News Makers 2011

- archived News Makers -

• 05-02-11

  Doctor of arts and science

  Boston Globe
  Dr. Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author and keynote speaker at the Women Authors Evening at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, spoke to the Boston Globe about what it’s like to be a physician and a novelist.

• 05-01-11

  UMass Medical and the economy

  NECN
  Chancellor Michael F. Collins examines the impact of UMass Medical School on the Worcester economy and talks about construction of the Sherman Center.

• 04-29-11

  Workshop introduces words by region's writing women

  A  story about the Women's Words Week, a series of events benefitting Daybreak, the YWCA's domestic violence service provider, and co-sponsored by UMass Medical School.
  
  Worcester Telegram and Gazette
  
  Making words worthwhile
  Worcester Magazine

• 04-28-11

  Strong heart for helping

  Worcester Telegram and Gazette

  UMass Medical School alum Imoigele P. Aisiku, MD, MBA, spoke at Worcester State University about his work as director of neurocritical care at Mischer Neuroscience Institute at Memorial Hermann in Houston. Dr. Aisiku, a member of the team treating U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, will be giving a talk on developments in medicine and neuroscience.

• 04-28-11

  UMass Medical researchers awarded $500K matching grants

  Robert H. Brown Jr., DPhil, MD, chair and professor of neurology, received a $500,000 grant from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center to collaborate with RXi Pharmaceuticals in developing a potential new treatment for ALS using “selfdelivering rxRNA.”

  Mass. awards $1M in life sciences grants
  Boston Business Journal
  
  UMass Medical researchers awarded $500K matching grants
  Mass High Tech

  Grant awarded
  Worcester Telegram and Gazette

  $500K For UMass, RXi Partnership
  Worcester Business Journal

• 04-27-11

  Gabrielle Giffords' doctor discusses medicine in Worcester

  NECN
  UMass Medical School alum Imoigele P. Aisiku, MD, MBA, spoke at Worcester State University about his work as director of neurocritical care at Mischer Neuroscience Institute at Memorial Hermann in Houston. Dr. Aisiku, a member of the team treating U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, will be giving a talk on developments in medicine and neuroscience.

• 04-26-11

  Explaining epilepsy

  An op-ed co-authored by Catherine A. Phillips, MD, clinical associate professor of neurology and co-director of the Comprehensive Epilepsy Program at UMass Memorial Medical Center, examines the prevalence and impact of epilepsy on patients
  
  Physician Focus: Explaining epilepsy
  MetroWest Daily News

  Physician Focus: Explaining epilepsy
  Taunton Daily Gazette

  Physician Focus: Explaining epilepsy
  Fall River Herald News
  
  Physician Focus: Explaining epilepsy
  Milford Daily News

• 04-25-11

  Beyond blueprints: 3-D saves time, money

  Boston Globe
  A story about applying 3-D modeling technology to commercial construction projects references the Sherman Center and includes comments from John Baker, associate vice chancellor of facilities.

• 04-25-11

  Q&A with James McNamara, UMass Medical School

  Worcester Business Journal
  James P. McNamara, executive director of the office of technology management, discusses the role of technology transfer at an academic medical center.

• 04-22-11

  Earth Day brings a new level of concern

  Worcester Telegram and Gazette
  

  A story about Earth Day and sustainability efforts in Central Massachusetts includes photography taken at the sixth annual UMMS Earth Day Celebration.
  

• 04-21-11

  Medical Memos

  Worcester Telegram and Gazette
  

  Joseph R. Difranza, MD, professor of family medicine & community health, has been honored by the Massachusetts Medical Society as the 2011 recipient of the Henry Ingersoll Bowditch Award for Excellence in Public Health.

• 04-20-11

  UMMS Celebrates Earth Day

  Channel 3, Worcester News Tonight
  Melissa Lucas, sustainability manager, talks about the sixth annual Earth Day Celebration at UMMS. (Read a recap of the Earth Day celebration at UMassMedNow.)

• 04-20-11

  Five women set to receive YWCA Erskine Award

  Worcester Telegram and Gazette
  

  Joanne Nicholson, PhD, professor of psychiatry and family medicine & community health, is one of five women to receive this year’s Katharine F. Erskine Award from the YWCA. The award is given to women who have reached exemplary levels of achievement in their professions and their communities.

• 04-20-11

  Becker students rally to support humanitarian aid

  Worcester Telegram and Gazette
  A story about local students rallying to support global humanitarian efforts includes comments from Katherine Ruiz De Luzuriaga, MD, professor of pediatrics and medicine, who spoke at the event.

• 04-20-11

  A new diabetes scorecard to help patients better manage their disease

  Patients with diabetes get help from technology
  Boston Globe

  Doctor creates diabetes scorecard
  NECN

  Doctor creates diabetes scorecard
  Channel 3, Worcester News Tonight
  David M. Harlan, MD, director of the Diabetes Center of Excellence, the William and Doris Krupp Professor in Medicine and professor of medicine, explains a new diabetes scorecard he developed to help patients better manage their disease.

