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MD/PhD student and aspiring dermatologist Vincent Azzolino volunteers at Camp Discovery, a free summer camp funded by the American Academy of Dermatology, for children with chronic skin conditions. In the lab at UMass Chan, he studies enteroviruses and their drug resistance.

The special event included a tour and an unveiling of the donor acknowledgement plaque in the building’s main lobby.

The $50,000 award will support collaborative research studying how the brain and organs communicate using extracellular vesicles.

UMass Chan is a recruitment site for the study and is working in partnership with teams from Boston University and UCLA.

The $505,000 five-year grant will support Dr. Orzalli’s research on the skin’s immune system and its defense against viral infections

PhD candidate Bradley Class has received a NIH grant to further his research on neuron mutations and ataxia-telangiectasia, a rare disease characterized by impaired motor function, dilated blood vessels and a weakened immune system.

Research by Sumeda Nandadasa, PhD, a scientist at UMass Chan, uncovers a molecular mechanism affecting ciliopathies such as Meckel-Gruber and Joubert syndromes and cystic kidney disease.

Patrick Gallagher, MBA, will be joining UMass Chan as the deputy executive vice chancellor, people strategy on June 30.

PhD candidate Favour Akabogu has earned a scholarship and an award to continue research developing new therapies for GIST, a rare type of cancer.

Gilles Martin, PhD, associate professor of neurobiology, wrote an article for The Conversation about a group of neurons discovered in the brain that are linked to binge drinking.

Stephanie Carreiro, MD, received a $50,000 grant from the Mass. Life Sciences Center to advance digital tools that expand access to substance use disorder care.

Kristen Matteson, MD, MPH, and Mary Munson, PhD, are two of 100 ELAM fellows in the class of 2025-26.

The University’s Board of Trustees voted to approve the establishment of six new endowed chairs, the appointment of faculty to five chairs, and the renaming of an existing chair.

UMass Chan researchers identify a neural ensemble that suppresses binge drinking.

The Office of Sustainability encourages students to recognize how health care professionals can create a more sustainable health care system.

The 52nd Commencement at UMass Chan Medical School was full of special moments, as captured in this video.

“A Day in the Life: Neurology Edition” welcomed high school juniors in the Allied Health Program at Worcester Technical High School.

At the 52nd Commencement at UMass Chan on June 1, 265 degrees were presented.

During the Deborah Harmon Hines, PhD, Commencement Celebration, graduating UMass Chan Medical School students received Kente and multicultural stoles to wear at the 52nd Commencement.

The 62 students who comprise the Class of 2025 for the Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing were honored at a campus event on May 30.

More than 30 awards were presented to graduating medical students and faculty members during the ceremony.

The Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at UMass Chan Medical School honored student scientists for outstanding research and leadership qualities on May 29.

The UMass Chan Medical School chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society welcomed 39 new members on Wednesday, May 28.

Tammy T. Nguyen, MD, PhD, succeeds Sally C. Kent, PhD, as the Fuller Foundation Term Chair in Diabetes.

Seven faculty members were honored at UMass Chan’s 25th annual Women’s Faculty Awards.

The Junior Faculty Development Program is the longest-running professional development program at UMass Chan.

Medical student Christopher Zaro, PhD candidate Clevanne Julce, MPH, and DNP student Jennifer Konjoian, RN, are the class speakers at UMass Chan 52nd Commencement on June 1.

Degrees will be awarded to 265 students at UMass Chan’s 52nd Commencement ceremony on June 1.

UMass Chan licenses potential RNA-based treatment for fragile X syndrome to QurAlis Corporation.

Thirty-three runners and 50 volunteer administrators competed in a Medical Wilderness Adventure Race (MedWAR), spanning 13 miles and solving simulated medical emergencies. Three UMass Chan medical students Anna Cichon, Avery Pullman and Karishma Patel helped organize the event.

A siRNA therapeutic for dermatological diseases developed at UMass Chan Medical School has entered the clinical trial phase.

Mary Munson, PhD, received the 2025 Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Mentoring.

