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Blog for the Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biotechnology at UMass Chan Medical School. Check here for updates about the achievements of our trainees, staff and faculty.

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    Dr. Brian Kelch Receives the Education Service Award, 2024

    Dr. Brian Kelch received the Education Service Award in 2024! Learn more about his dedication to education in this blog post.

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    Dr. Celia Schiffer elected to the National Academy of Sciences

    Breaking news! Dr. Celia Schiffer, the Chair and the Arthur F. and Helen P. Koskinas Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biotechnology, and the Director of the Institute for Drug Resistance, was elected to the National Academy of Sciences!

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    Celebrating DNA Day!

    Join us in celebrating the foundation of life as we know it by learning about innovative DNA-focused research in our department. Dr. Brian Kelch's lab is working to understand DNA-replication machinery across the tree of life in an effort to identify new candidate antibacterial targets.

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    Autism Awareness Day - Featuring the Thyme Lab

    Deciphering the complex risk factors behind Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is the passion of our own Dr. Summer Thyme at UMass Chan BMB.

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    World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week, 2023

    Learn about research hoping to discover new antibiotics in the Biochemistry and Molecular Biotechnology department at UMass Chan Medical School.

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    Taking the STING out of Disease -Biochemistry & Molecular Biotechnology (BMB) Department

    Dr. Paul Thompson of the Biochemistry & Molecular Biotechnology department at UMass Chan Medical School recently published a newly discovered inhibitor of STING signaling that could be a promising new treatment option for various diseases including lupus, SAVI, and ALS.

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    How to Have a Successful Career in Biotech

    Wondering how current PhD students and postdocs can prepare to make an impact in the rapidly-changing biotech industry? Check out this article that features interviews with industry experts!

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    Highlighting ALS Research for ALS Awareness Day

    For the Global Day of Recognition of ALS/MND, in which we honor ALS patients and their caretakers around the world, we wanted to feature the work of our own Dr. Zuoshang Xu. Dr. Xu is one of many researchers around the world working tirelessly to develop the first cure for this deadly disease.

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    Graduation 2023!

    Please join us in offering our most sincere congratulations to the BMB Class of 2023! We at the BMB wish you all the luck and happiness in the world as you continue on in your careers and lives.

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    2023 Women's Faculty Committee Awards

    Join us in congratulating the Biochemistry & Molecular Biotechnology faculty whose accomplishments were honored at the 2023 Women's Faculty Committee Awards at UMass Chan Medical School.

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