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UMass Chan Medical School: pioneering education, research and health care delivery in Worcester, Mass. See how we are advancing medicine together. https://direc.to/mZJw #AdvancingTogether
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
Students rotate through up to three research labs their first year prior to joining a specific research group and program.
#PhD #PhDSky
November 26, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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
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
“Managing now is very much a balance beam act,” Chancellor Collins told the Impactful Leaders Podcast.
#leadership #podcast
Impactful Leaders Podcast | Strategies for Uncertain Times in Academic Medicine: UMass Chan's Michael F. Collins, MD
Michael F. Collins, M.D., has always been a doer, but that doesn’t mean he was always a leader. Leading, he observes, requires relinquishing a “command and control” mindset, letting others be the doer...
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November 25, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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
“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
November 25, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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
November 24, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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
Genetic tests only revealed strong associations for traits like height & leg length. #dogs @elinork.bsky.social @broadinstitute.org
November 24, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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
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
#Alzheimers #AlzheimersDisease @curealzheimersfund.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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
#Alzheimers #AlzheimersDisease @curealzheimersfund.bsky.social
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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!
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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!
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November 20, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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...
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
#CancerResearch #PublicHealth #ScienceForLiving @umassmedicine.bsky.social
UMass Chan experts on rising cancer rates and role of alcohol, environment, lifestyle
Global cancer cases have doubled since 1990. UMass Chan experts point to lifestyle, environmental and alcohol-related factors as key drivers.
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November 19, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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
#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
#community @edibleboston.bsky.social
The Wellness Farm: Providing Nutrition to Worcester’s Neediest Students — Edible Boston
Photos by Adam DeTour Tucked away at the edge of the UMass Chan Medical School campus in Worcester, a container farm is growing a bounty of leafy greens destined for the school’s low-income neighbor...
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November 18, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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
#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.
The Health Care Economics and Finance course starts in January. Contact [email protected] to register.
November 17, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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.
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
#WhyUMassChan #HonorSociety @umassmedicine.bsky.social @uofmass.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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
#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
#FoodDrive
November 14, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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
#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
#PhD #BiomedicalSciences #PhDSky
November 14, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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
#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
#WhyUMassChan #MedEd #community #Worcester @uofmass.bsky.social
UMass Chan medical students build equity, health and community at Worcester Earn-A-Bike
Second-year medical students Hoang Vo and Diego Marroquin spend several hours a month volunteering at Worcester Earn-a-Bike.
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November 13, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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
#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
#GLP1 #LifestyleHealth @prcumasschan.bsky.social
UMass Chan launches new center with study of digital intervention for patients using GLP-1 medications
Enrollment in the study will start in early 2026, with a focus on patients recently initiating GLP-1 therapies in the Worcester area.
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November 12, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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
#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
This is National Nurse Practitioner Week.
#NPWeek #StudentSpotlight @uofmass.bsky.social
Early heart condition led to calling for UMass Chan DNP student
DNP student Saylee “Timmy” Phongsamphanh, RN, was inspired to specialize in pediatric cardiology to take care of patients like himself.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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
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
November 7, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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
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We now have Marcus Ruscetti from @umasschan.bsky.social after the lunch break speaking at #SENESCEL25 in Barcelona
November 6, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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
#UMass #StudentTrustee @uofmass.bsky.social
MD/PhD student Bethany Berry reprises role as student trustee
MD/PhD student Bethany Berry is reprising her 2022-33 role as UMass Chan Medical School’s student representative on the UMass Board of Trustees.
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November 5, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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
#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
November 5, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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
#PhD #PhDSky
November 4, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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
#PhD #PhDSky
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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)
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November 4, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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)
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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
#ProstateCancer #CancerResearch #PhD @marcus-ruscetti.bsky.social @uofmass.bsky.social
PhD candidate Katherine Murphy receives NIH grant for innovative prostate cancer research
PhD candidate Katherine Murphy received a Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Individual Predoctoral Fellowship for her pancreatic cancer research.
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November 3, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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
#ProstateCancer #CancerResearch #PhD @marcus-ruscetti.bsky.social @uofmass.bsky.social
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Happy (belated) halloween from the @umasschan.bsky.social Duchenne Program!
November 3, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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
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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
Chancellor Collins testifies on behalf of Gov. Healey’s DRIVE legislation; bill would support research at UMass Chan
Chancellor Collins testified in favor of Gov. Maura Healey’s Discovery, Research and Innovation for a Vibrant Economy (DRIVE) legislation.
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October 31, 2025 at 3:56 PM
“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
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