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August 15, 2018
Sen. 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, 2018Newsmaker: 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 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.
Full story »August 02, 2018J. 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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August 02, 2018
First-year medical student gaining research experience in organ preservation
Medical student Jessica Perry is working in the lab of Paulo Martins, MD, PhD, this summer, with the support of a Carolyn L. Kuckein Student Research Fellowship from the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society.
Full story »August 01, 2018UMass Medical School, Brown University collaborate to improve health literacy among Deaf community
Melissa Anderson, PhD, of UMass Medical School, Tim Riker of Brown University’s Center for Language Studies and colleagues have been working to address low levels of health literacy within the Deaf community, due in part to the disconnect between biomedical researchers and the Deaf population.
Full story »July 30, 2018UMass Medical School to launch ‘Voices of UMassMed’ podcast
UMass Medical School is launching the Voices of UMassMed podcast series that will examine the stories behind the pioneering science, health care and education at UMMS.
Full story »July 27, 2018High School Health Careers program immerses students in medical school life
In just four weeks, 20 Massachusetts high school students tackled rigorous academics, worked in hospital clinics, learned about health care issues and careers, and were inspired by medical students and professionals.
Full story »July 27, 2018Michael Francis lab identifies new model to study connectivity in the developing brain
In a paper published in the journal eLife, Michael Francis, PhD, and colleagues highlight a new role for the protein NRX-1, a synaptic organizer in the nervous system of the nematode C. elegans.
Full story »July 26, 2018Changes to small RNA in sperm may help fertilization
New research by Oliver J. Rando, MD, PhD, investigates how inheritable traits that are carried outside the genome are passed on from father to offspring. The studies appear in the journal Developmental Cell and provide new information about the epigenetic contribution of males to their offspring.
Full story »July 25, 2018SOM student Kurt Schultz receives inaugural UMass Amherst iCONS Award
Third-year medical student Kurt Schultz received the first UMass Amherst College of Natural Sciences Mahoney Alumni Award at a ceremony held in June.
Full story »July 24, 2018Luanne Thorndyke co-authors paper on restoring faculty vitality to battle burnout
Promoting faculty vitality at academic medical centers is central to preventing burnout, according to a paper co-authored by Luanne Thorndyke, MD, and published in the AAMC journal Academic Medicine.
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July 18, 2018
Paulo Martins recognized as Rising Star by International Liver Transplant Society
Paulo Martins, MD, PhD, assistant professor of surgery, has been recognized for his pioneering work in the area of liver transplantation by the International Liver Transplant Society.
Full story »July 18, 2018Paul Greer named Rita Allen Foundation Scholar
Paul L. Greer, PhD, has been named a Rita Allen Foundation Scholar and will receive up to $110,000 annually for up to five years to support research into Alzheimer’s disease. The foundation supports early career scientists pursuing creative and promising research.
Full story »July 18, 2018John Harris lab identifies new pathway to reverse vitiligo
John E. Harris, MD, PhD, and colleagues have made a promising discovery that could lead to therapies for vitiligo with longer-lasting effects, according to new research published in Science Translational Medicine on July 18.
Full story »July 17, 2018Lisa Colombo appointed executive vice chancellor for Commonwealth Medicine
Lisa M. Colombo, DNP, MHA, RN, will be joining UMass Medical School as its next executive vice chancellor for Commonwealth Medicine, Chancellor Michael F. Collins has announced.
Full story »July 17, 2018Boston Globe columnist looks back on Gov. Cellucci’s final campaign, the UMass ALS Cellucci Fund
The UMass ALS Cellucci Fund supports the lab of Robert H. Brown Jr., MD, DPhil, a leading ALS researcher and the late former Gov. Paul Cellucci’s physician. Boston Globe columnist Thomas Farragher writes about how Paul and Jan Cellucci launched the campaign.
Full story »July 16, 2018Irving S. and Betty Brudnick Neuropsychiatric Research Institute rededicated at UMMS
The Irving S. and Betty Brudnick Neuropsychiatric Research Institute at UMass Medical School, focused on the comprehensive study of the brain and behavior, was recently rededicated after being relocated to the Aaron Lazare Medical Research Building.
Full story »July 13, 2018Jaime Rivera, Guangping Gao develop new genome-editing technology to model human disease
Jaime Rivera, PhD, and Guangping Gao, PhD, have developed a new technology using CRISPR/Cas9 that they believe will help other scientists model human disease more quickly and effectively than allowed by current techniques.
Full story »July 12, 2018School of Medicine oral health curriculum featured in AAMCNews
UMass Medical School is among a handful of medical schools spearheading efforts to eliminate the separation between medicine and dentistry, according to a July 3 article in AAMCNews which includes an interview with Hugh Silk, MD.
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July 12, 2018
Ishani Dasgupta focused on how cells communicate; signaling pathways may hold clues to disease
Ishani Dasgupta, PhD, a postdoc in the lab of Dannel McCollum, PhD, is a cell biologist interested in how cells communicate with each other. Learn more about her research in this Women in Science video.
Full story »July 11, 2018GSBS Career Pathways Communities expose PhD students to new career options
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences students are getting out of their labs to expand their professional horizons in the new Career Pathways Communities, the latest innovation of the Center for Biomedical Career Development.
Full story »July 09, 2018Chancellor Collins named one of Worcester Business Journal’s 50 most powerful people
Chancellor Michael F. Collins was named one of the 50 most powerful people in the Central Massachusetts business community by the Worcester Business Journal.
Full story »July 06, 2018John Harris sheds light on treatments for vitiligo in WBZ-TV segment
UMass Medical School vitiligo expert John Harris, MD, PhD, raised awareness and addressed misconceptions about the skin condition vitiligo in an interview with Mallika Marshall of WBZ-TV.
Full story »July 03, 2018McKay-Corkum named Medical Research Scholar by National Institutes of Health
The National Institutes of Health has named third-year medical student Grace McKay-Corkum a 2018 Medical Research Scholar. The year-long enrichment program provides mentored training to creative, research-oriented medical, dental and veterinary students on the intramural NIH campus.
Full story »June 29, 2018Telegram: Baby box program supported by UMass Medical School aims to decrease infant death
In an effort to discourage parents from sleeping in the same bed as their newborns, UMass Medical School is collaborating with local community health organizations to give away “baby boxes,” according to an article published in the Worcester Telegram & Gazette.
Full story »June 27, 2018Summer Enrichment Program preps aspiring undergraduates with a dose of medical school rigor
The Summer Enrichment Program Class of 2018 came to UMass Medical School with dreams of medical careers. They left four weeks later with tangible skills, knowledge and support to help turn their dreams into reality.
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UMass Medical School supports Recreation Worcester summer program
Chancellor Michael F. Collins joined City of Worcester officials, local businesses and more than 300 city youths at the Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts on Monday, June 25, to kick off the 2018 Worcester Youth Worker Summer Symposium.
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