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September 25, 2017
Schafer studies how immune cells of the brain regulate brain circuit connectivity with new NIMH grant
Dorothy P. Schafer, PhD, assistant professor of neurobiology, has been awarded a $2 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to research the role microglia play in the health of the sensory nervous system.
Full story »September 25, 2017UMMS structural biologist wins distinguished young scholar award
Andrei Korostelev, PhD, has been awarded the Earl and Thressa Stadtman Scholar Award from the American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology.
Full story »September 19, 2017Benjamin Nwosu confirms accuracy of simple method to detect honeymoon period in children newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes
A study conducted by Benjamin Nwosu, MD, at UMass Medical School has confirmed the accuracy of a new, simple method to determine whether children newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes are experiencing a beneficial partial clinical remission.
Full story »September 19, 2017Gene therapy for Parkinson’s disease underway at MassBiologics, according to Standard Times report
Chancellor Michael F. Collins and Mark S. Klempner, MD, executive vice chancellor for MassBiologics at UMass Medical School, provided a tour of the MassBiologics facility on Monday, Sept. 18 to local lawmakers and discussed a promising gene therapy treatment underway, according to an article in the Standard Times.
Full story »September 15, 2017At White Coat Ceremony, first-year medical students don mantle of profession
A powerful and empowering symbol of the medical profession was passed to the 162 members of the School of Medicine Class of 2021 at the White Coat Ceremony on Friday, Sept. 15, before a joyful crowd of family, friends and faculty under a tent on the Campus Green.
Full story »September 14, 2017Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences welcomes 52 students as doctoral candidates
At the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Recognition Ceremony on Sept. 14, Dean Anthony Carruthers, PhD, reflected upon his aspirations for the 52 graduate students who are entering the “proving ground for doctoral study.”
Full story »September 14, 20172017 Investiture Ceremony honors nine named professors and their benefactors
At the 2017 Investiture Ceremony following Convocation on Wednesday, Sept., 13, nine distinguished faculty members were officially invested into named professorships, bringing the total number of endowed chairs at UMass Medical School to 48.
Full story »September 14, 2017Convocation 2017: Chancellor Collins recognizes ‘smart minds, great science and genuine collegiality’ at UMMS
In his annual Convocation address, Chancellor Michael F. Collins praised the campus for its collaborative environment and awarded Chancellor’s Medals to four distinguished faculty for their exemplary teaching, scholarship, clinical excellence and service.
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September 12, 2017
Graduate Entry Pathway pinning launches advanced practice nursing careers
The Graduate School of Nursing’s annual Graduate Entry Pathway Pinning Ceremony kicked off Convocation Week at UMass Medical School on Sept. 11 when 30 doctoral students received pins symbolizing their entry into the nursing profession.
Full story »September 11, 2017Convocation week at UMass Medical School celebrates new academic year
UMass Medical School will celebrate the new academic year with a full slate of events recognizing student and faculty accomplishments this week, including the formal Convocation and Investiture ceremonies on Wednesday, Sept. 13, at 4 p.m. in the Albert Sherman Center auditorium.
Full story »September 08, 2017UMass Medical School takes part in National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
UMass Medical School is participating in National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month this September with resources, training and advocacy to address a significant and increasing national public health problem.
Full story »September 07, 2017Coughing in children: UMMS pediatric pulmonologist warns of cough medicine safety and efficacy
A federal committee is considering whether cough medicine containing certain opioids, such as codeine, should no longer be used to treat severe pain or cough in children. Ted Kremer, MD, said cough medicines in general are not beneficial to children.
Full story »August 31, 2017Marian Walhout receives $4.1 million outstanding investigator award from NIH
Marian Walhout, PhD, has received a 5-year, $4.1 million Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award from the National Institutes of Health to continue her study of metabolism and gene expression and how they interact.
Full story »August 31, 2017Faculty Flexibility Award enhances career development and satisfaction at UMass Medical School
Faculty at UMass Medical School are reaping the benefits of enhanced mentoring and career development resources, thanks in part to programs funded by the prestigious Alfred P. Sloan Award for Faculty Career Flexibility. The final grant report documents five years of accomplishment.
Full story »August 30, 2017Saki Santorelli retires as executive director of Center for Mindfulness
After an impressive career as an educator, clinician, mentor and author, Saki F. Santorelli, EdD, MA, professor of medicine, has announced he will retire as the executive director of the UMass Medical School Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care and Society.
Full story »August 28, 2017Joyce McIntyre looks to improve international surgical missions
A new UMass Medical School study of international volunteering among American plastic surgeons co-authored by Joyce McIntyre, MD, is the first to delve into the effectiveness and quality of American surgery missions around the globe.
