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January 24, 2022
Shlomit Schaal elected to Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology Board of Trustees
Shlomit Schaal, MD, PhD, has been elected to the Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology Board of Trustees for a three-year term beginning April 1.
Full story »January 19, 2022UMass Chan medical student inspired by ophthalmology research
Medical student Evan Bilsbury works in a lab focused on ocular gene therapy and macular degeneration. He also volunteers at the Massachusetts Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired.
Full story »January 17, 2022Martin Luther King Jr. Semester of Service Student Awards address local health care needs
Five teams of UMass Chan Medical School students have been awarded 2022 Martin Luther King Jr. Semester of Service Student Awards to implement community service programs that will cast a wide net over underserved communities.
Full story »January 14, 2022New studies to test performance of home COVID-19 tests for omicron
UMass Chan Medical School researchers and their partners in the National Institutes of Health Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics initiative are starting new studies to determine if the performance of at-home COVID-19 antigen tests currently on the market in the U.S. is affected by the omicron variant.
Full story »January 13, 2022UMass Chan develops model to help clinicians discuss COVID-19 vaccines with pregnant women
A new training initiative funded by the CDC and developed at UMass Chan Medical School aims to help health care providers counsel patients who are hesitant about taking the COVID-19 vaccine while pregnant.
Full story »January 11, 2022Phase I clinical trial of Moderna mRNA vaccine for Epstein-Barr virus starting at UMass Chan
UMass Chan Medical School researchers are embarking on a clinical trial of an mRNA vaccine by Moderna against the Epstein-Barr virus, a common cause of infectious mononucleosis. Katherine Luzuriaga, MD, is principal investigator for the study at UMass Chan.
Full story »January 11, 2022UMass Chan community invited to celebration of service in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 24
The 34th annual UMass Chan Medical School tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. will take place online on Zoom, on Monday, Jan. 24, from noon to 1 p.m.
Full story »January 10, 2022UMass Cancer Walk and Run chosen as best local fundraiser event by WBJ readers
Worcester Business Journal readers have chosen the UMass Cancer Walk and Run as the best nonprofit fundraiser event in Central Massachusetts.
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January 10, 2022
Jason Shohet receives second Hyundai Hope on Wheels grant
Hyundai Hope on Wheels has awarded Jason Shohet, MD, PhD, a second $300,000 Scholar Hope Grant to continue his research on neuroblastoma, a deadly cancer in children that affects the peripheral nervous system.
Full story »January 07, 2022Ann Moormann elected a fellow of the African Academy of Sciences
Ann Moormann, PhD, MPH, is recognized for outstanding contributions to the development of science and career advancement of scientists in Africa.
Full story »January 06, 2022Vitamin D shows promise for children newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes
A randomized clinical trial conducted by Benjamin Nwosu, MD, suggests adding a safe, inexpensive and easy-to-administer form of vitamin D to treatment for children newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes can positively affect measures of disease progression.
Full story »January 05, 2022Dermatology research fellow receives diversity grant for lupus research
Janet Lubov, a dermatology research fellow at UMass Chan who hopes to help underserved and under-resourced populations through global dermatology, received a grant from the Lupus Research Alliance to support her work.
Full story »January 05, 2022UMass Chan Cares 2021 campaign donations directed to 284 organizations
The UMass Chan Cares charitable giving campaign has officially wrapped up with donations totaling more than $210,000 from hundreds of Medical School students, faculty and employees to support causes they care about.
Full story »January 04, 2022Janjay Innis named one of Worcester’s Women to Watch by Worcester Magazine
Janjay Innis, communications content specialist for diversity and inclusion at UMass Chan Medical School, was named one of the Worcester Magazine’s “Worcester’s Women to Watch 2022.”
Full story »January 04, 2022First-year nursing student aims to amplify diversity on road to becoming nurse practitioner
Jeannece Batista, a Worcester native, is a Graduate Entry Pathway student in the Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing.
Full story »December 30, 2021Top story: University of Massachusetts announces $175 million transformational gift to its Medical School
The University of Massachusetts is announcing a history-making $175 million donation from The Morningside Foundation to UMass Medical School. (Originally published on Sept. 7, 2021)
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December 29, 2021
Top story: UMass Medical School announces partnership in large-scale COVID-19 vaccination site in Worcester
UMass Medical School, in partnership with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the City of Worcester, Worcester State University and Saint Vincent Hospital, will play an integral role in a COVID-19 large-scale vaccination site that will open later this month on the campus of Worcester State. (Originally published on Feb. 17, 2021)
Full story »December 28, 2021Top story: UMass Medical School researchers to start trial of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in teens
UMass Medical School researchers are about to start enrolling adolescents ages 12 through 17 in a clinical trial to test the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine made by Moderna. (Originally published on Jan. 26, 2021)
Full story »December 23, 2021Top story: Preventative shot for Lyme disease, developed at UMass Medical School, enters clinical trial
Lyme PrEP, a seasonal shot to prevent Lyme disease developed by MassBiologics at UMass Medical School, has begun enrolling volunteers to evaluate the safety and pharmacology of the treatment. (Originally published on Fed. 24, 2021)
Full story »December 23, 2021UMass Chan clinical trial shows antisense oligonucleotide safely suppresses mutant ALS gene in pilot human study
Robert H. Brown Jr., DPhil, MD, Jonathan Watts, PhD, and colleagues have shown the ability to suppress mutant forms of an ALS gene in a single-patient pilot study.
Full story »December 23, 2021Early use of convalescent plasma treatment for COVID-19 helps avoid hospitalization
Results of a clinical trial led by Jonathan M. Gerber, MD, suggest that early use of convalescent plasma treatment for COVID-19 helps avoid hospitalization.
Full story »December 22, 2021Top story: Veterans Affairs and UMass Chan celebrate ribbon cutting of new community outpatient clinic
The VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System and UMass Chan Medical School hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday, Nov. 8, to celebrate the opening of a new 48,000-square-foot community-based outpatient clinic for veterans located on the Medical School’s campus in Worcester. (Originally published on Nov. 28, 2021)
Full story »December 22, 2021Biden to expand access to at-home COVID kits: 4 essential reads on the critical role of rapid tests
Nate Hafer, PhD, explains how rapid tests are used to help combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
Full story »December 20, 2021Video: 2021 a banner year at UMass Chan Medical School
From a drive-in Match Day to new buildings on campus and a transformational gift, 2021 was a year to remember at UMass Chan Medical School. See highlights from the year in this video.
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December 16, 2021
Max Baker Resource Center receives large donation from Stop & Shop
Stop & Shop has donated $1,400 worth of cereal, canned goods, nonperishables and other essential supplies to the Max Baker Resource Center, a food pantry open to all members of the UMass Chan community.
Full story »December 15, 2021Zaida Ramirez-Ortiz awarded Lupus Innovation Award for cell research in lupus
Zaida Ramirez-Ortiz, PhD’11, received a 2021 Lupus Innovation Award by the Lupus Research Alliance for her work probing an underlying mechanism of lupus.
Full story »December 15, 2021Moderna COVID-19 booster clinical trial starting at UMass Chan
UMass Chan Medical School researchers are starting a Phase II clinical trial of Moderna COVID-19 mRNA vaccine boosters in adults. The study comes as scientists chase the continuous emergence of new SARS-CoV-2 virus variants.
Full story »December 14, 2021Department of Healthcare Delivery and Population Sciences established to advance health equity
The Department of Health Care Delivery and Population Sciences has been established at UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate under the leadership of founding chair and professor Peter Lindenauer, MD, MSc.
Full story »December 13, 2021Communicating science: Brian Lewis discusses overcoming therapeutic resistance in pancreatic cancer
Brian Lewis, PhD, is studying therapeutic resistance in pancreatic cancer cells, hoping to change the grim statistics for patients diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
Full story »December 10, 2021Rapid tests play a crucial role in curbing COVID-19 infections – especially as people gather for the holidays
In a piece written for The Conversation, Nate Hafer, PhD, explains why rapid tests play a critical role in fighting COVID-19 and describes how they work.
Full story »December 08, 2021VA pilot grant led by Kristin Mattocks to study doula care among pregnant women veterans of color
A new Veterans Administration pilot project aims to reduce non-medically necessary cesarean section deliveries and improve birth outcomes among women veterans of color by providing pregnancy, labor and postpartum support from trained lay professionals known as doulas.
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New education and research building moves from excavation to construction
After months of excavation, demolition and relocating underground utilities, construction of the new education and research building on the UMass Chan Medical School campus in Worcester has entered a new phase—building the actual structure.
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