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After losing her best friend to malaria, PhD student Winnie Mkandawire chose to study infectious diseases to prevent others from experiencing the same loss. 

The T.H. Chan School of Medicine Class of 2025 celebrated 140 new doctors on Match Day.

UMass ALS Cellucci Fund Boston Marathon teams have raised more than $800,000 for ALS research since 2012. This year’s team hopes to add $50,000 to that.

Amid ongoing measles outbreaks, pediatric infectious disease specialist Christina Hermos explains the importance of being vaccinated against the disease.

UMass Chan supports translational research from faculty with internal funding mechanism.

The research team has found that a koala population in Australia has evolved a distinctive genomic immunity to a retrovirus.

The lecture is part of a new education and research program funded through a $200,000 gift from the Last Call Foundation to UMass Chan.

A large longitudinal study found that regular cognitive assessments improves the ability to predict whether someone will develop Alzheimer’s in their lifetime.

The department is celebrating the milestone with a special event on Saturday, March 15.

Medical student Linda Nguyen has successfully matched early into Massachusetts General Hospital’s urology residency program.

The new education and research building features the campus’s first geothermal heat-pump system, which provides 88 percent of the heat and 50 percent of the cooling needs for the building.

UMass Chan researchers demonstrated the promise of a gene therapy to correct a gene mutation causing maple syrup urine disease.

UMass Chan will celebrate the Classes of 2025 at Commencement on Sunday, June 1, and recognize four inspiring individuals with honorary degrees.

Two papers published today in the journal Nature describe a significant advance in understanding the complex functions of the metabolic network.

The Diversity and Inclusion Office at UMass Chan Medical School is hosting a Diversity Campus Read event.

Research by Sharon Cantor, PhD, and Jenna M. Whalen, PhD, poses a new explanation for how cancer-fighting drugs attack and destroy BRCA1 and BRCA2 tumor cells.

A roundtable panel, led by Rep. McGovern and Dean Flotte, discussed the immediate impacts of potential cuts to NIH funding.

Researchers leading a study on managing COPD at home with mobile monitoring, treatment and telepulmonary therapy report early results on integrating program into clinical system and intervention impacts on disease management.  

PhD candidate Jesse Lehman has received a Ruth L. Kirschstein grant for mRNA immunology research.

UMass Chan Medical School is announcing a $35 million philanthropic gift from the Paul J. DiMare Foundation to advance research and support breakthroughs in neurodegenerative and genetic diseases.  

Ryan Logan, PhD, professor of psychiatry & behavioral sciences, co-wrote an article for The Conversation explaining the mechanisms behind the connection between circadian rhythms and psychiatric conditions.

In a follow-up memo to the UMass Chan community on Tuesday, Feb. 11, Chancellor Michael F. Collins explained the status of the new National Institutes of Health indirect costs rate cap.

UMass Chan Medical School has launched Rare Diseases, Real Stories, a six-episode podcast series. It is available on all major streaming platforms.  

Chancellor Michael F. Collins addressed the new National Institutes of Health indirect costs rate cap in a memo to the UMass Chan Medical School community.  

UMass Chan researchers reported that Home Test to Treat was a successful model and offered insights about outreach and coordinating care.  

Hugh Silk, MD, MPH, explains why fluoride is important to protect oral and overall health.  

The 2025 Martin Luther King Semester of Service Student Awards were presented to 16 medical school students.

PhD candidate Alejandro Félix Mejía has received a Ruth L. Kirschstein grant for mRNA research.

Three students in the T.H. Chan School of Medicine have successfully matched into their first choice military residency programs in internal medicine, psychology and anesthesia.

The Department of Psychiatry at UMass Chan Medical School is now the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences.