside
As senior director of clinical affairs at MassBiologics of UMass Medical School, Heidi Smith, MD, PhD, is focused on developing products that address unmet medical needs and diseases of public health concern. Learn more in this Women in Science video.
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 06, 2018UMass Medical School announces 2018 Commencement speaker, honorary degree recipients
The 45th Commencement Exercises on Sunday, June 3, will recognize the accomplishments of ground-breaking physician-scientist Huda Y. Zoghbi, MD; Duke University nursing leader Marion E. Broome, PhD, RN, FAAN; and Cyrus S. Poonawalla, PhD, founder, chairman and managing director of the Serum Institute of India, the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer.
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.
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April 04, 2018
Chancellor 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.
Full story »March 28, 2018Women’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.
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Fungal 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.
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