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October 19, 2018
UMMS alum Raghu Kiran Appasani addresses UN General Assembly on global mental health
UMass Medical School alumnus Raghu Kiran Appasani, MD, SOM ’18, addressed the United Nations General Assembly in New York City recently to help launch the United for Global Mental Health campaign.
Full story »October 16, 2018Kimberly Fisher speaks at Arnold P. Gold Foundation event on patient-centered care
The Arnold P. Gold Foundation tapped UMass Medical School critical care expert Kimberly Fisher, MD, MSc, to address improving care in the ICU at the 2018 Planetree International Conference on Person-Centered Care.
Full story »October 16, 2018SACNAS-UMMS student chapter receives national recognition
The UMass Medical School student chapter of the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science was recognized as an Outstanding Chapter for Development during the organization’s annual conference recently held in San Antonio, Texas.
Full story »October 15, 2018LISTEN: Perinatal experts discuss screening for postpartum depression
In a new Voices of UMassMed podcast, UMass Medical School perinatal experts Nancy Byatt, DO, MS, MBA, and Tiffany Moore Simas, MD, MPH, MEd, talk about creating an opportunity to screen moms for postpartum depression.
Full story »October 10, 2018Boston Globe highlights palliative care training at UMass Medical School
UMass Medical School is working with Harvard, Tufts and Boston University to develop standards for end-of-life medical training, according to an article in the Oct. 10 Boston Globe.
Full story »October 09, 2018Benjamin Nwosu finds youth exposure to second-hand smoke predicts vitamin D deficiency
A new study by UMass Medical School pediatric endocrinology expert Benjamin Nwosu, MD, finds that children in the United States exposed to second-hand smoke are far more likely to be low on vitamin D than their unexposed peers.
Full story »October 04, 2018UMass Cancer Walk and Run draws 7,000 for 20th anniversary event
More than 7,000 people flocked to Worcester on Sunday, Sept. 30, to celebrate the 20th anniversary UMass Cancer Walk & Run. This year’s event raised nearly $650,000, the largest amount raised in eight years, with plenty of time still left to donate.
Full story »October 04, 2018Cardiopulmonary Implementation Science Scholars tackle common clinical challenges
Westyn Branch-Elliman, MD, MMSc; Mayuko Ito Fukunaga, MD; and Lauren Westafer, DO, MPH, are studying solutions and how to put them into practice to address common clinical challenges. They are the inaugural fellows in the Massachusetts Consortium for Cardiopulmonary Implementation Science Scholars program at UMass Medical School.
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October 03, 2018
SOM student Amanda Whitehouse to chair American Medical Association standing committee
Second-year School of Medicine student Amanda Whitehouse has been selected as the new chair of American Medical Association’s Membership Engagement and Recruitment Committee.
Full story »October 02, 2018Brian Kelch lab to bring biomedical science lessons to Worcester Technical High School
Students from the lab of Brian Kelch, PhD, will share their biomedical training and laboratory experience with students at Worcester Technical High School, thanks to a 5-year, $1 million grant to study viral motors from the National Science Foundation.
Full story »October 01, 2018Inaugural Williams Scholars announced at UMMS
Timothy Kowalik, PhD; Stephenie Lemon, PhD; David McManus, MD; and Susan Sullivan-Bolyai, DNSc, MN, RN; have been named the inaugural Dr. Marcellette G. Williams distinguished Scholars at UMass Medical School.
Full story »October 01, 2018LISTEN: John Harris describes research into better treatments for vitiligo in ‘Voices of UMassMed’
In a new Voices of UMassMed podcast interview, John Harris, MD, PhD, talks about the stigma associated with having vitiligo and explains the promising research he’s working on to find better treatments for patients.
Full story »September 27, 2018Mass. tobacco policy expert working to stem teen vaping as FDA declares an e-cigarette epidemic
UMass Medical School tobacco prevention expert Tina Grosowsky, MA, is seeing evidence of the dramatic rise in teen vaping, as she fulfills frequent requests from parents and school administrators to teach them how to address the crisis.
Full story »September 24, 2018Liberian health care system grows as Patricia McQuilkin, UMMS colleagues maintain commitment
A new, three-year, $1.5 million Partnership for Enhanced Engagement in Research grant from the National Academies of Sciences and USAID will support the work of Patricia McQuilkin, MD, and colleagues in Liberia to establish family medicine residency and infectious disease training and research for Liberian medical residents and junior faculty.
Full story »September 21, 2018GSBS, American Chemical Society collaborate to measure impact of individual development plans
With a three-year, $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences in collaboration with the American Chemical Society will measure the impact of career development planning for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers.
Full story »September 19, 2018Kola Akindele to serve as assistant vice chancellor for city and community relations
Kola Akindele, JD, has been promoted to assistant vice chancellor for city and community relations in the Office of Community and Government Relations at UMass Medical School, according to an announcement from Chancellor Michael F. Collins.
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September 18, 2018
GSBS recognizes 52 graduate students as they embark on dissertation research
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Dean Mary Ellen Lane, PhD, welcomed and congratulated 52 graduate students entering the transformative years of their doctoral research during the GSBS Qualifying Exam Recognition Ceremony on Tuesday, Sept. 18.
Full story »September 18, 2018UMass Medical School magazine debuts
As part of UMass Medical School’s ongoing initiatives to share news about the research, academic and service achievements that take place every day on our campuses, a new magazine debuts this week, @umassmed.
Full story »September 18, 2018Pinning marks milestone for 36 GSN Graduate Entry Pathway students
Thirty-six students marked an educational and professional milestone at their Graduate Entry Pathway Pinning Ceremony on Monday, Sept. 17, as they received pins symbolizing their entry into the profession.
Full story »September 17, 2018UMMS staff, students provide classroom enrichment to 27 teachers in Worcester’s North Quadrant
Thanks to the generosity of its employees and students, UMass Medical School has awarded classroom enrichment mini-grants totaling $38,000 to 27 teachers in the Worcester Public Schools North Quadrant.
Full story »September 17, 2018LISTEN: Jennifer Reidy shares insight, evidence about palliative medicine in new Voices of UMassMed podcast
In the latest episode of the Voices of UMassMed podcast, Jennifer Reidy, MD, shares insight and evidence about how palliative care can ease the burden of complex illness, and discusses her career mission to make it standard of care at UMMS and beyond.
Full story »September 14, 2018On 25th anniversary of White Coat Ceremony, students vow to deliver compassionate care
The School of Medicine Class of 2022 at UMass Medical School donned their white coats for the first time in a heartfelt ceremony on Friday, Sept. 14, under a tent on the campus green, as the first-year medical students accepted the mantel of the medical profession.
Full story »September 14, 20182018 Investiture Ceremony honors four named professors and their benefactors
Jane Freedman, MD; Jonathan Gerber, MD; Jason Shohet, MD, PhD; and Zhiping Weng, PhD; were officially invested into named professorships at the 2018 Investiture Ceremony on Thursday, Sept. 13, bringing the total number of endowed chairs at UMass Medical School to 49.
Full story »September 14, 2018Convocation 2018: Chancellor Collins recognizes campus achievements; launches strategic planning mission
In his annual Convocation address, Chancellor Michael F. Collins noted accomplishments of the past year and awarded Chancellor’s Medals to four distinguished faculty for their exemplary teaching, scholarship, clinical excellence and service.
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September 12, 2018
Jomol Mathew named UMMS chief research informatics officer
Jomol Mathew, PhD, has been appointed chief research informatics officer for UMass Medical School. She leads the UMass Center for Clinical and Translational Science Informatics Core, which provides services that enhance the ability to conduct a broad spectrum of clinical and translational research.
Full story »September 11, 2018Telegram: Robert Finberg explains flu threat, 100 years after pandemic
It’s been 100 years since an influenza pandemic killed millions of people, and while significant strides have been made in science, public health and emergency systems, flu viruses continue to threaten public health. Robert Finberg, MD, explains the flu virus in a Sept. 8 Telegram & Gazette article.
Full story »September 11, 2018Job Dekker and colleagues develop new model to examine large mutations in cells
Job Dekker, PhD, creator of high-throughput chromosome conformation capture (known as Hi-C), and a team of researchers have developed a new computational framework combining optical mapping, Hi-C, and whole genome sequencing to find what are called “structural variants” within cancer genomes and learn more about how such cancers begin.
Full story »September 10, 2018Guangping Gao named a top translational scientist by Nature Biotechnology
Guangping Gao, PhD, has been ranked one of the world’s top translational researchers, according to a new tabulation from Nature Biotechnology. The Top 20 Translational Researchers of 2017, published this month by Nature Biotechnology, places Dr. Gao fourth.
Full story »September 10, 2018Convocation at UMass Medical School marks new academic year
UMass Medical School will celebrate the new academic year with a full slate of events recognizing student and faculty accomplishments beginning with the formal Convocation and Investiture ceremonies on Thursday, Sept. 13, at 4 p.m. in the Albert Sherman Center auditorium.
Full story »September 07, 2018John Haran focusing on microbiome to understand C. difficile in nursing homes
With a new grant from the National Institute on Aging, UMass Medical School physician-scientist John Haran, MD, PhD, and collaborators are focusing on the microbiome as a conduit to reduce the risk of C. diff infection in nursing homes.
Full story »September 04, 2018WBUR: Mark Johnson weighs in on paucity of African-Americans in U.S. medical schools
African-American men make up less than 7 percent of students enrolled in United States medical schools, according to a WBUR/National Public Radio podcast, but too few Americans are focused on the problem, says Mark Johnson, MD, PhD.
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LISTEN: Steven Hatch recounts working in Ebola treatment unit in Liberia
Steven Hatch, MD, treated patients in Liberia during the world’s largest Ebola outbreak. Hear his story in this episode of Voices of UMassMed.
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