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UMass Chan Medical School: pioneering education, research and healthcare delivery in Worcester, Mass. See how we are advancing medicine together. direc.to/mZJw #AdvancingTogether

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UMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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: direc.to/pzR8 Donations are being accepted through the end of the year. #CancerResearch #ClinicalTrials #UMass @uofmass.bsky.social
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UMass Cancer Walk raises more than $500,000 for cancer research
The 28th annual UMass Cancer Walk raised more than $500,000 for cancer research and clinical trials at UMass Chan Medical School despite the event’s cancellation due to the nor’easter.
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UMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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 🇻🇪
UMass Chan PhD and medical students posing with the donations they collected for people impacted by the earthquakes in Venezuela
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UMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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 @umasschanmstp.bsky.social @rpwlab.bsky.social @uofmass.bsky.social
Amira Kazi receiving her MSTP pinGroup of first-year MSTP students before the pinning studentsStudents who received F30 fellowships
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UMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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: direc.to/p1x1 #WhyUMassChan #lupus #ClinicalTrial #UMassLupus #UMassRheum #rheumatology @umassmedicine.bsky.social
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Two years later, CAR T cell therapy shows promise for life without lupus flares
Talaya Reid was the first of three people living with lupus to enroll in a clinical research study at UMass Chan exploring the use of CAR T cell therapy to treat lupus nephritis.
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UMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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
MD/PhD student Boris Dimitrov
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UMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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: direc.to/p18u #WhyUMassChan #UMassChanCares #community
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UMass Chan mini-grants support wide range of Worcester Public Schools’ programs
The mini-grants were awarded to teachers at five elementary schools and one high school.
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UMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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: direc.to/p3CS #vaccines
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What parents need to know about updated childhood vaccine recommendations
Grace Ryan, PhD, MPH, assistant professor of population & quantitative health sciences, answers common questions about updated childhood vaccine recommendations, including the benefits of the MMR comb...
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UMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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: direc.to/pa1g @uofmass.bsky.social
UMass Cancer Walk scheduled for Sept. 27 canceled due to impending storm
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UMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The FDA has approved a clinical trial for the ultra-rare disease Mucolipidosis Type IV that will take place at UMass Chan Medical School: direc.to/p3N5 Mass General Brigham researchers are co-leading the MLIV trial. #ClinicalTrial #GeneTherapy #RareDisease @mgbresearch.bsky.social
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UMass Chan, Mass General Brigham receive green light from FDA for MLIV clinical trial
UMass Chan, Mass General Brigham receive green light from FDA for MLIV gene therapy clinical trial
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Steve Chrzanowski @stevechrz.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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
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UMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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: direc.to/p3z3 #AI #international
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Ben Gerber to spend fall semester advancing UMass Chan-Hallym University partnership in South Korea
Dr. Gerber is traveling with his wife, Rebecca, a librarian in the Lamar Soutter Library at UMass Chan, to South Korea and will spend the fall semester as a visiting professor at Hallym University.
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UMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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: direc.to/p7i7 #BiomedicalResearch #NIHfunding
Jonathan Watts and Beth McCormickSylvain Cecchini, PhD, and Congressman Jake Auchincloss Provost Terry Flotte speaking with Congressman Jake Auchincloss during a tour of Jun Xie's lab 
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UMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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
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Healey proposes $2.25 million for postpartum care, mental health
Healey is proposing new funding to expand postpartum home visits and maternal mental health support for new parents statewide.
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UMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
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: direc.to/p4JM @umassmedicine.bsky.social @capessuicideprev.bsky.social @martymeehan.bsky.social
Chancellor David McManus, MD’02, ScM’12, MBA, speaking during ConvocationThe Chancellor’s Medal for Distinguished Clinical Excellence was presented to: Jennifer S. Daly, MD, professor of medicine and clinical chief, infectious diseases and immunology, UMass Memorial HealthChancellor David McManus (far left) and Terence R. Flotte, MD (far right) pose for a photo with the newly endowed professors, Samir Malkani, MD; Edwin D. Boudreaux, PhD; Johanna M. Seddon, MD, ScM, FARVO, FASRS; Jennifer Wang, MD; Andrew R. Tapper, PhD; and David Michael Dosa, MD, MPH /Photo: Faith Ninivaggi
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UMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
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: direc.to/p4Nu Dr. Hager is also featured in this article on @kffhealthnews.org: direc.to/p4Nr #FoodIsMedicine
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Federal budget cuts may force some states to end meal delivery for Medicaid patients
Some states deliver meals to Medicaid patients that address their dietary needs. Evidence shows it aids recovery and saves healthcare costs, but federal budget cuts may lead some states to cancel it.
