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Mitchell Lab and Walhout Lab collaboration paper published
December, 2020
Rosener B, Sayin S, Oluoch PO, Garcia Gonzalez AP, Mori H, Walhout AJM, Mitchell A. (2020). Evolved bacterial resistance against fluoropyrimidines can lower chemotherapy impact in the Caenorhabditis elegans host. eLife 2020;9:e59831.
Youk Lab publication featured on the November cover of Molecular Systems Biology
November, 2020

Maire T, Allertz T, Betjes MA, Youk H. (2020). Dormancy-to-death transition in yeast spores occurs due to gradual loss of gene-expressing ability. Mol Syst Biol Mol Syst Biol 16:e9245.
UMMS scientists use transparent soil system to study the interactions of bacteria and fungi
Transparent, soil-like substances provide window into soil ecology
November 4, 2020
A new study shows that transparent soil substitutes can be used to replicate the interactions of bacteria and fungi in soil, opening up a new approach to learning how soil microbes contribute to a healthy ecosystem. Elizabeth Shank, PhD, associate professor of microbiology & physiological systems and senior author on the study, describes how using two transparent soil substitutes allowed scientists to follow how soil bacteria rely on fungi to help them survive extended dry periods.
Sharma K, Palatinszky M, Nikolov G, Berry D, Shank EA. (2020). Transparent soil microcosms for live-cell imaging and non-destructive stable isotope probing of soil microorganisms. Elife 9:e56275
Hyun Youk, PhD, joins the Program in Systems Biology
November 2, 2020

We welcome Dr. Hyun Youk to UMass Medical School as an Associate Professor in the Program in Systems Biology. Hyun and his lab study how living systems transition between being alive and being either truly dead or seemingly dead.
Hyun Youk, PhD, has received the CIFAR AI Catalyst Grant
November 2, 2020
This grant will support of his collaborative project, “Mechanisms of bacterial spatial localization in response to oxidative stress in the gut.”This is a joint award with Professor Carolina Tropini, School of Biomedical Engineering, University of British Columbia.
Hyun Youk, PhD, has been selected as a member for the EMBO Young Investigator Programme
November 2, 2020
EMBO identifies and supports some of the best young researchers in the life sciences. EMBO Young Investigators are group leaders in the early stages of setting up an independent laboratory and the programme helps them develop skills and connections that will help them during this career stage.
UMMS scientists to expand 4D nucleome research with $13 million NIH grants
October 23, 2020
Job Dekker and Paul Kaufman to investigate architecture of genome as it changes over time
Walhout Lab publication featured on the October cover of Molecular Systems Biology:
October 6, 2020
Yilmaz LS, Li X, Nanda S, Fox B, Schroeder F, Walhout AJM. (2020). Modeling tissue‐relevant Caenorhabditis elegans metabolism at network, pathway, reaction, and metabolite levels. Mol Syst Biol 16:e9649.
Congratulations to Denis Lafontaine of the Dekker Lab on the F31 Award!
Job Dekker elected to European Molecular Biology Organization
July 07, 2020

The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) has elected Job Dekker, PhD, Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator, the Joseph J. Byrne Chair in Biomedical Research, professor of biochemistry & molecular pharmacology, and co-director of the Program in Systems Biology, to lifetime membership in the organization.
UMMS students produce hand sanitizer for nearby hospitals amid COVID-19 pandemic
April 10, 2020
In a time of dire need, as medical professionals are working to care for patients during the COVID-19 pandemic and critical supplies of protective gear are running low, students in the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at UMass Medical School produced nearly 130 gallons of hand sanitizer in less than three days to help sustain local hospitals.
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