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Former MCCB student Kevin O’Connor receives inaugural Satish & Sudha Gupta Award for Cancer Research

Date Posted: Friday, May 30, 2025

Congratulations to Kevin O’Connor, an MD/PhD student in his final year of the medical program, on being the first recipient of the Satish & Sudha Gupta Award! The new award was established to support UMass Chan MD/PhD students who are actively engaged in cancer research and who have been recognized by their peers and faculty for their promise as oncology physician-scientists. The award was presented to O’Connor at the T.H. Chan School of Medicine Awards Ceremony on May 30^th.

O’Connor completed his PhD thesis in the lab of Michelle Kelliher, PhD, where his research centered on investigating the mechanisms underlying treatment resistance and relapse in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, a type of pediatric cancer. His research was published last year in the journal Leukemia.

Read more about the award, and Dr. O'Connor's research, from UMass Chan’s Stories of Giving.