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@maggiemfox @PeterHotez @thehill Here is Dr. Zimmerman's statement:

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Danny Winder, PhD, a renowned expert in the field of addiction neuroscience, chose UMass Chan for the collaborative research opportunities it offers. Learn about the new chair of the Department of Neurobiology: #WhyUMassChan @dgordonwinder @NeurobioUMass

Danny G. Winder appointed chair of neurobiology at UMass Chan

Danny Winder, PhD, a renowned expert in the field of addiction neuroscience, will start at UMass Chan in January.

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UMass Chan Medical School presented Luke O’Neill, PhD, chair and professor of biochemistry at Trinity College Dublin, with an honorary Doctor of Science for being a renowned biochemist, thought leader in immunology and consummate communicator. #UMassChan2023 @UMass @tcddublin

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Students gathered @UMassChan on Tuesday to hear Senator Elizabeth Warren and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley present information on student debt cancellation. #StudentDebt @SenWarren @RepPressley

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Jennifer A. Doudna, PhD, who won the 2020 #NobelPrize in Chemistry for her pioneering work in #CRISPR gene editing, spoke at @UMassChan this afternoon to kick off #RNATx2024 , the RNA Therapeutics Institute’s 6th annual symposium. @RTI_UMassChan @doudna_lab @UCBerkeley @igisci

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Congratulations @FitzgeraldKate ! “I am truly honored to be elected to the Royal Irish Academy,” said Katherine Fitzgerald, PhD. @RIAdawson

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The first @Pfizer vaccine doses for @UMassMemorial health care workers have arrived in #Worcester . Caregivers will be vaccinated starting this week. UMass Medical School researchers took part in the clinical trial. #COVID19 #coronavirus

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It is with deep sadness that we share Michael Green, MD, PhD, has died. Please honor his legacy by reading about his work as one of the most distinguished biomedical research leaders in our academic community and across the nation:

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With gratitude for the transformational philanthropy of the Morningside Foundation, UMass Medical School is now UMass Chan Medical School. Learn about the history-making gift at @UMass and the name changes for #UMassChan 's three schools: #WhyUMassChan

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From the lab to the patient – discoveries at @UMassMedical led to today’s approval of the first RNAi drug to treat patients with #amyloidosis #hATTR @craigedit #UMassMedRTI #raredisease @Alnylam

FDA approves first drug to use RNA interference, based on discoveries made at UMass Medical School

The new drug, patisiran, approved Aug. 10 by the FDA, is based on the discovery of RNAi made by Craig Mello, PhD, and Andrew Fire, PhD. It was developed by Alnylam, an RNAi-based drug development...

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John Harris, MD, PhD, one of the foremost authorities on #vitiligo , a @UMassMedical alumnus & associate professor of dermatology, will become chair of the Department of Dermatology on Jan. 1. Read Harris' bio & learn about the new institute he will direct:

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The @umass Board of Trustees has approved the construction of a new building on the @UMassMedical campus that will accelerate research into new therapeutics for some of the most challenging diseases that humans face: @UMMSGeneTherapy @ProgMolMed

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The discoveries Allan Jacobson, PhD, & Lynne Maquat, PhD, of @URochester_SMD , have made have had implications in treating Duchenne muscular dystrophy & Fragile X syndrome. They have won the 2023 Gruber Genetics Prize: #genetics @The_Gruber_Fdtn @MaquatLab

Molecular biologists Allan Jacobson and Lynne Maquat receive 2023 Gruber Genetics Prize

The 2023 Gruber Genetics Prize is being awarded to molecular biologists Allan Jacobson, PhD, of UMass Chan Medical School, and Lynne Maquat, PhD, of the University of Rochester Medical School.