Nobel laureate Victor R. Ambros, PhD, has been named TIME100 Health, a list recognizing the100 most influential people in health.

UMass Chan Medical School scientists Jun Xie, PhD, and Guangping Gao, PhD, have received $500,000 to help advance gene therapy.

DNP student Anthony Olenski, RN, a U.S. Army infantry medic, hopes to make health care more accessible through telehealth, serving primarily children and adolescents.

The event is hosted by the Office of Well Being and the Office of Sustainability.

Mary Callery O’Brien, MD, received the 2024 Chancellor’s Medal for Distinguished Teaching and will deliver the Last Lecture.

This special edition of @umasschan magazine celebrates Victor Ambros, PhD, the newest Nobel laureate at UMass Chan Medical School.

Forty-two students from 12 local high schools competed in the 19th annual Central Massachusetts Brain Bee competition on March 29.

UMass Chan Medical School leads efforts to establish a comprehensive database of cat genomics.

Medical student Beatriz Bacelar is teaching hands-only CPR in Worcester, driven by a desire to help her community and increase survival rates in Massachusetts for people who have suffered cardiac arrest.

The Office of Government and Community Relations is expanding the UMass Chan volunteer program with a Days of Service initiative in late May.

The visit included a tour of the new Paul J. DiMare Center and a closed-door meeting with UMass Chan faculty members.

Identification of the metabolite rhodoquinone as the second electron transporter may have clinical applications for treating ischemia.

More than 1,330 research projects were submitted to the 2024 AMA Research Challenge for consideration.

UMass Chan Medical School scientists detail simple rules for folding the genome during mitosis

More than two dozen local high school students presented their research projects at UMass Chan.

Pranoti Mandrekar, PhD, professor of medicine, wrote an article for The Conversation explaining the link between alcohol consumption and cancer risk.

The new nine-story, 350,000-square-foot new education and research building on the UMass Chan campus has an official name: the Paul J. DiMare Center.

Food can be medicine and reduce health care utilization and costs among high-need MassHealth patients with food insecurity, according to a recently published study led UMass Chan

Primary care education at UMass Chan is one of the best programs in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools 2025.

Anastasia Khvorova, PhD, has been awarded the 2025 Else Kröner Fresenius Prize for Medical Research.

A research team led by David C. Ayers, MD, was recognized with the Chitranjan S. Ranawat Award from the Knee Society at the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons

After losing her best friend to malaria, PhD student Winnie Mkandawire chose to study infectious diseases to prevent others from experiencing the same loss. 

The T.H. Chan School of Medicine Class of 2025 celebrated 140 new doctors on Match Day.

UMass ALS Cellucci Fund Boston Marathon teams have raised more than $800,000 for ALS research since 2012. This year’s team hopes to add $50,000 to that.

Amid ongoing measles outbreaks, pediatric infectious disease specialist Christina Hermos explains the importance of being vaccinated against the disease.

UMass Chan supports translational research from faculty with internal funding mechanism.

The research team has found that a koala population in Australia has evolved a distinctive genomic immunity to a retrovirus.

The lecture is part of a new education and research program funded through a $200,000 gift from the Last Call Foundation to UMass Chan.

A large longitudinal study found that regular cognitive assessments improves the ability to predict whether someone will develop Alzheimer’s in their lifetime.

The department is celebrating the milestone with a special event on Saturday, March 15.

Medical student Linda Nguyen has successfully matched early into Massachusetts General Hospital’s urology residency program.

The new education and research building features the campus’s first geothermal heat-pump system, which provides 88 percent of the heat and 50 percent of the cooling needs for the building.

UMass Chan researchers demonstrated the promise of a gene therapy to correct a gene mutation causing maple syrup urine disease.

UMass Chan will celebrate the Classes of 2025 at Commencement on Sunday, June 1, and recognize four inspiring individuals with honorary degrees.

Two papers published today in the journal Nature describe a significant advance in understanding the complex functions of the metabolic network.

The Diversity and Inclusion Office at UMass Chan Medical School is hosting a Diversity Campus Read event.

