2017 RESEARCH
- Archives -Media reports: First RNAi drug, based on Craig Mello discovery, nearing market
The breakthrough discovery of RNA interference that earned UMass Medical School Professor Craig C. Mello, PhD, and Andrew Z. Fire, PhD, of Stanford University, the 2006 Nobel Prize in Medicine is yielding its first commercial drug, and possibly a new class of drugs, according to numerous media reports, including stories in Stat News, Forbes and Worcester Business Journal.
Patricia Franklin brings patient-reported TJR outcomes expertise to national mobile health initiative
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recruited Patricia Franklin, MD, MBA, MPH, for her expertise in patient-reported outcomes to help determine how mobile health apps and wearables can be used to evaluate the performance and safety of implantable medical devices.
Benjamin 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.
Gene 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.
Graduate 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.”
2017 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.
Marian 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.
Joyce 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.
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.
Telegram, 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.