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Anastasia Khvorova, PhD, professor of RNA Therapeutics, recognized with Chancellor’s Medal for Distinguished Scholarship. She is a ‘prolific inventor,’ with more than 300 patents and a ‘driving force’ in the field of oligonucleotide therapeutics. #UMassChan #RNA #WomenInScience

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#WhiteCoatsForBlackLives At 1 p.m. today @UMassMedical campus hundreds of health care workers joined together for a moment of silence in memory of #GeorgeFloyd in commitment to improve the health and safety of people of color. #BlackLivesMatter @umassmemorial

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UMass Chan Medical School professor @mary_munson4 , PhD, was recognized for her commitment to diversity in science at the 34th annual Martin Luther King Jr. tribute. Learn more here:

At MLK tribute, Mary Munson recognized for commitment to diversity and inclusion in science field

UMass Chan Medical School held the 34th annual Martin Luther King Jr. tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, Jan. 24. Mary Munson, PhD, was named the 2022 recipient of the Chancellor’s...

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UMass Chan student Maimuna Ahmad learned she matched in otolaryngology at her first choice, @UCSF , with her parents, Bangladeshi immigrants, by her side. Ahmad said medicine was the only field she could envision herself in. Congrats! #UMassChanMatch #Match2023 @Maimunaahmad23

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Due to a shortage of critical supplies in response to #COVID19 , the @UMassMedical community continues to pull together to help.

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Cindy Le and Thomas Kania are proud to call themselves “UMass lifers.” The engaged couple, dating since they were in high school in #Worcester , went to @UMassAmherst . They learned today they will be staying at @UMassChan to do their residencies. #UMassChanMatch #Match2023 @UMass

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Today, more than 60 4th-year @UMassMedical students, who are ready to start practicing medicine early in the wake of the #COVID -19 pandemic, followed protocol as they began #telehealth training. #COVIDMA

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Mary Munson, PhD, professor of biochemistry & molecular biotechnology and assistant vice provost for health equity at @UMassChan , will serve as president of the American Society for Cell Biology starting in 2025: @mary_munson4 @UMassChan_BMB @ASCBiology

Mary Munson elected incoming president of American Society for Cell Biology

Mary Munson, PhD, will serve as president-elect on the ASCB executive committee starting next year and will assume the role of the society’s president in 2025.

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“You are my heroes. You save lives. Your work changes lives. ... Take pride in the fact that you are a graduate of this fine institution. Take pride that you have chosen a profession that isn’t a career, but a calling.” - Award-winning journalist @katiecouric , to #UMassChan2023

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From the launch of the #COVID19 volunteer #VaccineCorps to the opening of the @VACWMASS community-based clinic for veterans on campus, 2021 was notable in many ways. Relive the scenes & numbers from the last year: #WhyUMassChan2021 #UMassImpact2021 @UMass

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Research on how the risk of #eatingdisorders intersects w/ #gender & #sexualorientation is limited. See how Ariel Beccia, a PhD candidate in @GSBS_UMassMed , will use a $98,000 @NIH award to address #healthdisparities across multiple dimensions of identity:

PhD candidate receives predoctoral grant for study of eating disorders and social groups

Ariel Beccia, a PhD candidate in the Clinical & Population Health Research program in the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, recently received a $98,000, three-year Predoctoral Individual...

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UMass Medical School is saddened to share that Robert W. Finberg, MD, distinguished professor of medicine and chair emeritus of @UMass_Medicine , died unexpectedly yesterday at age 71. Read about his vast contributions to @UMassMedical & @umassmemorial .

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The UMass Medical School community, including students and faculty, have come together to gather much-needed equipment to handle #COVID19 during this uncertain time.

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A shout out to @UMassMedical students who are coming together to supply snacks and drinks to our front line workers! @STebagy thank you for sharing the pictures. #UMassTogether

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Really excited to see #CRISPR and #microbiome added to @MerriamWebster #sciencematters #research

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🎉🎊We just added more than 1,000 new words to the dictionary!🎉🎊

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Just published in @NatureMedicine : UMass Chan Medical School researchers have been able to suppress mutant forms of an ALS gene in a human by injecting a therapeutic into the spine: #ALS #ALSResearch @jwattsgroup @UMassMedRTI @theangelfundals @UmassALS

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We're thrilled to share that @UMassMedical scientist Thoru Pederson, PhD, has been elected as a new member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences ( @americanacad )!