Research by Sharon Cantor, PhD, and Jenna M. Whalen, PhD, poses a new explanation for how cancer-fighting drugs attack and destroy BRCA1 and BRCA2 tumor cells.

A roundtable panel, led by Rep. McGovern and Dean Flotte, discussed the immediate impacts of potential cuts to NIH funding.

Researchers leading a study on managing COPD at home with mobile monitoring, treatment and telepulmonary therapy report early results on integrating program into clinical system and intervention impacts on disease management.  

PhD candidate Jesse Lehman has received a Ruth L. Kirschstein grant for mRNA immunology research.

UMass Chan Medical School is announcing a $35 million philanthropic gift from the Paul J. DiMare Foundation to advance research and support breakthroughs in neurodegenerative and genetic diseases.  

Ryan Logan, PhD, professor of psychiatry & behavioral sciences, co-wrote an article for The Conversation explaining the mechanisms behind the connection between circadian rhythms and psychiatric conditions.

In a follow-up memo to the UMass Chan community on Tuesday, Feb. 11, Chancellor Michael F. Collins explained the status of the new National Institutes of Health indirect costs rate cap.

UMass Chan Medical School has launched Rare Diseases, Real Stories, a six-episode podcast series. It is available on all major streaming platforms.  

UMass Chan researchers reported that Home Test to Treat was a successful model and offered insights about outreach and coordinating care.  

Hugh Silk, MD, MPH, explains why fluoride is important to protect oral and overall health.  

The 2025 Martin Luther King Semester of Service Student Awards were presented to 16 medical school students.

PhD candidate Alejandro Félix Mejía has received a Ruth L. Kirschstein grant for mRNA research.

Three students in the T.H. Chan School of Medicine have successfully matched into their first choice military residency programs in internal medicine, psychology and anesthesia.

The Department of Psychiatry at UMass Chan Medical School is now the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences.

A 17-month-old girl with Canavan disease and her family from Italy visited UMass Chan researchers to thank them for their discoveries.

After 18 years as a social worker, Robin Young, RN, MSW, enrolled at UMass Chan Medical School to provide holistic, patient-centered care as a nurse.  

The 2025 Pipeline Dreams cohort is overseen by the UMass Chan Collaborative in Health Equity and includes 33 high school juniors and seniors.  

Deputy Chief Nancy O’Loughlin and Officer Cameron Caldwell were recognized for their community policing efforts.

The UMass Chan Prevention Research Center was re-funded by the CDC, this round focusing on promoting physical activity through community design.

A new study reveals functions and mechanisms that are essential to how molecules move across a membrane through vesicles in a cell.  

The 2025 MLK Celebration of Service at UMass Chan is being held Jan. 27, with keynote speaker Imari K. Paris Jeffries, PhD, president and CEO of Embrace Boston.

  William K. Barnett, PhD, joins UMass Chan Medical School as chief research computing officer.  

The first phase of the Inclusive Identity Project is now available to UMass employees across all five campuses.

The World Health Organization’s new academy is designed to encourage collaboration and innovation.

The historically significant work of art is now on permanent display in the Lamar Soutter Library at UMass Chan Medical School.

The Mel Cutler Population Health Pilot Research Award was launched in 2024 by the Population and Quantitative Health Sciences Advance Science Workgroup.

Chancellor Collins named Kim Canty, assistant vice chancellor for advancement, the 2024 Chancellor’s Award for Advancing the UMass Chan Mission recipient.

Lourah Kelly, PhD, discusses avatar therapy for alcohol use and suicide prevention in a new Voices of UMass Chan podcast.  

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The study aimed to understand the link between viral infections such as HCMV and neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s.

In 2024, UMass Chan celebrated its second Nobel Laureate, opened the new education and research building and launched a regional campus in Burlington.  

Top story: UMass Chan Medical School celebrated the Classes of 2024 of the T.H. Chan School of Medicine, Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing and the Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences on Sunday, June 2.

Top story: Leadership, health systems science and interprofessional education at the core of new regional campus in Burlington