UMass Chan Department of Microbiology

Official Twitter feed of the Department of Microbiology of the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School (UMass Chan).

[UMass Chan Department of Microbiology @UMassChanMicro]

An exciting talk by @IsbergRalph this week to kick off our microbiology departmental seminar series for the new academic year!

[UMass Chan Department of Microbiology @UMassChanMicro]

UMassChan Department of Microbiology MD/PhD student Ben Sallis in the McCormick lab presented his work in a poster at FASEB Gastrointestinal Tract XXI: Life, Death, and Disease on September 9th, 2024!

[UMass Chan Department of Microbiology @UMassChanMicro]

Bioengineer Elizabeth M.C. Hillman to present 22nd Fred Fay Lecture on Oct. 11 https://t.co/ENUZ1AkTQ1

[RNA Therapeutics Institute @RTI_UMassChan]

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: https://t.co/WPoBQ9OUaW

[UMass Chan Department of Microbiology @UMassChanMicro]

We are elated to announce the appointment of our new department Chair, Dr. Beth McCormick!
#microbiology #microbiologist #medicine #research #scientist #microbe #physiology #infectiousdisease #science leaders #womeninscience #academicleaders @BethAMcCormick

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Beth A. McCormick, PhD, has been named chair of the Department of Microbiology & Physiological Systems and Michael P. Stauff, MD, has been named chair of the Department of Orthopedics & Physical Rehabilitation: https://t.co/u5DRheBHZf #WhyUMassChan @BethAMcCormick @UMassChanMaPS

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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: https://t.co/tmSWMGVw16

#ICG2023 #genetics #genomics @ajplanetearth @PTCBio @The_Gruber_Fdtn @Genetics2023

[UMass Chan Department of Microbiology @UMassChanMicro]

Congratulations to our own Allan Jacobson! 👏👏
#ICG2023 #genetics @ajplanetearth @UMassChan

[International Congress of Genetics 2023 @Genetics2023]

Gruber Prize recipients Allan Jacobson and Lynne Maquat have given incredible talks showing how developing a deep understanding of core biological process can lead to treatments for human diseases.
An inspirational talk based on several decades of meticulous research.
#icg2023

[Microbiome @MicrobiomeJ]

The microbiota of pregnant women with SARS-CoV-2 and their infants https://t.co/8MDVhE9mVk

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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: https://t.co/lyyggJKkiW @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

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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: https://t.co/CPDa9k4YDc #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: https://t.co/zOqoz1Ozr0 #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: https://t.co/IvJScVWX1H

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 https://t.co/3uhBWgQMP6 #MacFellow @macfound

[UMass Chan - Division of Infectious Diseases @umass_id]

@umass_id is 🔥🔥🔥
Congratulations to Sanjay Ram!!

[UMass Chan Postdoc Association @UMassMedPostDoc]

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: https://t.co/1awxIF0CB0

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MaPS labs are hiring - come see us at the career fair! #research #researchjobs

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UMass Chan Medical School is actively recruiting for about 150 research positions, inc. positions involving #COVID19 and #genetherapy #research. Some are eligible for a $2K sign-on bonus. Interviews will be held on Sept. 29 in #Worcester. Sign up: https://t.co/84AQLS91w8 #jobs

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@UMassChan Paper by @HarrisVitiligo and Team Examines #Vitiligo Pathogenesis https://t.co/Qv6w5rV3aP

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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.: https://t.co/gRkVuSKppa