Thoru Pederson elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Thoru Pederson, PhD, has been elected a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Class of 2020. The academy recognizes excellence and expertise among its membership, representing innovat...

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What an accomplishment! Join us in congratulating recent @UMassMedical graduate Ashley Matthew, MD/PhD. @GSBS_UMassMed #UMassMedical20

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Snow has arrived at #UMassMedical ! #firstsnow #firstsnowfall #Worcester #worcestersnow #worcesterwinter #snow

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It all started here. Discover what tweets between a @UMassMedical researcher & a @sunydownstate med student led to a year-long mentorship, research on canine #lymphoma & an award from the Dermatology Foundation: #dermtwitter @tcelltracker @JadeOlayinka

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Here are your graduates from UMass Medical School's Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences! Congratulations to you! #UMassMedical2021 @GSBS_UMassMed

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Mary Munson, PhD, and Craig Peterson, PhD, are newly elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science: They join 500 other scientists, engineers and innovators elected this year. #AAASFellow @mary_munson4 @PetersonLab @aaas

Mary Munson, Craig Peterson named American Association for the Advancement of Science fellows

The two UMass Chan faculty members are among 500 scientists, engineers and innovators elected this year.

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Marian Walhout, PhD, the Maroun Semaan Chair in Biomedical Research and professor of molecular medicine, will serve as the founding chair of the Department of Systems Biology. Learn about the Walhout Lab and @UMassChan 's new department: @UMassChanGSBS

UMass Chan Medical School establishes new Department of Systems Biology

The Program in Systems Biology has been elevated to full department status, with Marian Walhout, PhD, serving as the founding chair of the Department of Systems Biology.

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Congrats to @UMassMedical 's newest inductees into the National Academy of Sciences! Katherine Fitzgerald, PhD, is an international leader in the field of innate immunity, and Nikolaus Grigorieff, PhD, is a cryo-EM pioneer. #NAS158 @theNASciences @FitzgeraldKate @UMassMedRTI

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That's #UMassMedical student Nili Amir ( @niliamir_med ) on the left, 28 yrs ago last week. That's also Nili on the right. The aspiring #obgyn helped deliver a baby in the same hospital she was born, @umassmemorial , on the same day, at the same time! #tbt

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Congratulations, Dr. Kate Fitzgerald! #UMassMed2018 #immunity #research #RNA

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UMass Medical School's @NIH funding is No. 2 among medical schools in New England and No. 8 among public medical schools in the U.S., according to the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research. #NIH #rankings @SOM_UMassMed @GSBS_UMassMed @UMassMedNursing

UMMS soars in NIH funding, Blue Ridge Institute rankings

In 2020, UMass Medical School advanced to 21st in National Institutes of Health funding among the 140 medical schools, public and private, that receive NIH funding, according to the Blue Ridge...

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Researchers at @UMassMedical are using two, five-year grants from the @NIH_CommonFund 's #4DNucleome program to explore how the 4D genome structure influences #gene expression, cellular function and #humanhealth as it reshapes: @job_dekker @PaulDKaufman1

UMass Chan scientists to expand 4D nucleome research with $13 million NIH grants

Investigators at UMass Medical School have received two, five-year grants totaling $13 million to explore how the 4D genome structure influences gene expression, cellular function, development and...

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“The cell won’t grow, won’t divide and won’t talk to other cells without this mechanism.” Learn about the $3.3 million @NIH award Mary Munson, PhD, has received to fund her lab’s research on intracellular cargo transport: @mary_munson4 @UMassChan_BMB

Munson lab receives NIH award for research on intracellular cargo transport

A $3.3 million grant will allow the Munson lab to study what happens in the specific point in time before vesicles are fused to the membrane in eukaryotic cells and discover how vesicle targeting and...

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Learn about a first-of-its-kind program to enhance #diversity in the academic #biomedicalsciences workforce. #UMassMedical 's Mary Munson, PhD, ( @mary_munson4 ) and @DukeU 's @BoyceLab are co-directors working w/ PIs at @ASCBiology on the @NIH -funded program.

