With Commencement 2025 in the books, UMass Chan Medical School now has more than 8,200 alumni. Read about one of the most memorable days of the year for students and families: direc.to/oiaZ #AdvancingTogether2025 #UMass @uofmass.bsky.social @umassmedicine.bsky.social @rti-umasschan.bsky.social

The Population Health Sciences Pathway within the Biomedical Sciences PhD program at UMass Chan offers an interdisciplinary approach to training focused on epidemiology, biostatistics and health services research. Apply by Jan. 1 for full admission consideration: direc.to/ohLn #PhD #PhDSky

Respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, is the leading cause of hospitalization among infants in the United States. UMass Chan Medical School expert Zachary Binder, MD, discusses the data and what families should know about the prevention options for protecting infants: direc.to/ohMH #RSV #InfantHealth

“We cannot finish our studies, publish results or pursue new ideas." Rachael Sirianni, PhD, is among the researchers asked by @us.theconversation.com to share the impacts of federal science funding cuts in 2025: direc.to/ohMp #ResearchFunding #NIHfunding #CancerResearch @docsirianni.bsky.social

UMass Chan Medical School has two new endowed chairs. This week David Michael Dosa, MD, MPH, and Andrew Tapper, PhD, were named the Meyers Chair in Geriatric Medicine and the Brudnick Family Chair in Neuropsychiatry, respectively: direc.to/ohNh @uofmass.bsky.social @umassmedicine.bsky.social

UMass Chan PhD candidate Grace Schiefelbein has received an NIH grant to analyze RNA-interacting proteins that maintain the germline genome. The @notredame.bsky.social alumna aims to identify nonfunctional protein mutations to promote human fertility outcomes. #PhD #PhDSky @rti-umasschan.bsky.social

In 2025, UMass Chan Medical School dedicated the Paul J. DiMare Center, made national headlines and celebrated families who are transforming the world of rare diseases: direc.to/oggE #AdvancingTogether2025 #UMass @uofmass.bsky.social @rti-umasschan.bsky.social @umassmedicine.bsky.social

This year the Worcester Free Care Collaborative provided free medical services to more than 6,500 people, up 18 percent from 2024. The Worcester Free Care Collaborative Student Organization has added student leaders to meet the need: direc.to/ofJF #WhyUMassChan #community #Worcester

A new national study led by Jerry Gurwitz, MD’83, reveals an increase in emergency department visits tied to #cannabis, #CBD and hemp-derived products among older adults, often leading to serious side effects: direc.to/of7b As published in @journalgim.bsky.social #ScienceForLiving

There's new hope for women with postpartum depression who have not responded to standard therapies. UMass Chan is one of four sites testing a fast-acting, drug-free therapy that could help. Learn about the clinical trial: direc.to/oeCP #postpartum #ClinicalTrial #WomensHealth #PPD

PhD candidate Emily Sholi has received a prestigious NIH award to further her ribosome research, using cryo-EM methods to understand how pathogens such as pneumonia-causing Pseudomonas aeruginosa inhibit host ribosomes: direc.to/oePr #StudentSpotlight #RNA @rti-umasschan.bsky.social

Researchers report that some journals are charging authors anywhere from $2,000 to more than $10,000 to make their work immediately accessible. Rachael Sirianni, PhD, comments in this Inside Higher Ed article: direc.to/oecx @docsirianni.bsky.social @insidehighered.com

Lina Marcela Carmona, PhD, and Nils Grotehans, PhD, have received competitive awards from the American Federation for Aging Research and the Glenn Foundation to support their research on the biology of aging: direc.to/odAS #aging #AgingResearch @afar.org @uofmass.bsky.social

The Worcester Business Journal has named Crista Johnson-Agbakwu, MD, executive director of the UMass Chan Collaborative in Health Equity, its Physician of the Year.

Monday, Dec. 1, is the deadline to apply to the Basic Biomedical Sciences Umbrella Pathway, a PhD program at UMass Chan Medical School: direc.to/oaxc Students rotate through up to three research labs their first year prior to joining a specific research group and program. #PhD #PhDSky

LISTEN as Chancellor Michael F. Collins delivers actionable insights on resilience, resourcefulness and leading with purpose in an era of unprecedented change: direc.to/oa_8 “Managing now is very much a balance beam act,” Chancellor Collins told the Impactful Leaders Podcast. #leadership #podcast

Researchers from UMass Chan Medical School and colleagues examined the health care challenges faced by adult adoptees and how being adopted affects relationships with medical professionals. Their findings are now published in @annfammed.bsky.social: direc.to/oawn #MedSky @cumedicalschool.bsky.social

