Two early-career scientists at UMass Chan—Caitlyn Edwards, PhD, and Travis Faust, PhD—are 2026 Brain & Behavior Research Foundation Young Investigator grantees: https://direc.to/pywL

@cmedwards.bsky.social @dgordonwinder.bsky.social @travisfaust.bsky.social @bbrfoundation.bsky.social

Noah Sciambra, MS, a student in the Medical Scientist Training Program mentored by @rpwlab.bsky.social, has received a grant to investigate how natural genetic differences influence a host’s ability to resist toxins: https://direc.to/pyVA #MSTP #MDPhD @umasschanmstp.bsky.social @uofmass.bsky.social

The Diversity and Inclusion Office is hosting a ribbon-cutting event on Oct. 14 for the new, student-run Belmont Learning Community at UMass Chan. Read to discover how Belmont will foster connections among nursing, medical and PhD students: https://direc.to/pzr6 #belonging @umasschanmstp.bsky.social

Why do animals that fly live longer? Elinor Karlsson, PhD, associate professor of genomics & computational biology at UMass Chan Medical School, is featured in this @nytimes.com piece that poses 100 unanswered questions: https://direc.to/pzZV

#genetics @elinork.bsky.social @broadinstitute.org

Twelve projects led by UMass Chan faculty, staff, residents and students that address access to care are being funded by the Remillard Family Community Service Fund: https://direc.to/pzYC

Nearly $170,000 in grants of up to $18,000 each was awarded to this year’s projects. #WhyUMassChan #community

Although the UMass Cancer Walk was canceled due to the nor’easter, more than $500,000 was raised for cancer research and clinical trials at UMass Chan: https://direc.to/pzR8

Donations are being accepted through the end of the year.

#CancerResearch #ClinicalTrials #UMass @uofmass.bsky.social

Students in the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science and the Latino Medical Student Association celebrated the start of Hispanic Heritage Month by collecting donations to help those impacted by the earthquakes in Venezuela.

#HispanicHeritageMonth 🇻🇪

Last week the Medical Scientist Training Program at UMass Chan Medical School presented pins to 10 first-year MD/PhD students and recognized others in the program who reached milestones.

📸: Scarlet Au and Sonakshi Khanna

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It’s been more than two years since Talaya Reid started CAR T cell therapy at UMass Chan Medical School to treat severe symptoms caused by lupus. Read about how she is doing: https://direc.to/p1x1

#WhyUMassChan #lupus #ClinicalTrial #UMassLupus #UMassRheum #rheumatology @umassmedicine.bsky.social

Boris Dimitrov, a student in the Medical Scientist Training Program, has received a NIH grant to further advance his cancer research, aiming to stop breast cancer from spreading or metastasizing. #WhyUMassChan #CancerResearch #BreastCancer #MSTP #MDPhD @umasschanmstp.bsky.social @uofmass.bsky.social

Seventeen Worcester Public Schools teachers, including five Roosevelt Elementary teachers, received $23,000 in mini-grants funded through donations from UMass Chan faculty, staff and students as part of the UMass Chan Cares initiative: https://direc.to/p18u #WhyUMassChan #UMassChanCares #community

Grace Ryan, PhD, MPH, assistant professor of population & quantitative health sciences at UMass Chan, answers questions about the safety of childhood vaccines, recent changes to federal recommendations and the potential risks of delaying or spacing out immunizations: https://direc.to/p3CS #vaccines

Due to the forecast for heavy rain and strong winds, the UMass Cancer Walk scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 27, has been canceled. Donations, which go to cancer research and clinical trials at UMass Chan Medical School, will be accepted through Dec. 31: https://direc.to/pa1g

@uofmass.bsky.social

The FDA has approved a clinical trial for the ultra-rare disease Mucolipidosis Type IV that will take place at UMass Chan Medical School: https://direc.to/p3N5

Mass General Brigham researchers are co-leading the MLIV trial.

#ClinicalTrial #GeneTherapy #RareDisease @mgbresearch.bsky.social

Really proud of this crew and everything they do for our Duchenne patients and families every week. Couldn’t ask for a better team @umasschan.bsky.social

And thanks to Fritz & Friends for the reminder — strength is more than muscle. 💪

#Duchenne #DMD

Rebecca Gerber and Ben Gerber, MD, MPH, both of UMass Chan, are in South Korea right now. Read about how the Gerbers prepared for the trip, what they will be teaching and how this fits into a collaboration with Hallym University that began in 2023: https://direc.to/p3z3

#AI #international

Congressman Jake Auchincloss came to UMass Chan on Monday for a tour of research laboratories and an open discussion on federal funding changes and other issues impacting the momentum of basic, translational and biomedical research discoveries: https://direc.to/p7i7 #BiomedicalResearch #NIHfunding

Gov. Maura Healey has proposed a $2M initiative that includes $250,000 for the Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Program (MCPAP) for Moms at UMass Chan Medical School: direc.to/p4rg

#MentalHealth #MaternalHealth

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

Kurt Hager, PhD, of UMass Chan told @npr.org that patients in Massachusetts and North Carolina who received medically tailored meals saved Medicaid about $10,000 each: https://direc.to/p4Nu

Dr. Hager is also featured in this article on @kffhealthnews.org: https://direc.to/p4Nr

#FoodIsMedicine