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UMass Chan Medical School strives to catalyze our world-class basic research into scientific discoveries with high impact clinical applications and overcome the barriers in translating knowledge into clinical practice.

Established in 1970, UMass Chan has rapidly grown into a highly productive, highly collaborative research enterprise with outstanding scientific resources and facilities. UMass Chan receives more than $300 million per year in research funding. Our research community includes a Nobel laureate, a Lasker award recipient, seven National Academy members and four Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigators. Our research achievements have impacted the lives of children and adults in the U.S. and across the globe.

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  • Listen: Valuable insights gained from HPV and COVID-19 vaccine rollouts
    October 04, 2023

    Listen: Valuable insights gained from HPV and COVID-19 vaccine rollouts

    In a new Voices of UMass Chan podcast episode, Grace Ryan, PhD, discussed her research into vaccine hesitancy, particularly the parallels between the rollouts of the human papillomavirus (HPV) and COVID-19 vaccines.

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  • Science for Living: Understanding preeclampsia, its toll on Black women and a promising therapeutic on the way
    October 02, 2023

    Science for Living: Understanding preeclampsia, its toll on Black women and a promising therapeutic on the way

    A new RNA therapeutic for preeclampsia is based on work by UMass Chan researchers and collaborating scientists. Researchers explain the importance of a multipronged approach to addressing factors underlying health disparities in this Science for Living article.

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  • Study shows neuron-glia crosstalk important factor in axon regeneration
    September 07, 2023

    Study shows neuron-glia crosstalk important factor in axon regeneration

    This discovery that neurons promote axon regeneration by communicating with nearby glia cells may be useful to scientists designing new treatments for a variety of disorders, from spinal cord injury to traumatic brain injury.

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  • PhD candidate to use NIH award to study cell death in cancer patients
    August 31, 2023

    PhD candidate to use NIH award to study cell death in cancer patients

    Nicholas Harper, a PhD candidate in the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program, has received a prestigious award from the National Cancer Institute to study cell death as it relates to cancer therapies.

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  • Prescribed fruits and veggies can improve health, UMass Chan researcher finds
    August 29, 2023

    Prescribed fruits and veggies can improve health, UMass Chan researcher finds

    Kurt Hager, PhD, is the lead author of a study that found the health of people with diabetes, hypertension and obesity improved when a health care professional prescribed free fruits and vegetables.

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  • NIH funds Kirschstein Award recipient Johan Girgenrath’s fertility research
    August 21, 2023

    NIH funds Kirschstein Award recipient Johan Girgenrath’s fertility research

    PhD candidate John Girgenrath has received a competitive award from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to conduct fertility research.

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