2022 Press Releases
-Archives-UMass Chan BRIDGE Fund supports seven faculty projects with commercialization potential
BRIDGE Innovation and Business Development at UMass Chan Medical School has awarded $2.2 million to seven faculty-led biomedical research projects.
Remillard Family Community Fund announces recipients of grants to improve local health
Ten grants will fund collaborations led by UMass Chan Medical School faculty, students and community partners that have the potential to improve the health of Central Massachusetts residents, particularly those who are economically or educationally disadvantaged or underrepresented.
Collaborative effort led by Marian Walhout spotlights worms as model for personalized medicine
UMass Chan researcher Marian Walhout, PhD, along with collaborators at Northwestern and Cornell, have developed an animal model system to interrogate individual differences in metabolism.
Aspiring doctors expand horizons with Summer Enrichment Program at UMass Chan
Thirty-nine students completed the 2022 Summer Enrichment/BaccMD Program, an intensive immersion program aimed to help college undergraduates from underserved and underrepresented backgrounds who want to become physicians improve their qualifications and competitive standing for admission.
David Harlan appointed director of JDRF Center of Excellence in New England
David M. Harlan, MD, has been appointed as the new director of the JDRF Center of Excellence in New England. A renowned basic and clinical investigator, Dr. Harlan focuses on beta cell biology and the anti-beta cell immune response.
UMass MIND partners with Worcester theater to support performances addressing mental health
UMass Mind has partnered with Studio Theatre Worcester in the staging of “Next to Normal,” compiling accurate, understandable information and resources for those whose real lives, like those of the fictional characters in the play, may be affected by serious mental illness.
UMass Chan infectious disease expert shares outlook on virus, vaccines and treatment
Infectious disease specialist Richard T. Ellison III, MD, provides updates on the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
UMass Chan Medical School Class of 2022 celebrates science at 49th Commencement
The 49th annual UMass Chan Medical School Commencement returned to campus on Sunday, June 5, under the tent on the campus green where 281 degrees were awarded.
Stole ceremony celebrates diversity and unity among UMass Chan Classes of 2022
Graduating UMass Chan Medical School students from paths historically underrepresented in medicine and science were ceremonially presented Kente and multicultural stoles on Friday, June 3, to wear at the 49th Commencement.
Study co-authored by UMass Chan researchers finds broad differences in SARS-CoV-2 infectiousness
Wide variation in the amount or infectiousness of SARS-CoV-2 among people in early stages of COVID-19 may be an explanation for the phenomenon of “super spreaders,” according to new research. Research co-author Laura Gibson, MD, talks about the findings.