The Department of Medicine would like to thank Dr. Fernando Martinez for presenting "From Guesswork to Precision: The Story of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Treatment" at today's Medical Grand Rounds! We hope to see everyone next week!

We invite members of the UMass community to join us at noon today, in person and via Zoom, for our Medical Grand Rounds presentation titled "From Guesswork to Precision: The Story of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Treatment." We hope to see you there!

The Department of Medicine wishes those celebrating a wonderful Yom Kippur!

Chancellor David McManus, MD’02, ScM’12, MBA, presented his inaugural address and UMass Chan Medical School faculty were recognized during UMass Chan’s Convocation and Investiture ceremony: https://direc.to/p4JM @umassmedicine.bsky.social @capessuicideprev.bsky.social @martymeehan.bsky.social

The Department of Medicine would like to thank Dr. Shyam Patel for presenting "Clonal Hematopoiesis: From Principles to Practice" at our first Medical Grand Rounds of the school year. We hope to see everyone next week!

We invite members of the UMass community to join us today at noon, in person and via Zoom, for our first Medical Grand Rounds presentation of the new school year, featuring Dr. Shyam Patel. We hope to see you there!

The Department of Medicine invites you to join us as we honor and remember the lives lost on September 11, 2001.

A multidisciplinary UMass Chan research team has received $14.7 million to develop new models and gene therapies for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, a genetic defect which causes severe loss of lung function: https://bit.ly/4cEbJj7 #GeneTherapy @xueumass.bsky.social @rti-umasschan.bsky.social

UMass Chan receives $14.7 million grant to develop gene therapies for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency

Scientists receive $14.7 million to improve vector design for gene therapies targeting alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency

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Please join us in recognizing our own Drs. Wang, Malkani, and Dosa, who were recently named to endowed chairs at UMass Chan. Learn more in the article below!

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The UMass Board of Trustees approved new endowed chairs at UMass Chan today, bringing the total number up to 86. See who will be invested on Sept. 17: https://direc.to/pUgS #faculty #giving @uofmass.bsky.social @umassmedicine.bsky.social @umassdiabetes.bsky.social @capessuicideprev.bsky.social

The Department of Medicine wishes all of our physicians, faculty, and staff a very happy Labor Day! We thank you for your endless dedication and hard work!

In this month’s Resident Spotlight, we feature Avery Gulino, MD, a second-year, categorical Internal Medicine Resident at UMass Chan. Learn more about Dr. Gulino by reading the full spotlight below! www.umassmed.edu/medicine/edu...

In this month’s Fellow Spotlight, we feature Nivedha Balaji, DO, a nephrology fellow at UMass Chan. Learn more about Dr. Balaji by reading the full spotlight below! www.umassmed.edu/medicine/edu...

In this month’s Chair Spotlight, we feature Allen Chang, MD, assistant professor of medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Systems Science, Clinical Informatics section. Learn more about Dr. Chang on our website below! www.umassmed.edu/medicine/abo...

I am very grateful to NIH staff for their support and efforts in helping us secure this R56 award from the NCI. I'm especially appreciative of my PO for championing our work on a novel driver of pancreatic cancer metastasis that has revealed exciting therapeutic vulnerabilities!

The UMass Cancer Walk returns to Polar Park on Sunday, Sept. 27. Chancellor David D. McManus, MD’02, ScM’12, MBA, shares four ways you can support cancer research and lifesaving clinical trials happening here at UMass Chan Medical School: https://direc.to/pQzq #CancerResearch @uofmass.bsky.social

UMass Cancer Walk supports access to lifesaving clinical trials

Proceeds from the UMass Cancer Walk, returning to Polar Park on Sunday, Sept. 27, support cancer research and clinical trials at UMass Chan.

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The Department of Medicine is excited to share that Gregory Leslie, MD, chief and assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Hospital Medicine, has been named to the Worcester Business Journal's 40 Under Forty Class of 2026! Learn more in the article below! 🎉 ⬇️

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UMass Chan faculty are on @wbjournal.bsky.social’s 40 Under Forty list: https://direc.to/pgLc Shari Harding, DNP, is director of the Doctor of Nursing Practice program. Gregory Leslie, MD’14, is the division chief of hospital medicine for the UMass Memorial Medical Group. @umassmedicine.bsky.social

In this month’s Researcher Spotlight, we feature David Smelson, PsyD, professor of medicine in the Division of Health Systems Science. Learn more about Dr. Smelson by reading the full spotlight on our website below! www.umassmed.edu/medicine/res...