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August 25, 2017
Hemant Khanna exploring innovative gene therapy for severe inherited eye disorder
New research by Hemant Khanna, PhD, and colleagues in the Horae Gene Therapy Center at UMass Medical School explores gene therapy to treat the most common form of Leber congenital amaurosis, a severe inherited disorder that causes childhood blindness.
Full story »August 24, 2017Telegram, Associated Press report on UMMS study on success of joint replacement among overweight patients
People who are overweight or obese and undergo total joint replacement experience the same pain relief as those patients who do so at a lower body weight, according to a study by UMass Medical School that is being reported in media outlets across the country.
Full story »August 23, 2017Microscopic images from RTI illuminate scientific progress
Striking microscopic imagery from the RNA Therapeutics Institute at UMass Medical School is being featured by scientific publisher Cell Press. The images in the gallery were shared by scientists from UMMS.
Full story »August 21, 2017Alice Moore named deputy executive vice chancellor at Commonwealth Medicine
Alice E. Moore, JD, will join UMass Medical School in October as the deputy executive vice chancellor for Commonwealth Medicine, according to an announcement by Chancellor Michael F. Collins and Commonwealth Medicine Executive Vice Chancellor Joyce A. Murphy.
Full story »August 17, 2017U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern, Worcester leaders support critical NIH funding for UMass Medical School
President Donald Trump’s proposal to cut 22 percent from the FY18 National Institutes of Health budget would cost UMass Medical School from $45 million to $74 million a year, Chancellor Michael F. Collins said at an Aug. 16 panel discussion on NIH funding at UMMS.
Full story »August 16, 2017Worcester Public Schools and UMass Medical School unveil family support services initiative
UMass Medical School is stocking a school food pantry, distributing 700 backpacks filled with supplies to students and installing washers and dryers in the Worcester Public Schools, thanks to support from the Remillard Family Community Service Fund.
Full story »August 15, 2017Warren Ferguson in STAT and Boston Globe: Prisons and jails need support to fight opioid addiction
Warren J. Ferguson, MD, is studying how jails and prisons can implement medication-assisted treatment programs for opioid addiction, according to reports by STAT and The Boston Globe.
Full story »August 14, 2017UMMS intervention hopes to shrink health disparities by reducing clinician bias
In partnership with the Worcester community, researchers at UMMS are launching an intervention to reduce health disparities in hypertension control among minority and lower socioeconomic status patients by training health care providers to be more conscious of their own implicit biases while treating patients.
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August 10, 2017
Smelling the Cheese
Paul L. Greer, PhD, assistant professor of molecular medicine, is using the mouse olfactory system to investigate how animals take sensory input from their environment and translate those stimuli into action, with the hope of translating these discoveries into new treatments for a host of neurological disorders, including autism spectrum disorders.
Full story »August 09, 2017UMass Medical School ranks fourth for research cited in patents
UMass Medical School has been ranked fourth in the Nature Index 2017 Innovation supplement, which sheds new light on the impact academic research is having on innovation by measuring citations of research articles in third party patents.
Full story »August 08, 2017Scientific discovery launches undergraduates toward biomedical careers
Twenty-six college undergraduates spent 10 weeks conducting sophisticated research with established principal investigators as participants in the 25th annual Summer Undergraduate Research Program at UMass Medical School.
Full story »August 07, 2017New UMMS study shows how to account for social disparities in health care costs
In a new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine, Arlene Ash, PhD, recommends allocating some health insurance dollars for patients in vulnerable communities and for those subject to social risks, in addition to their medical issues.
Full story »August 07, 2017Women in Science: PhD candidate Yvonne Chan a ‘protein engineer’
In this ‘Women in Science’ video, PhD candidate Yvonne Chan talks about her exploration of how proteins fold and maintain their three-dimensional structure.
Full story »August 03, 2017UMMS welcomes historically large School of Medicine class
UMass Medical School welcomed 162 new medical students to campus on Wednesday, Aug. 2. The School of Medicine Class of 2021 is the largest in school history.
Full story »August 03, 2017Read Pukkila-Worley investigates mechanisms that prevent infections before they take hold
Infectious disease physician-scientist Read Pukkila-Worley, MD, will advance the understanding of how cells that line the intestine recognize when we are under attack by bacterial pathogens, thanks to a new 5-year, $2.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.
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Heather Forkey named Joy McCann Professor for Women in Medicine
Heather C. Forkey, MD, associate professor of pediatrics, director of the Foster Children Evaluation Service, and chief of the Division of Child Protection for the UMass Memorial Children’s Medical Center, has been named the next Joy McCann Professor for Women in Medicine.
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