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The Biochemistry & Molecular Biotechnology (BMB) department organized an event at the American Society of Cell Biology Cell Bio 2023 Meeting called "Science Art Relaxation Hour." Conference attendees had a chance to decompress by creating scientific art, which is shown in this Instagram reel. This outreach event within the scientific community created opportunities for scientists to network and benefit from the relaxing influence of art. This was co-organized by Dr. Haley Barlow and Dr. Leonora Martinez-Nunez.

The Biochemistry & Molecular Biotechnology (BMB) department celebrated Halloween with a big party! This costume party included a door decorating contest, a pumpkin painting station, and of course lots of candy! This Instagram reel shows some of the highlights from this event.

The Biochemistry & Molecular Biotechnology (BMB) Department at UMass Chan Medical School hosted pairs of adults and their child mentees from the Big Brothers Big Sisters program for hands-on scientific experiments. This Instagram reel shows our scientists engaging with these students. This outreach and community engagement event was primarily organized by Dr. Haley Barlow.

The Biochemistry & Molecular Biotechnology (BMB) department attended the UMass Chan Cancer Walk to support those diagnosed with cancer, including our dear friend Dr. Jill Zitzewitz! Together, we raised over $2,000 to support cutting-edge cancer research. This Instagram reel shows some highlights from the walk.

We (the Biochemistry & Molecular Biotechnology (BMB) department) surveyed our followers to see if they could guess which male reproductive organ can stretch to be several feet long. This post highlighted the research of Dr. Oliver Rando, who is working to understand epigenetic inheritance patterns in mice.

The Biochemistry & Molecular Biotechnology (BMB) department celebrated an awesome summer of research with an ice cream party! We enjoyed the beautiful weather with our friends and colleagues. This Instagram reel shows highlights from this event.

The Biochemistry and Molecular Biotechnology (BMB) Department celebrated the famous wizard Harry Potter's birthday with an Instagram reel showcasing useful spells for scientists.

The Biochemistry & Molecular Biotechnology (BMB) department celebrated Pride by sharing a gif from Dr. Leonora Martínez-Núñez depicting "love hormones." Oxytocin is in purple, endorphins are in green, dopamine is in pink, and serotonin is in yellow.

Check out these mentoring tips from one of our Biochemistry & Molecular Biotechnology (BMB) department faculty, Dr. Mary Munson.

An X thread highlighting work published by the members of the Zoonomia consortium, including the Biochemistry & Molecular Biotechnology (BMB) department's own Dr. Zhiping Weng.