Official Twitter feed of the Department of Microbiology of the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School (UMass Chan).
Worcester, MA (USA)
Joined August 2021
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Elizabeth M.C. Hillman @Columbia will present the 22nd Fredric S. Fay Memorial Lecture, Capturing the dynamics of life with high-speed 3D microscopy on October 11th at 3pm @UMassChan & via Zoom with reception to follow. For more info including zoom links: bit.ly/3t8RFBs
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Allan Jacobson, PhD, accepted the 2023 Gruber Genetics Prize this week for contributions in identifying and describing the mechanism of nonsense-mediated mRNA decay: vimeo.com/event/3298650
#ICG2023 #genetics #genomics @ajplanetearth @PTCBio @The_Gruber_Fdtn @Genetics2023
ALT Allan Jacobson, PhD, accepting the 2023 Gruber Genetics Prize in Melbourne, Australia
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The microbiota of pregnant women with SARS-CoV-2 and their infants dlvr.it/SrKHhm
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Most deaths by radiation exposure result from sepsis. @NIAIDNews tapped Beth McCormick, PhD, and Vanni Bucci, PhD, to lead a $3M project to see if the #microbiome can be used to protect intestinal health from radiation exposure: direc.to/j5jG @BethAMcCormick @BucciVanni
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Beth McCormick, PhD, vice chair and professor of microbiology & physiological systems at @UMassChan, received the Distinguished Research Scientist Award at the American Physiology Summit last month. #APS2023 #physiology #microbiome @BethAMcCormick @UMassChanMaPS @APSPhysiology
ALT Beth McCormick, PhD, at the American Physiology Summit
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The discoveries Allan Jacobson, PhD, & Lynne Maquat, PhD, of @URochester_SMD, have made have had implications in treating Duchenne muscular dystrophy & Fragile X syndrome. They have won the 2023 Gruber Genetics Prize: direc.to/iCGc #genetics @The_Gruber_Fdtn @MaquatLab
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Researchers at UMass Chan and the Univ of Bath discovered a link between molecules produced by the microbiome and the function of a human protein that impacts gut inflammation. This could help find new treatments for inflammatory diseases: bit.ly/3wXoPS8 #crohns #IBD
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“It’s not about a job. It’s about a job at the right institution at the right time.”
Executive Recruiter Barbara Guertin spoke w/ @yihsuan_shih about open research positions at UMass Chan Medical School: bit.ly/3CXG6N9
Learn about them at the career fair on Sept. 29.
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Congratulations to Victor J. Torres, @mbiojournal & #IAIJournal editor & Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology, who has been named a MacArthur Fellow. Torres, studies #AMR pathogens & therapies. Learn more about his work at asm.social/4j #MacFellow @macfound
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@umass_id is 🔥🔥🔥
Congratulations to Sanjay Ram!!
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Interested in learning more about our gut microbiome?
The UMass Med Postdoc Association (UMPA) invites you all to the next Science Cafe, that will be held on Zoom on September 23rd (06:30 - 07:30 pm).
RVSP: lnkd.in/dHZepXqu
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Chat with students from @SOM_UMassMed and @GSBS_UMassMed about their experiences at UMass Medical School as an underrepresented clinician or scientist. Register for the HBCU-Link panel discussion for #HBCU students on Monday, Sept. 20, at 5:30 p.m.: bit.ly/3gJT74b
ALT Graphic says Join us! HBCU-Link Virtual Networking Event: Sept. 20, 5:30-7 p.m. RSVP for access to ZOOM link
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The School of Medicine is being named after late patriarch T.H. Chan; the Graduate School of Nursing after matriarch Tan Chingfen, a nurse; and the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences after the family's investment group, Morningside: bit.ly/3l3Ubky #UMassChan
ALT Quote from donor The Morningside Foundation: "The Morningside Foundation and the Chan family are proud to honor their patriarch and matriarch’s legacy and their deep commitment to the advancement of health and education."
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With gratitude for the transformational philanthropy of the Morningside Foundation, UMass Medical School is now UMass Chan Medical School. Learn about the history-making gift at @UMass and the name changes for #UMassChan's three schools: bit.ly/3h9673u #WhyUMassChan
ALT Graphic says UMass Medical School is now UMass Chan Medical School @UMassChan
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.@UMass President @MartyMeehan says the generosity of the Morningside Foundation and the Chan family is an acknowledgment of what the people of the commonwealth have long known. Read today's announcement on the history-making gift at #UMass: bit.ly/2X5OgDA #UMassChan
ALT Quote from Chancellor Marty Meehan: “Our Medical School is the jewel in the crown of public higher education and support for its world-changing work will pay dividends for many years to come.”
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"Our founders would be in awe of what UMass Medical School has become." -- Chanc Collins, after @UMass Board of Trustees vote to establish Morningside Foundation Endowment Fund and rename schools.
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"Without UMass, I am not sure who I would be today," said Chioma Okwara, MD, @UMass trustee, @UMassChan & @UMassBoston alumna. "The greatest gift I received from UMass is not just outstanding education, but people who believed in me." 1/2
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Gerald Chan, of The Morningside Foundation, said @UMassChan is "exemplary in its inclusive admissions practices; the gift to UMass today is both a celebration and a reminder of that intention" to make higher ed accessible to farmers and working class families. #WhyUMassChan 1/2
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"Strengthening education is still the answer," said Gerald Chan, on behalf of The Morningside Foundation, in announcing the $175 million transformational gift to @UMassChan. 2/2
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Gerald Chan, of The Morningside Foundation, recalls the role humanity played in his late father’s life, the namesake of the UMass Chan Medical School and the T.H. Chan School of Medicine. #WhyUMassChan