Browse stories by category: Research

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

  May 05, 2026
• Toloo Taghian awarded $3.2M to develop gene therapy for a rare genetic disease

  May 05, 2026
• Groundbreaking new study shows real-time AI platform better at diagnosing cancer than biopsy

  April 30, 2026
• UMass Chan, UMass Amherst leading MassHealth waiver study to close critical gaps in opioid treatment after jail release

  April 29, 2026
• UMass Chan licenses gene therapy for maple syrup urine disease to Plowshare Therapies

  April 27, 2026
• Robert H. Brown Jr. elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences

  April 24, 2026
• Howard J. Sachs to present Last Lecture as a celebration of medical education

  April 22, 2026
• Louis Messina receives NIH grant to support research of aging and immune response

  April 17, 2026
• Science for Living: A faster path to cervical cancer screening could improve access, save lives

  April 15, 2026
• Study led by David Ayers finds robotic-assisted total knee arthroplasty improves patient satisfaction

  April 14, 2026