UMass Chan researcher co-directs project to enhance diversity in biomedical sciences workforce

Mary Munson, PhD, is co-directing a first-of-its-kind national program to enhance diversity in the academic biomedical workforce, funded by a $1.3 million, five-year grant from the National Institu...

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The late Robert Finberg, MD, is recognized with the Chancellor’s Medal for Distinguished Service. Dr. Finberg died unexpectedly on Aug. 30. His wife of 50 years, Dr. Joyce Fingeroth, is accepting the award in his honor. #immunology #virology #UMassChan #mentor #meded 1 of 2

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Learn about the breakthroughs @UMassChan scientists Phillip D. Zamore, PhD, and Roger J. Davis, PhD, FRS, have made in medicine & health that led to today’s election to the National Academy of Medicine: #NAMmtg @theNAMedicine @zamore_lab @RogerJDavis1

Phillip Zamore, Roger Davis elected to National Academy of Medicine

UMass Chan Medical School scientists Phillip D. Zamore, PhD, and Roger J. Davis, PhD, FRS, were elected to the National Academy of Medicine on Oct. 9 for their distinguished contributions to medicine...

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UMass Chan opens new #education and #research building as @WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, PhD, touts efforts to strengthen primary care, expand disease-conquering research & boost pandemic preparedness: #AdvancingTogether @DrTedros @UMass

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#WereHiring : UMass Chan Medical School is seeking top scientists for nine tenure-track faculty positions. We're an #inclusiveemployer , looking to #hirediverse applicants & provide #mentorship . Apply: #NowHiring #DiverseJobs #DermTwitter @UMass_Medicine

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Allan Jacobson, PhD, accepted the 2023 Gruber Genetics Prize this week for contributions in identifying and describing the mechanism of nonsense-mediated mRNA decay: #ICG2023 #genetics #genomics @ajplanetearth @PTCBio @The_Gruber_Fdtn @Genetics2023

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It's a pleasure to share that @job_dekker @UMassMedical is one of 63 newly elected members of the @EMBO . #embo

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The VA clinic that will be opening on the @UMassMedical campus this fall is really taking shape. #TuesdayTransformation #construction #VeteransHealth #Worcester @VACWMASS @TweetWorcester

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Violeta Durán Laforet, PhD, a postdoc in the lab of Dorothy P. Schafer, PhD, has two fellowships totaling $375,000 supporting her research into how cells in the brain affect aging: @Viole_DL @SchaferLabUMass @NeurobioUMass @_BrightFocus @alzassociation

UMass Chan postdoc receives two fellowship awards to support brain research

Violeta Durán Laforet, PhD, has received two awards to study how cells in the brain affect aging. The information she learns could lead to Alzheimer’s disease treatments.

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Victor Ambros, PhD, of @UMassMedical elected by his peers as a fellow of the @aaas

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A virtual graduation for the School of Medicine Class of '20! #UMassMed2020 #remotelytogether

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Celia A. Schiffer, PhD, will serve as chair of the newly renamed Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biotechnology starting Oct. 1. Why the name change? Read this: @UMassChanGSBS

Celia Schiffer named chair of Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biotechnology

Celia A. Schiffer, PhD, has been named chair of the Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biotechnology, newly renamed to reflect the expanded role of cutting-edge technologies as well as the...

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Congratulations, Dr. Job Dekker! #UMassMed2019 #genome @HHMINEWS @GSBS_UMassMed #research

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We'd like to share photos taken on our #Worcester campus today as hundreds of health care professionals came together in memory of #GeorgeFloyd . Read about today's vigil: #WhiteCoatsForBlackLives

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#HappeningNow @UMassMedical @umassmemorial #WhiteCoatsForBlackLives #BlackLivesMatter #MedTwitter #Worcester

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"Today is a very important day for UMass, but it's just the beginning of what will be the next act of an incredibly important medical institution, not just here in the commonwealth, not just around the country, but across the world." - Gov. Charlie Baker #UMassChan @MassGovernor

