The Latest Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences News

A new mural at UMass Chan Medical School was painted by students including medical students Jen Sohn and Jean Song. Its design captures collaboration among the T.H. Chan School of Medicine, the Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and the Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing.  

UMass Chan Medical School, in partnership with UMass Memorial Health, hosted the inaugural Affirming Health Care for Our Trans and Gender-Diverse Communities Summit, addressing the well-being of trans and gender-diverse community members. Medical student Mina Zhang was the emcee for the event and Kai da Costa, DO, assistant professor of psychiatry, led a patient and community voices panel discussion and Q&A session.  

Researchers in UMass Chan Medical School’s Center for Microbiome Research are exploring the causal mechanisms by which bacteria in the gut influence chronic illnesses such as Alzheimer’s and Crohn’s disease and in autoimmune disorders and other conditions.