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UMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Uruj Kamal Haider, MD, of UMass Chan spoke to @nytimes.com about the postpartum psychosis patient she successfully treated who hallucinated a commanding voice: direc.to/p4sc #PostpartumPsychosis #postpartum #MentalHealth @umasspsychiatry.bsky.social
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Clancy’s ‘Horrible Thoughts’ and the Mysteries of the Postpartum Brain
Experts say that after childbirth, intrusive thoughts are common and mostly benign. Lindsay Clancy’s story provides a disturbing exception.
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UMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Representing two cohorts, 91 students were recognized on Wednesday for passing their qualifying exams during the 2025-‘26 academic year, a step needed to proceed to thesis research. View the list of students honored during the 2026 Qualifying Exam Recognition Ceremony: direc.to/p4th #PhD
The 91 PhD candidates and students in the Medical Scientist Training Program who passed their qualifying exam during the 2025-2026 academic year posed for a photo after the 2026 Qualifying Exam Recognition Ceremony. Two cohorts are represented. 
Photo: Faith Ninivaggi
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UMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The 2012 Sandy Hook tragedy shaped Doctor of Nursing Practice student Amanda Berry. Read about what she shared during the Transition into Clinical Practice Ceremony and view the list of DNP students who received white coats: direc.to/p46f #nurse #nursing #nurses #UMass @uofmass.bsky.social
DNP student Amanda Berry spoke about her experiences growing up during the Sandy Hook tragedy during the transition into clinical practice ceremony. Photo: Faith NinivaggiCoated students reciting pledgeThe Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing Class of 2028. Photo: Faith Ninivaggi 
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UMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
E. Kale Edmiston, PhD, shared ways to support transgender patients during UMass Chan Medical School’s 14th annual LGBTQ+ Convocation Celebration: direc.to/p463 "Learn to identify misinformation and correct it consistently,” Dr. Edmiston said. @umasspsychiatry.bsky.social
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Evidence-based care for transgender patients topic of 14th annual LGBTQ+ Convocation Celebration
E. Kale Edmiston, PhD, shared ways to support transgender patients during UMass Chan’s 14th annual LGBTQ+ Convocation Celebration, held virtually on Sept. 15.
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UMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The 35 students in our Graduate Entry Pathway Program received a pin last night to represent the completion of their pre-licensure studies and the fact that they are joining the nursing profession. View the list of honorees: direc.to/p4pH #nurses #nursing @uofmass.bsky.social
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Final Graduate Entry Pathway cohort receives pins, symbols of joining nursing profession
The Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing at UMass Chan Medical School recognized 35 learners who have completed their pre-licensure year during a pinning ceremony on Sept. 14.
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UMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The annual White Coat Ceremony is always a highlight. Read our coverage of this next step in the journey for the 225 medical students in the T.H. Chan School of Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School Class of 2030: direc.to/p4ar #WhiteCoatCeremony #UMassChan #UMass @uofmass.bsky.social
Father, wearing white coat, ready to go on stage with son, who will be coatedGroup of medical students pose for a photo before the White Coat Ceremony. (They are holding their white coats.)Chancellor David McManus and group of medical students, wearing white coats
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UMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The 225 medical students in the T.H. Chan School of Medicine Class of 2030 marked a rite of passage this afternoon. Read about this year’s White Coat Ceremony: direc.to/p5gm #WhiteCoatCeremony #UMassChan #UMass @uofmass.bsky.social
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White Coat Ceremony for Class of 2030 represents next step in journey for 225 medical students
The 225 UMass Chan medical students in the Class of 2030 received white coats on Sept. 11. The White Coat Ceremony marks first-year medical students’ first step into the profession as they start train...
