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June 13, 2019
Lawrence Rhein named chair of pediatrics
Lawrence M. Rhein, MD, MPH, has been named chair of the Department of Pediatrics, as announced by Terence R. Flotte, MD, and Eric Dickson, MD. Dr. Rhein most recently served as chief of the Division of Neonatology at UMass Memorial Medical Center and associate professor of pediatrics at UMass Medical School.
Full story »June 10, 2019Gold Humanism Honor Society at UMass Medical School inducts 24 students
The UMass Medical School chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society inducted 24 School of Medicine students as members on May 30. Six residents and four faculty members were also inducted into the society.
Full story »June 10, 2019Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society at UMass Medical School welcomes 22 members
Twenty-two members of the School of Medicine Class of 2019 who are members of the UMass Medical School Delta Chapter of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society were recognized during a ceremony held May 31.
Full story »June 05, 2019Stories of loss, survival and hope at the 2019 UMass Cancer Walk Kickoff
At an event characterized by a mix of smiles and tears, the race to raise money for the 2019 UMass Cancer Walk and Run officially began on June 3 as more than 100 team leaders, cancer survivors and event sponsors gathered at the Albert Sherman Center.
Full story »June 03, 2019Jeremy Luban explains need for more diverse genetic databases in new journal article
An article in Nature Medicine by Jeremy Luban, MD, highlights the benefits of more diverse and higher resolution genetic databases. As tools for genetic analysis become more powerful, it is critical for translational scientists to be better equipped to predict the full spectrum of consequences of given mutations, Dr. Luban said.
Full story »June 03, 2019LISTEN: AAMC president’s keynote address to UMass Medical School Commencement
Listen to the commencement address delivered by Darrell G. Kirch, MD, president and CEO of the Association of American Medical Colleges, in the new Voices of UMassMed podcast.
Full story »June 02, 2019On the eve of Commencement, UMMS celebrates honored guests, graduates, family and friends
On Saturday, June 1, the night before its 46th Commencement, UMMS hosted a small dinner for honorary degree recipients and a celebration for members of the class of 2019 and their family and friends.
Full story »May 31, 2019Graduating School of Medicine students lauded for scholarship and service
The UMass Medical School Alumni Association welcomed 126 new members on Friday, May 31, at the annual alumni breakfast, as the School of Medicine Class of 2019 and faculty members were recognized for outstanding achievement.
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May 31, 2019
GSBS awards ceremony recognizes student achievements
At the annual student achievement awards ceremony for the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Dean Mary Ellen Lane encouraged students to seek happiness through love, meaningful work and hope for the future, following in the steps of Joseph Addison, an English playwright and politician.
Full story »May 30, 2019Graduate School of Nursing celebrates the Class of 2019
Members of the Graduate School of Nursing Class of 2019 gathered with fellow students, faculty and guests to celebrate their achievements at the 2019 graduation celebration at UMass Medical School on Wednesday, May 29.
Full story »May 28, 2019Campus prepares for 46th Commencement with a week of celebrations
In the days leading up to the 46th Commencement Exercises at UMass Medical School on Sunday, June 2, students from all three schools will be recognized, friends and family will be celebrated, and distinguished guests will be honored at events across campus.
Full story »May 28, 2019School of Medicine class speaker Kiran Mullur focused on compassionate care
Family and community are important to Kiran Mullur and when he graduates from the School of Medicine at the 46th Commencement of UMass Medical School on Sunday, June 2, his sister, Jyotsna Mullur, MD, will be standing by his side.
Full story »May 28, 2019Link between bench to bedside is personal for GSBS class speaker Jose Mercado-Matos
When Jose Mercado-Matos graduates with an MD/PhD degree at the 46th Commencement of UMass Medical School on Sunday, June 2, it will be the culmination of a long journey inspired by his older brother, Raul, who died of synovial sarcoma at age 25.
Full story »May 28, 2019GSN class speaker Cecily Kulsick embarks on clinical career, well-prepared by DNP program
Career changer Cecily Kulsick will serve as class speaker for the Graduate School of Nursing at UMass Medical School’s 46th Commencement exercises on Sunday, June 2, where she will be awarded her Doctor of Nursing Practice degree.
Full story »May 28, 2019Medical student Charlotte Walmsley reflects on privilege and responsibility of caring for patients
School of Medicine student Charlotte Walmsley reflects on her first year as a medical student at UMass Medical School, against the backdrop of the Oath of Maimonides that she and all her classmates took in September.
Full story »May 23, 2019NIH administers first clinical trial treatment for GM1 gangliosidosis, a lysosomal storage disorder
The first clinical trial of a gene therapy treatment based on discoveries made by UMass Medical School and Auburn University researchers has been administered in a child at the National Institutes of Health. UMMS researchers Heather Gray Edwards, PhD, DVM, and Miguel Sena-Esteves, PhD, collaborated with colleagues at Auburn University on the research.
