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  • PhD student Valeria Sanabria wins Zelda Haidak Scholarship in Cell Biology

    PhD student Valeria Sanabria wins Zelda Haidak Scholarship in Cell Biology

    PhD student Valeria Sanabria, MD, won the Zelda Haidak Scholarship in Cell Biology, which was established to enhance training for women pursuing research careers in cell biology. Her research is focused on studying gene expression at the transcriptional level.

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  • Worcester middle school teachers receive new microscopes to enhance classroom learning

    Worcester middle school teachers receive new microscopes to enhance classroom learning

    UMass Chan Medical School hosted 23 science teachers from six Worcester middle schools to train them on the light microscopes recently donated to their classrooms by the Medical School, thanks to a grant from the Moderna Foundation.

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  • UMass Chan helps ‘Crack the Code’ at biotech career day in Worcester

    UMass Chan helps ‘Crack the Code’ at biotech career day in Worcester

    Representatives from UMass Chan presented on several topics and career paths, including RNA Therapeutics Institute, ScienceLive, community and government relations, diversity and inclusion and media and arts in sciences.

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  • UMass Chan, Moderna partner to provide microscopes to Worcester middle schools

    UMass Chan, Moderna partner to provide microscopes to Worcester middle schools

    Dozens of new microscopes will be delivered to six Worcester middle schools thanks to a partnership between UMass Chan Medical School and Moderna.

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  • Athma Pai awarded NSF CAREER grant

    Athma Pai awarded National Science Foundation CAREER grant

    Athma A. Pai, PhD, was awarded a nearly $1 million CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation to use new high-throughput genomics approaches to study the regulation of mRNA splicing.

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  • Leader of ScienceLIVE program at UMass Chan recognized for advocacy work

    Leader of ScienceLIVE program at UMass Chan recognized for advocacy work

    Angela Messmer-Blust, PhD, was selected as the inaugural winner of the Oligonucleotide Therapeutics Society’s Science Outreach Award.

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  • UMass Chan partners with Worcester to outfit elementary students with backpacks and school supplies

    UMass Chan partners with Worcester to outfit elementary students with backpacks and school supplies

    Nearly 600 students in Worcester received backpacks filled with school supplies this week, thanks to the UMass Chan Medical School community.

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  • Emma RNA Saves the Day coloring book helps children understand how COVID-19 vaccines work

    Emma RNA Saves the Day coloring book helps children understand how COVID-19 vaccines work

    A coloring book created by a team at UMass Chan Medical School is helping children learn about the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 and the RNA vaccines that protect against it.

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  • Remillard Family Community Service Fund awards nine grants for UMass Chan collaborations

    Remillard Family Community Service Fund awards nine grants for UMass Chan collaborations

    Funded projects led by faculty, students, staff and community partners have the potential to improve the health of Central Massachusetts residents, particularly those who are economically or educationally disadvantaged or underrepresented.

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  • Worcester elementary students greeted with supply-filled backpacks from UMass Medical School

    Worcester elementary students greeted with supply-filled backpacks from UMass Medical School

    Nearly 600 backpacks were distributed to students at Rice Square, Grafton Street and Union Square elementary schools thanks to the UMass Medical School North Quadrant Support Services partnership with the Worcester Public Schools.

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Coloring book created by medical professor addresses vaccine, COVID-19 concerns

A new coloring book is helping kids draw clear lines between COVID-19 and the vaccines. Download or request coloring book.
 
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Superhero Emma RNA gives COVID-19 bam! pow! zap! in new comic/coloring book

WORCESTER — There’s a new comic book superhero in town and her mission is combating COVID-19 through education...and coloring. Download or request coloring book.
 
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UMass Chan Medical School professor creates kids coloring book on COVID-19 vaccine

A new coloring book is helping kids draw clear lines between COVID-19 and the vaccines. Download or request coloring book.
 
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Angela Messmer-Blust awarded the Mass State Lottery Hero Among Us award from the Boston Celtics

BOSTON — Angela Messmer-Blust awarded the Mass State Lottery #HeroAmongUs award at the Boston Celtics vs. LA Lakers game, for creating a coloring book to help local children understand COVID-19 and the vaccines produced to end it.  Download or request coloring book.
 
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Meet the four women scientists at UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester passing the scientific torch to the next generation 

WORCESTER — Scientists at UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester host virtual presentations that are meant to spark interests from middle school students in fields of science. 
 
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