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UMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
A multidisciplinary UMass Chan research team has received $14.7 million to develop new models and gene therapies for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, a genetic defect which causes severe loss of lung function: bit.ly/4cEbJj7 #GeneTherapy @xueumass.bsky.social @rti-umasschan.bsky.social
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UMass Chan receives $14.7 million grant to develop gene therapies for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency
Scientists receive $14.7 million to improve vector design for gene therapies targeting alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency
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UMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Uruj Kamal Haider, MD, assistant professor of psychiatry & behavioral sciences and obstetrics & gynecology at UMass Chan Medical School, joined The Oprah Podcast to discuss “pink flags”—quieter signs—of postpartum psychosis: direc.to/pU1S #PostpartumPsychosis #postpartum #MentalHealth
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The Lindsay Clancy Case, Understanding Postpartum Psychosis
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UMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
A discovery by scientists at UMass Chan Medical School and the Marine Biological Laboratory about the four core clock genes may help scientists develop novel interventions for diseases linked to circadian system disruption: direc.to/pUn3 @mblscience.bsky.social @currentbiology.bsky.social
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Tiny crustacean helps scientists understand genes regulating circatidal rhythms
Circadian rhythm genes also regulate circatidal behaviors in tiny crustaceans Parhyale hawaiensis.
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UMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The UMass Board of Trustees approved new endowed chairs at UMass Chan today, bringing the total number up to 86. See who will be invested on Sept. 17: direc.to/pUgS #faculty #giving @uofmass.bsky.social @umassmedicine.bsky.social @umassdiabetes.bsky.social @capessuicideprev.bsky.social
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Six distinguished faculty named to endowed chairs
The six new appointments will be celebrated at Convocation and Investiture on Sept. 17.
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UMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Shari Harding, DNP, associate professor of nursing, wrote an article for The Conversation about how to navigate online mental health support options and find the right clinician: direc.to/pRox #therapy #OnlineTherapy #telehealth #MentalHealth @theconversation.com @uofmass.bsky.social
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Online mental healthcare is here to stay: Here’s how to navigate your options and find the right clinician
Shari Harding, DNP associate professor of nursing, wrote an article for The Conversation about how to navigate online mental healthcare, including how to evaluate telehealth options and find the right...
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UMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
UMass Chan Medical School will officially kick off the 2026 academic year with its weeklong Convocation celebration starting with the T.H. Chan School of Medicine White Coat Ceremony on Friday, Sept. 11. The full list of events is here: direc.to/pRUN #WhiteCoatCeremony @uofmass.bsky.social
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UMass Chan welcomes new academic year during Convocation Week 2026
Convocation Week runs from Friday, Sept. 11 to Thursday, Sept. 17.
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UMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Recognizing the warning signs of postpartum psychosis is critical to getting mothers the care and support they need. Uruj Kamal Haider, MD, answers questions about what causes postpartum psychosis, who is at risk and how to know when to seek help: direc.to/pRo4 #postpartum #MentalHealth
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Postpartum psychosis: What are the warning signs and what should families know?
Postpartum psychosis is an uncommon but serious psychiatric emergency that can develop after childbirth, and recognizing its warning signs early is critical to getting new mothers the care and support...
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UMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Scientists at UMass Chan and the Marine Biological Laboratory have found that the four core genes that control circadian rhythms in animals also help a tiny crustacean time tides: direc.to/pRm2 The research was published today in @currentbiology.bsky.social. @mblscience.bsky.social
Victoria Louis, PhD, and Patrick Emery, PhD, in the labParhyale hawaiensis in the lab. Image credit: Victoria LouisPer (red) and Cry2 (green) expression in the brain of P. hawaiensis. Image credit: Victoria Louis
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UMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Brandon Bastien, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Summer Thyme, PhD, has received a three-year, $251,000 award from the National Institute of Mental Health to support his research on genes linked to autism spectrum disorder: direc.to/pQBy #autism #ASD #NIH @sthyme.bsky.social
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Brandon Bastien receives NIH fellowship award to study autism-associated genes in zebrafish
Bastien is a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Summer Thyme, PhD.
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UMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The UMass Cancer Walk returns to Polar Park on Sunday, Sept. 27. Chancellor David D. McManus, MD’02, ScM’12, MBA, shares four ways you can support cancer research and lifesaving clinical trials happening here at UMass Chan Medical School: direc.to/pQzq #CancerResearch @uofmass.bsky.social
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UMass Cancer Walk supports access to lifesaving clinical trials
Proceeds from the UMass Cancer Walk, returning to Polar Park on Sunday, Sept. 27, support cancer research and clinical trials at UMass Chan.