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On June 4, 2021, Officer Enmanuel “Manny” Familia drowned trying to save a 14-year-old. Today at @WorcesterPD the Familia family announced that UMass Chan Medical School has covered the cost of 300 rescue tubes like these and swimming lessons through @YMCAofCM . @TweetWorcester

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Congratulations to these newly minted PhDs from the Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences! #UMassChan2022 @UMassChanGSBS

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A new @NEJM paper from @UMassMedical and @MassGeneral scientists reveals progress in #ALS #genetherapy research. Check out the details. #ALS #ENDALS

Silencing of an ALS gene safely delivered to patients in UMass Medical School study

UMass Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital are the first to safely treat two research participants with a synthetic microRNA, delivered into the spinal fluid, designed to silence a human...

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“What better way to honor a man than to run something that he did 37 straight times and try to raise $50,000 in efforts to end the disease that took my father’s life?” - Dean Kennedy on why he's running #Boston126 for @JakeKennedyALS : #ALS @Coach_DKennedy

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Meet the T.H. Chan School of Medicine Class of 2023! Congratulations on becoming doctors today! #UMassChan2023 #UMass @UMass @UMassMDPhD

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Congratulations to @job_dekker for receiving the @BiochemSoc 's inaugural International Award! #molecularbiosciences

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Today UMass Chan Medical School presented journalist Katie Couric with an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters for being an advocate for biomedical research and preventive health and a trusted resource for communicating life-saving information. #UMassChan2023 @UMass @katiecouric

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Lupus has a broad range of causes and symptoms. Research Jillian Richmond, PhD, is doing with @LupusResearch funding could provide new information about how lupus-causing immune cells can be targeted to prevent or slow #lupus : @tcelltracker @UMassLupus

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Arvin Garg, MD, MPH, professor of pediatrics at UMass Chan Medical School, has been named president-elect of the Academic Pediatric Association. Dr. Garg will be the third president from @UMassChan . @ArvinGargMD @AcademicPeds

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Cell biologist Mary Munson, PhD, will be welcomed as an @ASCBiology fellow at #cellbio2022 . Read about Dr. Munson's research and commitment to mentorship, curriculum development and diversity: #WomenInScience #AcademicTwitter @mary_munson4 @UMassChan_BMB

Mary Munson elected fellow of the American Society for Cell Biology

Mary Munson, PhD, is one of 22 scientists named a fellow of the American Society for Cell Biology for 2022.

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Janet Lubov, BSN, a dermatology research fellow working w/ #UMassChan 's Jillian Richmond, PhD, hopes to advance skin health in resource-limited communities. Learn about @JanetLubov 's award from @LupusResearch : @tcelltracker @UMassLupus @WSUBoonshoftSOM

Dermatology research fellow receives diversity grant for lupus research

Janet Lubov, a dermatology research fellow at UMass Chan who hopes to help underserved and under-resourced populations through global dermatology, received a grant from the Lupus Research Alliance to...

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“There is a certain power going into a space where you see all of these diverse, bright young people.” - Brian Lewis, PhD, mentor for the Biomedical Science Careers Program, which aims to diversify the biomedical sciences and health fields @GSBS_UMassMed

Brian Lewis recognized at Biomedical Science Careers Program Evening of Hope 2020

Brian Lewis, PhD, was recognized in the Evening of Hope 2020 Honor Roll during the Biomedical Science Careers Program’s annual fundraising ceremony. He was honored for his commitment to the organiz...

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#ICYMI : Fatoumata "Nogoy" Bah, SOM '20, told @GMA what it's like working on the front lines of the #COVID19 pandemic only weeks after graduating early from @UMassMedical .

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Fatoumata Bah graduated two months early from UMass Medical School in a virtual graduation. Less than a week later, she started working at a local hospital to help fight COVID-19.

