BMB Blog

Join us (the BMB) in celebrating RNA Day by learning more about the innovative bioengineering by the Pederson Lab.

Dr. Brian Kelch received the Education Service Award in 2024! Learn more about his dedication to education in this blog post.

Breaking news! Dr. Celia Schiffer, the Chair and the Arthur F. and Helen P. Koskinas Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biotechnology, and the Director of the Institute for Drug Resistance, was elected to the National Academy of Sciences!

Join us in celebrating the foundation of life as we know it by learning about innovative DNA-focused research in our department. Dr. Brian Kelch's lab is working to understand DNA-replication machinery across the tree of life in an effort to identify new candidate antibacterial targets.

Deciphering the complex risk factors behind Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is the passion of our own Dr. Summer Thyme at UMass Chan BMB.

BMB department faculty members Dr. Francesca Massi & Dr. Celia Schiffer, alongside Dr. Jasna Fejzo at UMass AMherst, were awarded a grant from the Massachusetts Life Science Center to purchase a brand new NMR machine! Find out why this is a big deal and how it might change the face of scientific research at UMass Chan Medical School.

Learn about research hoping to discover new antibiotics in the Biochemistry and Molecular Biotechnology department at UMass Chan Medical School.

Dr. Paul Thompson of the Biochemistry & Molecular Biotechnology department at UMass Chan Medical School recently published a newly discovered inhibitor of STING signaling that could be a promising new treatment option for various diseases including lupus, SAVI, and ALS.

Wondering how current PhD students and postdocs can prepare to make an impact in the rapidly-changing biotech industry? Check out this article that features interviews with industry experts!

For the Global Day of Recognition of ALS/MND, in which we honor ALS patients and their caretakers around the world, we wanted to feature the work of our own Dr. Zuoshang Xu. Dr. Xu is one of many researchers around the world working tirelessly to develop the first cure for this deadly disease.