UMass Chan researchers received funding from @massgovernor.bsky.social and the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center to establish a colorectal cancer biobank and to build AI tools so that clinicians can identify pregnant patients at risk for hypertension: https://direc.to/pci8 #AI #MaternalHealth

UMass Chan receives Massachusetts Life Sciences Center funding to advance health equity in pregnancy care and biomedical discovery

UMass Chan Medical School researchers have received funding from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center to advance research using artificial intelligence to improve early identification of pregnancy-i...

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Advance discoveries of the treatment and prevention of diseases. UMass Chan Medical School offers three pathways to a PhD in biomedical sciences. Applications are now open for a fall 2027 start: https://direc.to/pazk #PhDSky #BiomedicalSciences #RNA #CancerResearch @rti-umasschan.bsky.social

Read about the high school and undergraduate students who spent part of their summer at UMass Chan Medical School in highly sought-after programs: https://direc.to/pb7d #HealthCareers #HealthcareCareers #FutureDoctors #SummerResearch #StudentResearch #UndergraduateResearch @umassdiabetes.bsky.social

UMass Chan summer outreach programs inspire next generation of physician-scientists

Classrooms and labs kept busy this summer at UMass Chan, hosting high school and college students participating in outreach programs.

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A hundred students from 20 high schools learned what it’s like to be a caregiver in obstetrics and gynecology during the third Day in the Life: OB-GYN event, organized by the UMass Chan Collaborative in Health Equity and the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology: https://direc.to/paAn #OBGYN

UMass Chan scientists have developed a microRNA-based gene therapy that delays the onset of ALS and halts disease progression in mice. Read about the research, published in @natcomms.nature.com: https://direc.to/paGG #ALS #ALSresearch #GeneTherapy #MicroRNA @uofmass.bsky.social

Scientists at UMass Chan Medical School develop microRNA-based gene therapy that halts ALS progression in mice

microRNA targeting SOD1 mutation suppresses production of toxic protein; preserves motor neurons; and improves symptoms in pre-clinical study

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The UMass Cancer Walk is two months from today, Sunday, Sept. 27, at Polar Park. Start your fundraising journey today to help power the next #cancer breakthrough: https://direc.to/pa1g All funds raised support adult and pediatric cancer research at UMass Chan Medical School. @uofmass.bsky.social

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

Read Pukkila-Worley receives $3 million NIH award for research on bacterial pathogenesis

The R01 grant will support research on how bacteria cause infectious diseases.

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Uruj Kamal Haider, MD, outlines three steps to connect patients at-risk for developing postpartum psychosis to care in this opinion piece published by @time.com: https://direc.to/papf Dr. Haider is an assistant professor of psychiatry & behavioral sciences at UMass Chan. #MentalHealth #postpartum

Postpartum Psychosis Is Rising. We Are Not Ready.

Early screening can serve as prevention, but only if we connect at-risk patients to care, writes Dr. Uruj Kamal Haider.

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UMass Chan researcher Michelle K. Trivedi, MD’09, MPH, is leading the largest nationwide study on the effectiveness of school-based health centers: https://direc.to/pao2 Determining if the centers reduce asthma exacerbations is part of the study. #HealthCare #research #asthma @uofmass.bsky.social

UMass Chan leading national study on school-based health centers

Michelle Trivedi, MD’09, MPH, received a $3.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study school-based health centers.

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The FDA has given UMass Chan scientists the green light for a Phase I/II clinical trial of a second-generation gene therapy for GM2 gangliosidosis, a group of rare neurodegenerative disorders that includes Tay-Sachs disease and Sandhoff disease: https://direc.to/paf3 @blugenesfdn.bsky.social

UMass Chan researchers receive FDA authorization to advance gene therapy clinical trial for Tay-Sachs and Sandhoff diseases

FDA approves gene therapy clinical trial for Tay-Sachs and Sandhoff diseases by UMass Chan scientists

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Read about the groundbreaking neuroscience research that UMass Chan faculty are doing: https://direc.to/o_Hn These interdisciplinary teams have received funding from the Dan and Diane Riccio Fund for Neuroscience. #neuroscience @reboldilab.bsky.social @sthyme.bsky.social @briankelch.bsky.social

With funds from the UMass Amherst Center for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, UMass Chan and @umassamherst.bsky.social colleagues are developing #AI capable of identifying neuron types from images so scientists can study whole-brain activity: https://direc.to/o_c4 @manningcics.bsky.social

UMass Chan scientist receives award to develop AI capable of identifying neuron types

AI project at UMass Chan strives to identify different neuron types from 3D images and video

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Postdoctoral fellow Naomi Fettig, PhD, has received a Canada Postdoctoral Research Award, a two-year award that will support her research on the demyelination of multiple sclerosis—when the myelin that insulates and protects neurons is broken down and damaged: https://direc.to/oADH #MS #MSresearch

Naomi Fettig receives Canadian Institutes of Health Research award for multiple sclerosis research

UMass Chan scientist receives two-year, $140,000 Canada Postdoctoral Research Award for multiple sclerosis research.

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The Huppert Community Health Scholar in Family Medicine program provides medical students opportunities to engage in community health, outreach and leadership experiences. Meet the inaugural health scholar: https://direc.to/oAvo #CommunityHealth #FamilyMedicine @uofmass.bsky.social

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

Remote patient monitoring system in development to improve care for people with lupus

The project is funded for $3.5 million over seven years by the UMass Center for Clinical and Translational Science.