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We're honored to welcome @NIHDirector Francis Collins to @UMassMedical School. Thank you for joining us and taking the time to meet with and learn about our research, faculty and students. @UMass @GSBS_UMassMed @NIH

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We extend our congratulations to Katherine Fitzgerald, PhD, elected to @theNAMedicine for pioneering work on innate immune receptors, and Job Dekker, PhD, a pioneer in the study and understanding of the three-dimensional structure of the genome. @FitzgeraldKate @job_dekker

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Congratulations and welcome to the 100 new members elected today to the National Academy of Medicine! #NAMmtg

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Jennifer LaFemina, MD, FACS, was inducted into the @AmCollSurgeons Academy of Master Surgeon Educators on Friday, alongside 83 other surgeon educators who have devoted their careers to surgical education: Congratulations! @JenniferLaFemi1 @UMassSurgery

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Nili Amir is going to UConn for OBGYN and Cole Martens is going to MGH for pediatrics! #UMassMedicalMatch #Match2021

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Mary Munson, PhD, professor of biochemistry & molecular biotechnology, has been appointed assistant vice provost for health equity. Learn how she will support the @UMassChan_OHE at @UMassChan in her new role: #HealthEquity @mary_munson4

Mary Munson named assistant vice provost of health equity at UMass Chan

In her new role, Mary Munson, PhD, will serve as a leader in promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in science at UMass Chan Medical School.

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Join us in expressing gratitude to those on the frontlines in the fight against #COVID19 .

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Help us share the exciting news! A @GSBS_UMassMed student has been awarded a 2019 #HHMI Gilliam Graduate #Fellowship . #GilliamFellows #womeninscience #Worcester

Kellianne Alexander named HHMI Gilliam Graduate Fellow

Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences student Kellianne Alexander has been awarded a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Gilliam Graduate Fellowship. Learn more about her research in this Women in...

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“As you embark on your next steps as doctors & nurses, I hope that you will listen to your patients with sharp ears & an open mind.” - Cori Bargmann, PhD, head of science at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, in her message to #UMassChan2022 @betenoire1 @ChanZuckerberg @cziscience

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. @UMassMedical 1st yr. #medstudent & @USAQuidditch teammates celebrate a US victory in the 2018 #Quidditch World Cup. Congratulations, Lulu! Learn more here: #HarryPotter Photo credit: Miguel Esparza

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Congrats, Ashley Matthew! #UMassMed2020 #Commencement

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During his time at #UMassChan , MD/PhD candidate Peter Cruz-Gordillo was on the UMass Board of Trustees. We were there when he matched into his first choice, Oregon Health & Science University, in neurosurgery. #UMassChanMatch #Match2022 @CruzgordilloP @UMassMDPhD @UMass @OHSUNews

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On @foxandfriends , Chancellor Collins explained why @UMassSchool 4th-year medical students are graduating early today, and ready for the challenge to fight against the #COVID19 pandemic w/ @jillianmele . #UMassMed2020 #medicalschool

Massachusetts medical schools will graduate students early to help overworked hospitals during...

University of Massachusetts medical school chancellor Dr. Michael F. Collins explains.

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6 years

Congratulations to Dr. Michael Green & Dr. Allan Jacobson, distinguished scientists, researchers at @UMassMedical , on election to @americanacad Class of 2018.

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2 years

Here are some of the pics from our Match Day photo booth. Thank you for stopping by @JohnRoubil , @simonerose09 , @annie_hien , Eric Schmidt and Bronwyn Wada-Gill! #UMassChanMatch #Match2022 @VCUMassey @ucdavis @bumedicine @The_BMC @StElizabethsMC @LFMResidency

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2 years

Rachel Anderson and John Romano met during a UMass Chan orientation trip four years ago. This is the moment they learned they matched at Baystate Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield in family medicine, their top choice. #UMassChanMatch #Match2022 @UMassChanSOM @Baystate_Health

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4 years

Wireless hot spots, software and books will connect #Worcester families to remote classes through @UMassMedical 's North Quadrant Support Services initiative. w/ @worcesterpublic @WPSDigitalLearn @TweetWorcester

UMass Medical School providing aid to Worcester Public Schools summer learning program

UMass Medical School is donating funds to support Worcester Public Schools in direct response to the COVID-19 school shutdown to provide internet access to students to help them catch up via remote...

