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UMass Chan lost one of its greats when Michael R. Green, MD, PhD, passed away unexpectedly in February 2023. We've established these web pages in his memory so our visitors can take a few minutes, from time to time, to peruse and remember him.

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Anastassiia Vertii, PhD

Assistant Professor, Molecular, Cell and Cancer Biology, UMass Chan Medical School

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Anastassiia Vertii, PhD

Research Focus - Nucleoli Associated Domains in Cancer Development

Identification changes and the role of nucleoli dynamics in 3D chromatin organization during cancer progression
Contribution of stress and stress-related signal transduction pathways and chromatin dynamics in thyroid cancer

Vertii, A, Kaufman, PD, Hehnly, H, et al. New dimensions of asymmetric division in vertebrates. Cytoskeleton. 2018;75(3):87-102.