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July 02, 2026

UMass Chan research shows exciting step forward in innate immune stimulation and vaccine platform development

AMP modified vaccine adjunct activates robust T cell response.

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June 11, 2026

Biotech executives and venture capitalists come to UMass Chan to hear faculty start-up pitches

UMass Chan Medical School faculty made new company pitches to leaders from nearly two dozen venture capital firms and other industry organizations.

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May 29, 2026

‘Science essential to society’: PhD candidates honored at 2026 award ceremony

Graduating PhD candidates in the Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at UMass Chan Medical School were celebrated during an awards ceremony on May 28.

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May 05, 2026

UMass Chan scientist Marcus Ruscetti receives 2026 Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Prize

Marcus Ruscetti, PhD, received a $750,000 2026 Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Prize to advance his lab’s pancreatic cancer research.

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April 30, 2026

Groundbreaking new study shows real-time AI platform better at diagnosing cancer than biopsy

Findings from the SMART-AI trial were recently published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

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April 17, 2026

Louis Messina receives NIH grant to support research of aging and immune response

New research by Louis Messina, MD, aims to understand why aging slows down wound healing in older adults.

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