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MedPage Today @medpagetoday.com · 31/08/2026
"We really need to have compassion." -- Nancy Byatt, DO, MS, MBA, of the @umasschan.bsky.social, on overcoming stigma when treating #postpartumpsychosis. www.medpagetoday.com/popmedicine/...
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Postpartum Psychosis: Who Is Most at Risk?
Disease has a continuum of severity, perinatal psychiatrist explains
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UMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Mark Klempner, MD, spoke to the BBC about TNX-4800, an injection to protect against Lyme disease: direc.to/pQzJ Dr. Klempner is the head of the UMass Chan team that discovered and developed the injection, now licensed to Tonix Pharmaceuticals. #LymeDisease #ticks @briannaabbott.bsky.social
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My dog has better tick protection than I do - but that could change soon
Lyme disease is on the rise. But scientists are searching for ways to prevent it.
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UMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Online mental health treatment can be just as effective as traditional in-person visits, Shari Harding, DNP, wrote in this piece published in the Washington Post: direc.to/pQ1d The piece was written for @theconversation.com. #OnlineTherapy #telehealth #MentalHealth @washingtonpost.com
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Guest Column | I'm a mental health expert. Here's how I would search for an online therapist.
Online treatment can be just as effective as traditional in-person visits, but certain strategies can help ensure the best outcome.
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UMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Short interfering RNAs (siRNAs) are on Peter Parker’s mind in the newest Spider-Man movie. Anastasia Khvorova, PhD, of UMass Chan Medical School, spoke with @sciencenews.bsky.social about #siRNAs and what the movie got right (and wrong): direc.to/pn9y #SpiderMan @rti-umasschan.bsky.social
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What Spider-Man gets right — and wrong — about turning off superpowers
In 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day,' Peter Parker devises a superpower inhibitor based on a real therapy using RNA.
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UMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Erik J. Sontheimer, PhD,  a pioneering leader in the field of CRISPR gene editing, will become the next chair of the RNA Therapeutics Institute (RTI) in January. Read about Dr. Sontheimer and the RTI here: direc.to/pn_q @eriksontheimer.bsky.social @rti-umasschan.bsky.social
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Erik Sontheimer named chair of RNA Therapeutics Institute at UMass Chan, effective January 2027
Erik J. Sontheimer, PhD, the Pillar Chair in Biomedical Research, professor and vice chair of RNA therapeutics, has been appointed chair of the RNA Therapeutics Institute, effective in January of 2027...
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UMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Research in mice suggests abstaining from alcohol can alter brain circuits in ways that may increase the risk of compulsive drinking. Danny Winder, PhD, & Marie Doyle, PhD, wrote about their findings for @theconversation.com: direc.to/pmSa @dgordonwinder.bsky.social @mariedoyle.bsky.social
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Quitting alcohol changes the brain and can increase the risk of compulsive drinking – new research in mice
Danny Winder, PhD, and Marie Doyle, PhD, wrote an article for The Conversation about new research in mice that suggests abstaining from alcohol can alter brain circuits in ways that may increase the r...
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UMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
PhD candidate Emily Blackburn, MPH, has received funding from the National Cancer Institute for research on a DNA replication and repair protein found in some cancers. Read about her cancer research in the lab of Brian Kelch, PhD: direc.to/pjD1 @briankelch.bsky.social @uofmass.bsky.social
PhD candidate Emily Blackburn
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UMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Travis E. Faust, PhD, is one of 15 early-career scientists selected for a @simonsfoundation.org Fellows-to-Faculty award. The award will support Dr. Faust’s transition to an independent faculty position and research on brain development and autism: direc.to/pgGg @travisfaust.bsky.social
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Travis Faust receives Simons Foundation Fellows-to-Faculty award to advance research on brain development and autism
The Fellows-to-Faculty award will provide $600,000 over three years to support Faust’s research.