In this month’s Resident Spotlight, we feature Gillian Kasper, MD, a third-year Internal Medicine Resident at UMass Chan. Learn more about Dr. Kasper by reading the full spotlight on our website below! t.co/gW1YE8qu2A

Our own Fiachra Humphries, PhD, was recently awarded nearly $8 million to explore potential treatments for Parkinson's disease, lupus, and sepsis. Learn more in the UMass Chan News article below!

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Fiachra Humphries, PhD, is a principal investigator on three recently funded NIH grants. Read about how nearly $8 million will help Dr. Humphries explore potential treatments for Parkinson’s disease, #lupus and #sepsis: https://direc.to/pcqY @fighumph.bsky.social @umassmedicine.bsky.social

In this month’s Fellow Spotlight, we feature Mauricio Leitao, MD, a rheumatology fellow at UMass Chan. Learn more about Dr. Leitao by reading the full spotlight on our website below! www.umassmed.edu/medicine/edu...

In this month’s special edition of the Chair’s Spotlight, we are proud to introduce our newly appointed Chief Internal Medicine Residents for the upcoming 2026-2027 academic year. Learn more about our new chief residents on our website! t.co/20QegHIwdp

Sonal Singh, MD, MPH, of the Division of Health Systems Science, is leading a two-year engagement project on patient-centered comparative effectiveness research for patients and caregivers of people living with dementia. Learn more in the article below! ⬇️

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Sonal Singh, MD, MPH, associate professor of family medicine & community health at UMass Chan, is leading a project aimed at developing resources for people living with dementia and their caregivers to assist in future research: https://direc.to/pc8t #dementia #aging @alzassociation.bsky.social

Our own Read Pukkila-Worley, MD, of the Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, recently received a $3 million NIH award to test a hypothesis that host cells have evolved mechanisms to survey for the presence of an active infection rather than infectious bacteria. Learn more below! ⬇️

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Read Pukkila-Worley, MD, professor of medicine, has received a $3 million NIH award to test a hypothesis that host cells have evolved mechanisms to survey for the presence of an active infection rather than infectious bacteria: https://direc.to/pavc @rpwlab.bsky.social @umassmedicine.bsky.social

In this month’s Resident Spotlight, we feature Darya Herscovici, MD, a third-year Internal Medicine Resident on the Research track at UMass Chan. Learn more about Dr. Herscovici by reading the full spotlight below! www.umassmed.edu/medicine/edu...

In this month’s Fellow Spotlight, we feature Benjamin Cook, MD, a palliative care fellow at UMass Chan. Learn more about Dr. Cook by reading the full spotlight on our website below! www.umassmed.edu/medicine/edu...

In this month’s Chair’s Spotlight, we feature Kathryn Edmiston, MD, associate professor of medicine in the Division of Hematology/Oncology. Learn more about Dr. Edmiston by reading the full spotlight on our website below! www.umassmed.edu/medicine/abo...

Our own Roberto Caricchio, MD, and Apurv Soni, MD, PhD, are developing a remote patient monitoring system to improve continuity of care for people with lupus. Learn more by reading the UMass Chan news story below! ⬇️

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UMass Chan Medical School researchers are collaborating on a remote patient monitoring system for people with lupus. Read about the PILLAR project and the clinical trial that will be implemented in collaboration with UMass Memorial Health: https://direc.to/oARA #lupus @umassmedicine.bsky.social

The Department of Medicine wishes everyone a safe and happy 4th of July! 🎆🎇

UMass Chan and Elicio Therapeutics have teamed up to show how a new vaccine platform creates a robust immune response, opening up new avenues for vaccinations against pathogens such as malaria and tuberculosis: https://direc.to/oBZx #vaccine #immunity #malaria #TB @fitzgeraldkate.bsky.social

UMass Chan research shows exciting step forward in innate immune stimulation and vaccine platform development

AMP modified vaccine adjunct activates robust T cell response.

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Margret Chang, MD, and Stephen Cina, DAIH, explain the growing evidence behind the benefits of acupuncture and why it’s becoming an increasingly important part of integrative medicine in our Science for Living story: https://direc.to/oBoC #acupuncture #ChronicPain #PainManagement #ScienceForLiving

Science for Living: How acupuncture is earning its place in modern medicine

UMass Chan researchers discuss the growing evidence behind acupuncture’s role in modern integrative medicine and how it is helping to reduce chronic pain.

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