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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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  • UMass Chan faculty lead creation of perinatal mental health tools
     

    UMass Chan faculty lead creation of perinatal mental health tools

    Perinatal mental health conditions are the leading cause of maternal mortality or pregnancy-related death in the United States. UMass Chan researchers Nancy Byatt, DO, MS, MBA, and Tiffany Moore Simas, MD, MPH, MEd, have spearheaded creation of new resources to help obstetric care clinicians identify and care for patients with mental health conditions.

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  • PODCAST: UMass Chan experts discuss gut microbiome’s role in health
     

    PODCAST: UMass Chan experts discuss gut microbiome’s role in health

    In a new Voices of UMass Chan podcast, Ana Maldonado-Contreras, PhD, and Heidi Leftwich, DO, discuss their research on the role the gut microbiome plays in our overall health.

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  • UMass Chan research on knee replacement shows satisfaction varies by age
     

    UMass Chan research on knee replacement shows satisfaction varies by age

    A new study led by David Ayers, MD, found that while adult patients from all age groups reported improvements following total knee arthroplasty, patients 55 and younger were found to have less improvement in pain, function and quality of life following surgery compared with those 75 and older.

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  • Craig Ceol receives NIH grant to study melanocyte regeneration
     

    Craig Ceol receives NIH grant to study melanocyte regeneration

    Craig Ceol, PhD, has received a grant from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases to fund research on cellular and molecular regulators of melanocyte regeneration using zebrafish as a model.

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  • MD/PhD student using NIH award to study onset of Huntington’s disease
     

    MD/PhD student using NIH award to study onset of Huntington’s disease

    MD/PhD student Jillian Belgrad has received an award from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke to study the pathology that drives the development of Huntington’s disease symptoms.  

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  • Terence R. Flotte appears on ‘Giants of Gene Therapy’ podcast
     

    Terence R. Flotte appears on ‘Giants of Gene Therapy’ podcast

    In a one-on-one interview, Terence R. Flotte shares what inspired him to pursue a career in medicine and what he’s learned in his role as provost and dean of the T.H. Chan School of Medicine at UMass Chan.

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