Much of what we know about human biology comes from studying other organisms. Victor R. Ambros, PhD, one of two Nobel laureates from UMass Chan to receive a Nobel for work related to the worm C. elegans, is an author on this new @pnas.org perspective: direc.to/oax3 #NobelPrize @vambros.bsky.social

A just-published study by Elinor Karlsson, PhD, and Kathryn Lord, PhD, in @pnas.org found no evidence of behavior-associated genetic variations in dogs: direc.to/oaxf Genetic tests only revealed strong associations for traits like height & leg length. #dogs @elinork.bsky.social @broadinstitute.org

The Cure Alzheimer’s Fund has awarded Dorothy P. Schafer, PhD, more than $400,000 in funding over two years for her project studying ependymal cells and their potential connection to Alzheimer’s disease: direc.to/oamk #Alzheimers #AlzheimersDisease @curealzheimersfund.bsky.social

My first @umasschan.bsky.social/@impvienna.bsky.social affiliated paper is up! tomtom-lite is a re-implementation of tomtom targeting the ML age of genomics. Fast annotations ("what is this motif?") and simple large-scale discovery of motifs. Check it out! academic.oup.com/bioinformati...

Global cancer rates have doubled since 1990. UMass Chan Medical School researchers and physician-scientists provide insights that highlight what can be done to curb rising rates in our Science for Living story: direc.to/n_Zd #CancerResearch #PublicHealth #ScienceForLiving @umassmedicine.bsky.social

Edible Boston featured UMass Chan's Wellness Farm, a 40-foot freight container with 88 grow panels, two water reservoirs and LED panels, spotlighting its mission to grow leafy greens for low-income students and families: direc.to/n_TQ #community @edibleboston.bsky.social

Take a 3-credit course this spring and learn about the economic and financial factors affecting nursing and health care practices in a complex health care environment: direc.to/nALT The Health Care Economics and Finance course starts in January. Contact [email protected] to register.

Fifty-six people were inducted into the Delta chapter of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society on Wednesday. View the list of inductees and read their stories of leadership, mentorship and perseverance: direc.to/nAzL #WhyUMassChan #HonorSociety @umassmedicine.bsky.social @uofmass.bsky.social

The fourth annual Department of Public Safety Food Drive for Veterans Inc. and Why Me & Sherry’s House is going on now through 3 p.m. Friday. Officers from UMass Chan, Worcester and Shrewsbury are ready to take your donations in the cruisers parked in front of the Paul J. DiMare Center. #FoodDrive

Our Biomedical Sciences PhD program develops leaders in all sectors of biomedicine. Sign up for the admission workshop on Nov. 18 to get questions answered ahead of the deadline for the Basic Biomedical Sciences Umbrella Pathway, Dec. 1: direc.to/nA7S #PhD #BiomedicalSciences #PhDSky

Two UMass Chan medical students are repairing donated bicycles and mentoring local youth involved with Worcester Earn-A-Bike as part of a medical school curriculum geared toward making an impact on the local community: direc.to/nAcG #WhyUMassChan #MedEd #community #Worcester @uofmass.bsky.social

A four-year, $2 million CDC award will support a UMass Chan study looking at the effectiveness of a digital lifestyle change intervention for patients using GLP-1 therapies to manage obesity, diabetes or cardiovascular disease: direc.to/nBJK #GLP1 #LifestyleHealth @prcumasschan.bsky.social

From heart surgery as an infant to a wrestler and roofer to a Doctor of Nursing Practice student in the Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing: Read about Saylee “Timmy” Phongsamphanh, RN: direc.to/nCAd This is National Nurse Practitioner Week. #NPWeek #StudentSpotlight @uofmass.bsky.social

The Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing Office of Student Affairs & Admissions is ready to answer your questions about advanced nursing programs at UMass Chan. Sign up for the virtual info session on Nov. 13 to learn about our BSN to DNP, PhD and master’s programs: direc.to/nCNG #nursing #nurse

We now have Marcus Ruscetti from @umasschan.bsky.social after the lunch break speaking at #SENESCEL25 in Barcelona

MD/PhD student Bethany Berry is back as student trustee after last serving in 2022–23. Read about why she’s motivated to advocate for funding and eager to join the selection process for UMass Chan’s next chancellor: direc.to/nCgQ #UMass #StudentTrustee @uofmass.bsky.social

