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Learn more about the Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, a destination for collaborative, Nobel Prize-winning biomedical research.

 

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$1.5 Billion

in NIH Funding in the last decade

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#2

Medical school in New England for NIH research funding

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$132,673

Average federal research support per faculty

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4.4

Average number of publications per student by graduation

 

Diversity and Inclusion

Our diversity efforts strengthen our capacity for vital advancements, for research discoveries that change the world, and for carrying out our shared mission of educating tomorrow’s science leaders.

 

The multiculturalism of our diverse faculty, staff, and student body, and the diverse communities we are part of, create unique opportunities for leveraging our differences as fundamental to our institution’s excellence.  Our work is a global effort enhanced by the great diversity of the local and regional communities in which we live and serve.

 

Please engage with the following videos to see our leadership's commitment to the work, and diverse students in action.

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    Committed to creating an environment where students drive research and innovation

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    UMass Chan-led study finds regularly updating cognitive data improves ability to predict Alzheimer’s disease

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

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    Gene therapy developed for maple syrup urine disease shows promise, new UMass Chan study reports

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

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  • National Academy of Sciences President Marcia McNutt to deliver UMass Chan Commencement address on June 1

    National Academy of Sciences President Marcia McNutt to deliver UMass Chan Commencement address on June 1

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

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    Student Profiles

     

    PhD candidate Jessica Peura, MS, is working on deleting a specific gene in a pancreatic cancer mouse model. Peura’s research is inspired by her mother, who died of leiomyosarcoma, a rare cancer that can grow in the intestines, stomach, bladder and blood vessels.
     

    “There was not much research at the time when she was diagnosed,” Peura said. “I want to make sure that patients and their families don’t have to go through the same thing.”
     

    When Peura searched for a PhD program, she feared that the lab environment would be competitive or cutthroat. Then she interviewed at UMass Chan.
     

    "While everyone was proud of the work their lab was doing, everyone talked about how closely they worked with other labs. It was super collaborative. Everyone just seemed to love being here.”
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    Jessica Peura, MS
    PhD Candidate
    Pitarresi Laboratory
    Cancer Biology Program