Art Mercurio was one of four faculty members to receive the GSBS Dean's Award for outstanding faculty contribution to graduate education. Congratulations Art
Eric Baehrecke visited a first grade class at Boylston Elementary School to educate children about being a scientist. The children put on lab coats and safety glasses, and learned about animal life cycles and development while looking at fish, frogs
Charles Nelson, a graduate student in Eric Baehrecke’s lab, was honored by being selected as 1 of 6 students to speak at the Annual UMass Basic Science Research Retreat held on January 28 29, 2013. Charles presented his talk titled
Eric Baehrecke, PhD, Professor in the Department of Cancer Biology, has been appointed Co Editor in Chief of Cell Death and Disease. http www.nature.com cddis about index.html
Dr. Leslie Shaw, Associate Professor of Cancer Biology, was awarded tenure by the UMass Board of Trustees at their June meeting. Congratulations Leslie
Dr. Merav Socolovsky, an expert in the mechanisms of erythropoiesis, has moved her primary appointment from the Department of Pediatrics to the Department of Cancer Biology. She has also been promoted to Associate Professor of Cancer Biology. Welcome and congratulations
Junhao Mao, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Cancer Biology has received a grant from the Pancreatic Cancer Alliance to support his research on the "Gli mediated transcriptional program in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma". More information about the Pancreatic Cancer
Craig Thompson to give Keynote Address at the 2nd Annual Cancer Biology Program RetreatDr. Craig Thompson, MD, President and CEO of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Professor of Cancer Biology and Genetics will give the Keynote Address at the 2nd