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3 years

Congratulations to David D. McManus, MD, and Brian Lewis, PhD, named today to endowed chairs at UMass Medical School. Read about their new positions and areas of research: @DigiCard10MD @UMass_Medicine @UMassMedCancer @SOM_UMassMed @GSBS_UMassMed

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.

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4 years

As #Massachusetts prepares for a surge of #COVID -19 cases and supplies are running low, a team of @GSBS_UMassMed students quickly developed 130 gallons of hand sanitizer for nearby hospitals. Get the info: https: #Worcester #coronavirus #UMassTogether

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Jillian Belgrad, an MD/PhD student working with @KhvorovaL and @RTI_UMassChan , has received a @NIH award to study the pathology that drives the development of Huntington’s disease symptoms: #HuntingtonsDisease #Huntingtons #NIH @NINDSfunding @UMassMDPhD

MD/PhD student using NIH award to study onset of Huntington’s disease

MD/PhD student Jillian Belgrad has received an award from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke to study the pathology that drives the development of Huntington’s disease...

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3 years

Say hello to the School of Medicine's Class of 2021! UMass Medical School awarded 158 Doctor of Medicine degrees and 11 MD/PhD degrees today during an outdoor ceremony at Worcester State University. Congratulations to you all! #UMassMedical2021 @SOM_UMassMed

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2 years

The pride flag was raised at UMass Chan Medical School today, the first day of Pride Worcester. The flag will fly at UMass Chan every September and June, thanks to @UMassDiversity . #PrideFlag #PrideWorcester #Worcester #LGBTQ

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“That’s what this building is for: education and research to make a difference in our world.” 🎧 Listen to what @WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, PhD, had to say during a ribbon cutting @UMassChan : #podcast #VoicesofUMassChan @DrTedros

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Massachusetts Life Sciences Center President and CEO @kennturner toured UMass Chan's Sanderson Center for Optical Experimentation after announcing a $2 million grant that will enable #UMassChan to purchase a super-resolution microscope. @MALifeSciences @SCOPE_UMMS @LeicaMicro

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Happy Match Day! Fourth-year medical student Omar Taweh just announced that the Class of 2024 will be paying for the white coats for the Class of 2028. #Match2024 #UMassChanMatch #UMass @umass @omariospizza

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Congrats on matching, "Nogoy"! @nyphospital @weillcornell is lucky to have you for residency. #Match2020 #UMassMedicalMatch

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4 years

Congratulations to all students from the School of Medicine who matched to a residency program! #Match2020 #UMassMedicalMatch

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1 year

A team co-led by Elinor Karlsson, PhD, is showing how much we can learn from studying the genomes of mammals. Read about the 13 studies published in @ScienceMagazine that help scientists better understand health and disease: @eenork @KltLab @broadinstitute

Genomes from 240 mammals reveal what makes human genome unique

An international team of researchers co-led by UMass Chan researcher Elinor Karlsson, PhD, has demonstrated how comparative genomics can not only shed light on how certain species achieve extraordi...

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Erik Sontheimer, PhD; Jonathan Watts, PhD; and Scot Wolfe, PhD, have received $2.3 million from the Rett Syndrome Research Trust to target particular mutations in the Rett syndrome patient population: #AdvancingTogether @ESontheimerLab @jwattsgroup @RSRT

UMass Chan scientists receive $2.3 million from Rett Syndrome Research Trust for new research

Rett syndrome is a rare genetic neurological disorder that occurs primarily in girls, eventually robbing them of the ability to speak, walk or use their hands, among other devastating effects.

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3 years

Five @UMassDiabetes scientists aim to treat & potentially cure #type1diabetes through the new @JDRF Center of Excellence in New England, a collaboration w/ @harvardstemcell , @JoslinDiabetes & @jacksonlab announced today. Read about our research: #T1diabetes

UMass Medical School joins JDRF Center of Excellence in New England to advance type 1 diabetes...

Five UMass Medical School scientists from the UMass Diabetes Center of Excellence are part of the JDRF Center of Excellence in New England that launched Feb. 23. The goal of the cross-institutional...

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