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Phillip D Zamore PhD

Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Gretchen Stone Cook Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Chair and Professor

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Research Focus - Small RNA Silencing Pathways

Dissecting the RNAi and miRNA pathways

Representative Publications

  • Terminal modification, sequence, length, and PIWI-protein identity determine piRNA stability. Gainetdinov I, Colpan C, Cecchini K, Arif A, Jouravleva K, Albosta P, Vega-Badillo J, Lee Y, Özata DM, Zamore PD.Mol Cell. 2021 Sep 29:S1097-2765(21)00746-2. doi: 10.1016/j.molcel.2021.09.012. Online ahead of print.PMID: 34626567 Read Publication
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  • Phillip Zamore, Roger Davis elected to National Academy of Medicine
    Oct 9, 2023

    Phillip Zamore, Roger Davis elected to National Academy of Medicine

    UMass Chan Medical School scientists Phillip D. Zamore, PhD, and Roger J. Davis, PhD, FRS, were elected to the National Academy of Medicine on Oct. 9 for their distinguished contributions to medicine and health.

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  • Phillip Zamore elected to National Academy of Sciences
    May 5, 2023

    Phillip Zamore elected to National Academy of Sciences

    Phillip D. Zamore, PhD, is one of 120 newly elected members of the National Academy of Sciences who were recognized for distinguished achievements in original research. Dr. Zamore is credited with identifying the biochemical machinery responsible for RNA silencing.

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  • Inside the new mRNA vaccines for COVID-19
    Dec 18, 2020

    Inside the new mRNA vaccines for COVID-19

    The new vaccines by Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna use messenger RNA to stimulate the immune system to protect against COVID-19. These vaccines are the first of their kind and researchers at UMass Medical School are among the leading RNA biologists in the world.

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  • Katherine Fitzgerald, Phillip Zamore elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
    Apr 24, 2023

    Katherine Fitzgerald, Phillip Zamore elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences

    Katherine Fitzgerald, PhD, and Phillip D. Zamore, PhD, were elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, which honors excellence and leaders from every field of human endeavor to examine new ideas, address issues of importance to the nation and the world, and work together to cultivate every art and science.

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