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UMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
UMass Chan faculty are on @wbjournal.bsky.social’s 40 Under Forty list: direc.to/pgLc Shari Harding, DNP, is director of the Doctor of Nursing Practice program. Gregory Leslie, MD’14, is the division chief of hospital medicine for the UMass Memorial Medical Group. @umassmedicine.bsky.social
Shari Harding, DNPGregory Leslie, MD’14
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UMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
There are no FDA-approved treatments for adjustment disorder. A UMass Chan clinical trial will evaluate whether a lab-made psychedelic medication can help those experiencing adjustment disorder following a serious medical diagnosis, such as cancer, ALS or multiple sclerosis. direc.to/pgtX
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UMass Chan researchers study psychedelic medication for adjustment disorder in people with serious medical conditions
UMass Chan clinical trial studies psychedelic medication for adjustment disorder related to serious illness
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UMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Nancy Byatt, DO, MS’15, MBA, told @bostonglobe.com that when it comes to perinatal and postpartum care, there are gaps within the medical system: direc.to/pgyi “I wish I could say there was one person responsible for coordinating that kind of care. ... Right now, that doesn’t exist.”
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‘Nobody talks.' Fragmented mental health system under scrutiny in Clancy case. - The Boston Globe
When patients move among doctors, therapists, hospitals, and medications, no one may be responsible for seeing the whole picture.
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UMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Research shows that many teens turn to AI chatbots for companionship, emotional support and mental health advice. UMass Chan experts wrote about the red flags parents need to watch for in this piece for The Conversation: direc.to/pgR_ #AI #chatbots @theconversation.com @uofmass.bsky.social
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Teens are turning to AI chatbots for emotional support – here’s how to keep kids safe
Phoebe Moore, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry & behavioral sciences, Megan Kelly, PhD, professor of psychiatry & behavioral sciences, and Yael Dvir, MD, professor of psychiatry & behavioral sci...
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UMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
There are 379 new students on the UMass Chan Medical School campus this week. Read stats on students in all three schools and watch a message to the 226 new students in the T.H. Chan School of Medicine from Chancellor David D. McManus, MD'02, ScM'12, MBA: bit.ly/4zL4for @uofmass.bsky.social
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Chancellor David McManus welcoming 379 new UMass Chan students ‘to the team’
UMass Chan Medical School is welcoming 379 new students to campus this week for orientation. Chancellor David McManus, MD’02, ScM’12, MBA, is providing remarks for each school’s orientation.
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UMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
New findings from Beth McCormick, PhD, and collaborators at @uniofbath.bsky.social represent a potential new target for anti-inflammatory drugs that could treat chronic inflammation in the gut and lung: direc.to/pfPr #GutHealth @bugsonthedrums.bsky.social @uniofbathnews.bsky.social
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New study reveals how neutrophils reach infection sites without damaging healthy tissue
Scientists identify cell-based “GPS” responsible for guiding immune responses
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UMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
These second-year medical students are spending their summer teaching swimming and water safety lessons to 100 children and teens at the YMCA in downtown Worcester. Read about the return of Water Safe Worcester: direc.to/pfvg #WaterSafety #SwimmingLessons #Worcester #community
Medical students instructing children and teens on water safetyMedical students Alicia Bergeron, Victoria Taieb, Michael Bedard, Matthew Larson and Trevor Vigeant helped teach swimming lessons this summer at the YMCA Central Community BranchParticipants swimming
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UMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
UMass Chan employees: This is your last chance to sign up for the UMass Chan 2nd Annual Day of Service, happening Wednesday, Aug. 19. Sign up to volunteer at organizations dedicated to health, veterans, sustainability and more: direc.to/pajr Paid time off is available. #UMassChanCares
UMass Chan 2nd Annual Day of Service Wednesday, Aug. 19, Morning shifts: 9 a.m.-noon; Afternoon shifts noon-3 p.m.
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UMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
“Emotional regulation isn’t just a trendy buzzword." Jessica L. Griffin, PsyD, associate professor of psychiatry & behavioral sciences and pediatrics, provides strategies for parents in this @us.theconversation.com piece: direc.to/pfm8 #EmotionalRegulation @umasspsychiatry.bsky.social
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What is emotional regulation? A child psychologist explains
Jessica Griffin, PsyD, professor of psychiatry & behavioral sciences, wrote an article for The Conversation on emotional regulation and practical strategies parents can use to help children manage the...
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UMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Sharina Person, PhD, is now a fellow of the American Statistical Association: direc.to/pfnb The Diversity Engagement Survey that Dr. Person helped develop in partnership with @aamc.org has been administered to respondents at more than 100 institutions. #ASAFellow @amstatnews.bsky.social
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