• 04-20-11

  Two biotech companies with ties to UMass Medical School are working on developing vaccines for breast cancer

  Cross-town rivalry
  Worcester Telegram and Gazette
  Two biotech companies with ties to UMass Medical School, RXi Pharmaceuticals Corp. and Antigen Express Inc., are working on developing vaccines for breast cancer that use bits of a key protein to rouse the immune system to destroy cancer cells that have evaded surgery, chemotherapy and radiation.
  

• 04-19-11

  Joint effort

  Worcester Telegram and Gazette
  

  UMass Medical School is leading a consortium of academic medical centers in establishing the first U.S. Research Registry for Total Joint Replacements. In the article, Patricia D. Franklin, MD, MBA, MPH, the Joy McCann Professor for Women in Medicine, professor of orthopedics & physical rehabilitation and family medicine & community health and principal investigator of the $12 million Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality grant, explains the importance of the registry and how it will work.

• 04-09-11

  Zebrafish answering important biological questions

  Zebrafish key to cure?
  Worcester Telegram and Gazette
  
  Nathan Lawson, PhD, associate professor of program in molecular medicine, Charles G. Sagerstrom, PhD, associate professor of biochemistry & molecular pharmacology, Craig Ceol, PhD, assistant professor of program in molecular medicine, and Scot Wolfe, PhD, associate professor of biochemistry & molecular pharmacology and program in molecular medicine, discuss their respective research and how the zebrafish’s unique attributes, such as the melanocytes that give the fish’s stripes their dark color, are helping to answer important biological questions.

  Humble zebrafish being used to study disease
  Boston Globe

  Humble zebrafish being used to study disease
  Boston Herald

  Zebrafish being used to study cancer, other diseases
  Chicago Sun-Times

  Humble zebrafish being used to study disease
  WHDH

  Humble zebrafish being used to study disease
  Washington Examiner

  Humble zebrafish being used to study disease
  Albany Times Union

  UMass Scientists Using Zebrafish's Dark Stripes To Single Out Cancer Gene
  WCVB

  Humble zebrafish being used to study disease
  NECN

• 04-07-11

  Daniel N. A. Bolon, PhD, assistant professor of biochemistry & molecular pharmacology, discusses a novel technique developed by his lab.

  UMMS researchers develop new technology to screen and analyze genetic mutations
  EurekaAlert

  New Technology To Screen And Analyze Genetic Mutations Points To New Methods For Screening For Drug Resistance
  MedicalNews Today

  New Technology Developed to Screen and Analyze Genetic Mutations
  Science Daily

• 04-07-11

  Melissa J. Moore, PhD, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator and professor of biochemistry & molecular pharmacology, receives the 2011 William C. Rose Award from the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

  Scientific community recognizes UMass med school researcher, mentor
  EurekaAlert

  Scientific community recognizes UMass med school researcher, mentor
  PhysOrg

  Melissa J. Moore, UMass Med School Researcher, Mentor, Lauded For Doing High-Risk, High-Impact Research
  MedicalNews Today

• 04-07-11

  Job Dekker, PhD, associate professor of biochemistry & molecular pharmacology and molecular medicine, receives the 2011 Young Investigator Award from the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

  UMass med school professor wins coveted emerging-investigator award
  EurekaAlert

  UMass med school professor wins coveted emerging-investigator award
  PhysOrg.com

  Coveted Emerging-Investigator Award Won By UMass Med School Professor
  MedicalNews Today

• 04-06-11

  Back Surgery: Too Many, Too Costly, Too Ineffective

  Dynamic Chiropractic
  David H. Spodick, MD, professor of medicine, is quoted in an article about back surgery.

• 04-04-11

  The Rise of Lyme

  Worcester Magazine
  Richard T. Ellison, MD, professor of medicine and molecular genetics & microbiology talks about the increasing incidents of Lyme disease in Central Massachusetts.

• 04-04-11

  New Role For Cilia Protein In Mitosis

  Identification Of New Role For Cilia Protein In Mitosis
  Medical News Today

  Discovery points to a potential co-contributor to cilia-related diseases
  RedOrbit

  New Role for Cilia Protein in Mitosis
  Science Daily

  Discovery points to a potential co-contributor to cilia-related diseases
  Eurekalert
  Research by Stephen J. Doxsey, PhD, professor of molecular medicine and biochemistry & molecular pharmacology and cell biology, points to a potential new cause for ciliopathies in mitosis.

• 04-04-11

  College Town: Colleges of Worcester Consortium honors student volunteers

  Worcester Telegram and Gazette
  MD/PhD student Jennifer MacDonald was honored by the Colleges of Worcester Consortium’s Community Engagement Committee for her efforts with the Worcester Free Clinic Coalition.

• 04-01-11

  Lung cancer deaths fall for women

  Washington Post
  A story about falling lung cancer rates among women includes comments from Joseph R. Difranza, MD, professor of family medicine & community health.
  
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  Northwest Herald
  NBC Local Media