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MD/PhD student Melanie Barbini has received a predoctoral fellowship award from the NIH that could have implications for multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer’s patients. Read about why she credits mentors Dorothy Schafer, PhD, and Chancellor David McManus: https://direc.to/oBqo #StudentSpotlight

Fellowship award highlights Melanie Barbini’s mastery in research, clinical studies

Barbini credits her success to her co-mentors, Chancellor David McManus and Dorothy Schafer.

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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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David D. McManus, MD’02, ScM’12, MBA, is meeting with various groups around campus during his first week as chancellor. On Tuesday, Chancellor McManus met with cancer researchers Marcus Ruscetti, PhD, and Jason Pitarresi, PhD, and their labs. @marcus-ruscetti.bsky.social @pitarresilab.bsky.social

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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The next chapter of UMass Chan Medical School has officially begun. David D. McManus, MD’02, ScM’12, MBA, stepped into the role of chancellor today, becoming the first alumnus to lead the institution. Get to know him here: direc.to/oCCB #UMass @uofmass.bsky.social @martymeehan.bsky.social

From medical student to chancellor: David McManus charts UMass Chan’s next chapter

David D. McManus, MD’02, ScM’12, MBA, has officially stepped into the role of chancellor of UMass Chan.

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Philip Bolduc, MD’00, professor of family medicine & community health, is a new fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. IDSA fellows are clinicians and scientists who have demonstrated that they are true leaders in the field of infectious diseases. #fellow #IDSA #ID #InfectiousDiseases

Nisha Fahey, DO, MSc’21, is leading two pilot studies evaluating virtual lactation support and an AI-powered infant sleep application through a collaboration with UMass Chan’s Program in Digital Medicine: direc.to/oC4R #InfantHealth #pediatrics #DigitalMedicine #AI @uofmass.bsky.social

UMass Chan research of digital tools show promise in supporting infant feeding, sleep

Researchers at UMass Chan are studying whether digital tools for infants can improve health outcomes and expand access to support for families.

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UMass Chan Medical School research indicates that brain activity could predict which individuals with alcohol use disorder are more susceptible to problematic drinking and relapse than others: direc.to/oCQq #AlcoholResearch @dgordonwinder.bsky.social @mariedoyle.bsky.social

UMass Chan study finds brain activity could predict problematic drinking, relapse vulnerability in alcohol use disorder

The study could start to answer why individuals displaying certain problematic drinking patterns may be more susceptible to relapse than others.

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MD/PhD student Anna Aristarkhova has received a predoctoral fellowship award from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease to study proteins that may be related to vision loss in multiple sclerosis patients: direc.to/oDNy #MS #MSresearch #UMass @uofmass.bsky.social

MD/PhD student Anna Aristarkhova receives grant to study visual loss in multiple sclerosis patients

MD/PhD student Anna Aristarkhova received a predoctoral fellowship award from the NIH to research the mechanisms underlying visual loss in multiple sclerosis.

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PhD candidate Rebekka Anderson has received a grant from the NIH to support her research on how mutations in transporter proteins impact calcium wave intervals and how they could be linked to gout, a severe form of inflammatory arthritis: direc.to/oGeZ #NIH #grant #gout #PhDSky @uofmass.bsky.social

PhD candidate Rebekka Anderson receives fellowship award to study calcium waves in C. elegans, links to gout

The three-year predoctoral fellowship is funded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.

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The 2026 supplemental budget that Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed on Friday includes $10 million for a pilot scholarship program at UMass Chan intended to boost the number of students going into family medicine: direc.to/oH_F #FamilyMedicine #scholarship #MedSky @massgovernor.bsky.social

Massachusetts lawmakers approve $10M pilot scholarship for UMass Chan medical students entering family medicine

UMass Chan has received state funding for a pilot scholarship program aimed at boosting the number of family medicine physicians.

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View the list of the 28 UMass Chan Medical School faculty members who graduated from the Junior Faculty Development Program on Tuesday: direc.to/oHPL #UMassChan #UMassChanMedicalSchool #FacultyDevelopment @umassmedicine.bsky.social @rti-umasschan.bsky.social

Junior Faculty Development Program celebrates 28 graduates

The 28 UMass Chan Medical School faculty members who completed the Junior Faculty Development Program this year graduated from the program on June 9.

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Turning basic science into clinical treatments: UMass Chan faculty pitched their emerging companies to venture capital firms, corporate venture groups and biotech and pharmaceutical companies last month: direc.to/oHtb @marcus-ruscetti.bsky.social @fitzgeraldkate.bsky.social @jennawhalen.bsky.social

Biotech executives and venture capitalists come to UMass Chan to hear faculty start-up pitches

UMass Chan Medical School faculty made new company pitches to leaders from nearly two dozen venture capital firms and other industry organizations.

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New research from UMass Chan and Tufts University shows investing in food and housing can improve health while helping control healthcare spending: direc.to/oHXt #FoodIsMedicine #housing #Medicaid #HealthEquity @tuftsnutrition.bsky.social @tufts.edu

UMass Chan research finds Medicaid-funded nutrition, housing programs linked to improved health outcomes, lower costs

New research finds Medicaid-funded nutrition and housing programs are linked to improved health outcomes and lower healthcare costs in Massachusetts.

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