The Department of Microbiology hosted the half-day Fredric Fay Memorial Symposium on Tuesday. Andrew T. Gewirtz, PhD, presented the keynote, “Gut Microbiota, Innate Immunity and Viral Infection,” and UMass Chan faculty, including Raquel Binder, PhD, MPH, presented as well. #gut #bacteria #ScienceSky

Join a collaborative home of Nobel Prize-winning biomedical research. Advance discoveries of the treatment and prevention of diseases. The Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences is accepting applications for the Biomedical Sciences PhD program: direc.to/nEHU #PhD #PhDSky

Last week, President Meehan, Chancellor Collins, and researchers from across the UMass system joined with a broad coalition of advocates to testify in support of Governor Healey's DRIVE Act. (1/4) @massgovernor.bsky.social @umasschan.bsky.social @umassamherst.bsky.social @umassboston.bsky.social

PhD candidate Katherine “Kat” Murphy has received an NIH grant to research mutations found in a late-stage type of castration-resistant prostate cancer in the lab of Marcus Ruscetti, PhD: direc.to/nDnJ #ProstateCancer #CancerResearch #PhD @marcus-ruscetti.bsky.social @uofmass.bsky.social

Happy (belated) halloween from the @umasschan.bsky.social Duchenne Program!

“If we don’t get the green light, we’re going to lose people, and it will be a generation of loss.” Read about Chancellor Michael F. Collins’ testimony in support of an initiative to grow the research and innovation economy: direc.to/nE_A #MApoli @massgovernor.bsky.social @uofmass.bsky.social

“UMass has become an engine in this state for research: $869 million ... The research that we do solves the challenge of disease in this country, and our medical school plays a critical role in that." - UMass President Marty Meehan testifying before a #MApoli committee today @uofmass.bsky.social

“Our research community brings some of the brightest scientific minds together and they're losing hope. Their patients are losing hope." - Chancellor Michael F. Collins speaking to a legislative committee about legislation proposed by @massgovernor.bsky.social #ResearchFunding @uofmass.bsky.social

Drug courts in Massachusetts and Florida will participate in a NIH-funded, UMass Chan Medical School-led study aimed at improving communication and access to medications for opioid use disorder: direc.to/nEKv #opioid @umassamherst.bsky.social @ucf.bsky.social @uofmass.bsky.social

UMass Chan scientists have received a $6M+ grant to evaluate gene editing technologies for treating frontotemporal dementia: direc.to/nE19 FTD causes cognitive impairment and changes in behavior, personality and language abilities. #FTD @eriksontheimer.bsky.social @jwattsgroup.bsky.social

With the Direct Entry MS program, individuals with bachelor’s degrees in fields other than nursing can become master’s-educated registered nurses in as little as 16 months. Apply by Nov. 2 to secure your spot in the fall 2026 class: direc.to/nE6F #nursing #nurses #NursingSky @uofmass.bsky.social

Boston Globe columnist Jon Chesto highlights Chancellor Michael F. Collins’ commitment to mentorship: direc.to/nE8m Collins has deeply affected a younger generation of physicians, Chesto writes. After 19 years, Collins will step down as chancellor in July 2026. #mentorship @bostonglobe.com

Internationally recognized microbiome expert Andrew T. Gewirtz, PhD, will present the keynote address at the Fredric Fay Memorial Symposium at UMass Chan on Nov. 4: direc.to/nEZ6 Dr. Gewirtz is known for his work with the innate immune system and its response to microbiota. #microbiology

Get the most up-to-date information about applying to the T.H. Chan School of Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School by registering for the free AAMC Virtual Medical School Fair: aamc.org/virtualfair Our virtual booth is open Oct. 30 from 11 to 6. #MedSchool #MedicalSchool #MedEd #MedSky @aamc.org

UMass Chan employees have donated nearly $1 million to nonprofits and community partners through the UMass Chan Cares initiative since 2021. Employees can support these funds in 2025: direc.to/nEiX The 2025 UMass Chan Cares campaign runs through Wednesday, Nov. 26. #UMassChanCares #community

Postdoctoral fellow Nikita Bhalerao, PhD, has received a Rising Star Award from the National Pancreas Foundation and a postdoctoral fellowship from the Pancreatic Cancer Alliance for her work in the lab of Jason Pitarresi, PhD: direc.to/nFDg @nikitab.bsky.social @pitarresilab.bsky.social

Nearly half of U.S. counties lack an OB/GYN, midwife or birthing center. Tiffany Moore Simas, MD, MPH, MEd, explains what’s creating these “maternity care deserts" and what it would take to fix the crisis: direc.to/nFN4 #MaternalHealth #WomensHealth #OBGYN @tiffanymooresimas.bsky.social