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May 22, 2019
David McManus developing mobile health component for RURAL health study of disease risk factors
UMass Medical School physician-scientist David McManus is the primary investigator of the mobile health core of the RURAL study, which seeks to understand why people born in rural communities in the South live shorter and less healthy lives than their counterparts elsewhere in the country.
Full story »May 21, 2019Women’s Faculty Awards honor excellence across career spectrum
The 19th Women’s Faculty Awards Luncheon honored women in science and health care for achievements throughout their careers. Faculty were recognized for early career achievement, clinical service, mentoring, education and science.
Full story »May 20, 2019UMass Medical School awards grants to advance commercialization of research discoveries
UMass Medical School has awarded the first BRIDGE Fund grants to support innovative translational research. The first recipients of funding are Jie Song, PhD, and Timothy Kowalik, PhD.
Full story »May 20, 2019LISTEN: Worcester Pipeline Program inspires students to consider health and science careers
In a new Voices of UMassMed podcast, Robert Layne, MEd, and graduating medical student Marian Younge discuss how a long-standing commitment by UMass Medical School to work with Worcester’s public schools to expose students to careers in health and science have made a difference in the community.
Full story »May 15, 2019Ellen Gravallese awarded Nachman Prize for research in rheumatology
UMass Medical School physician-scientist Ellen M. Gravallese, MD, received the Carol Nachman Prize for Rheumatology, an international honor for research in rheumatology, from city dignitaries at a ceremony in Wiesbaden, Germany.
Full story »May 14, 2019Medical students named inaugural Mick Huppert Community Health Scholars
Medical students Divya Bhatia, Emily Nuss and Vanessa Villamarin are conducting local public health projects as the first recipients of the Mick Huppert Community Health Scholar Award, established to honor the memory of the late faculty member Michael Huppert, MPH, and his commitment to improving community health.
Full story »May 14, 2019Potential drug targets for ALS and FTD identified in two Fen-Biao Gao studies
A pair of collaborative studies led by Fen-Biao Gao, PhD, have identified two potential drug targets for the diseases amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia. The studies provide a new layer of detail about how the most common genetic mutation responsible for both ALS and FTD causes neuron cell death.
Full story »May 14, 2019Amir Mitchell lab engages high school classes in superbug research via online portal
Under the guidance of Amir Mitchell, PhD, 250 high school students from Massachusetts, California and Israel have had the opportunity to research one of medicine’s biggest challenges today—the emergence of superbugs.
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May 13, 2019
Avina Joshi awarded Fulbright-Fogarty Global Health Student Fellowship
School of Medicine student Avina Joshi will research knowledge and attitudes about preeclampsia in Ghana, funded by a Fulbright-Fogarty Award in Public Health.
Full story »May 09, 2019New research reveals link between mental health and pediatric suicide by firearm
A new study by UMass Medical School researchers finds hospitals across the United States are seeing a trend in children and young adults being hospitalized as a result of self-inflicted wounds from guns. Robert McLoughlin, MD, is first author on the study.
Full story »May 08, 2019UMass Medical School launches ophthalmology residency program
The Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences at UMass Medical School has announced the launch of an ophthalmology residency program, recently approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.
Full story »May 08, 2019The Angel Fund contributes $1.1 million for ALS research at UMass Medical School
The Angel Fund for ALS Research has delivered on its pledge to donate an additional $1 million in support of ALS research underway at UMass Medical School.
Full story »May 08, 2019Beth McCormick, John Haran explore link between microbiome and Alzheimer’s disease
In a new study, Beth A. McCormick, PhD, and John P. Haran, MD, PhD, show that patients with Alzheimer’s disease have distinctly different microbiomes than patients with other forms of dementia, establishing a critical bridge connecting specific bacteria species and different types of dementia prevalent in the elderly.
Full story »May 06, 2019LISTEN: How wearable technology could help to stem opioid crisis
In a new Voices of UMassMed podcast, Stephanie Carreiro, MD, discusses ongoing research into how wearable technology has the potential to help prevent opioid-use disorder and treat patients in recovery.
Full story »May 03, 2019Preventive shot for Lyme disease, developed at UMass Medical School, moving forward
A seasonal shot to prevent Lyme disease, developed at UMass Medical School, is moving closer to clinical trial, thanks in part to a $1 million appropriation from the Massachusetts state budget, according to Mark Klempner, MD, executive vice chancellor for MassBiologics of UMMS.
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Medical student Meme Tran honored as one of ‘29 Who Shine’
Fourth-year medical student Meme Tran has been named one of the “29 Who Shine” in the commonwealth’s public higher education system. Gov. Charlie Baker will honor Tran and her peers at the State House on Friday, May 3.
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