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    MCCB was formed in 2015 from the merger of the Program in Gene Function and Expression and the Department of Cancer Biology.

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    The award recognizes outstanding graduate students at UMass Chan who have demonstrated research excellence.

Conducting collaborative, cutting-edge research
to unravel molecular, cellular and genetic mechanisms of disease and translate our discoveries into innovative therapeutic strategies

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  • PhD candidate Bradley Class receives NIH grant to study Louis-Bar syndrome

    PhD candidate Bradley Class receives NIH grant to study Louis-Bar syndrome

    PhD candidate Bradley Class has received a NIH grant to further his research on neuron mutations and ataxia-telangiectasia, a rare disease characterized by impaired motor function, dilated blood vessels and a weakened immune system.

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Recent Publications

  • Hwang et al. Sphingolipid synthesis maintains nuclear membrane integrity and genome stability during cell division. J Cell Biol, 2025. Article | Torres Lab
  • David et al. Multidimensional third-generation sequencing of modified DNA bases allows interrogation of complex biological systems. Nat Commun, 2025. Article | Flavahan Lab
  • Li et al. C-COUNT: a convolutional neural network-based tool for automated scoring of erythroid colonies. Exp Hematol. 2025. Article | Socolovsky Lab

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