2021 Top Story
- Archives -Jillian Richmond receives diversity award to mentor med student on lymphoma research
The Diversity Research Supplement Award Jillian M. Richmond, PhD, has received from the Dermatology Foundation covers the stipend for medical student researcher Jadé Olayinka.
David McManus and Brian Lewis named to endowed chairs
The University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees approved two “accomplished and visionary” University of Massachusetts faculty as endowed chairs at its April meeting.
Medical student values prevention as a ‘powerful tool’ in primary care
Over the years, Andrew Cauley, SOM ’23, witnessed family members facing a number of chronic health-related issues. His experience with loved ones influenced his decision to enter medicine from a preventative health care perspective.
Dominican Republic Batey Health Initiative continues addressing health care needs of Haitian migrant communities
The UMass Medical School Dominican Republic Batey Health Initiative has been working remotely this year to address social determinants of health in the Dominican Republic.
UMMS establishes gene therapy collaborative research agreement with Pfizer
UMass Medical School has entered into a three-year, collaborative research agreement with Pfizer to evaluate determinants that influence the manufacturing quality and yield of viral vectors used in gene therapy. The research at UMMS is being performed under the direction of Guangping Gao, PhD, and Dan Wang, PhD.
Erik Sontheimer co-leading efforts to develop gene editing toolkit by NIH Somatic Cell Genome Editing Consortium
Six UMass Medical School scientists are among the members of the National Institutes of Health’s Somatic Cell Genome Editing Consortium to publish a paper in Nature outlining the program’s goals.
Lamar Soutter Library renewed as NIH regional medical library for fifth time
The Lamar Soutter Library has received its fifth consecutive contract to serve as a regional medical library for an area that now includes New York as well as New England. The library will also continue to run the National Public Health Coordination Office.
UMMS family medicine resident Stephany Giraldo Eierle shares journey in medicine
UMass Medical School family medicine resident Stephany Giraldo Eierle, DO, MPH, is a Latina first-generation American completing her first year as a physician at the Family Health Center of Worcester, and becoming a vocal advocate for diversity in medicine and public health.
UMass Medical School helps lead NIH RADx to accelerate new COVID test technologies
The national effort to bring convenient, affordable and rapid testing technology for SARS-CoV-2 infection to market is moving full speed ahead. The $1.5 billion effort was launched a year ago, with UMass Medical School playing a major role in coordinating the push for fast, accessible COVID-19 testing.
U.S. News & World Report ranks UMass Medical School 10th in the nation in primary care education
UMass Medical School ranks 10th nationwide in primary care by U.S. News & World Report in its annual rankings of the best graduate schools. The 2022 report also marks a rise for UMMS in research, this year ranking 45th, up two spots from the previous ranking.