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Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, the UMass Cancer Center is committed to providing exceptional patient care, conducting cutting-edge research at the highest level, offering excellence in education and training, and serving as an educational resource and advocate for the Central Massachusetts community.
Patients
Patients

Expert Cancer Care in Central Massachusetts

We offer comprehensive cancer care for all childhood and adult cancers, combining state-of-the-art treatments with compassionate support for patients and their families.
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Research
Research

Cutting-Edge Cancer Research

We carry out front-line research in basic, translational, clinical and population-based discovery to find newer, better methods for the prevention, detection, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer.
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Education

World Class Medical and Scientific Education

The UMass Cancer Center is dedicated to training the next generation of cancer researchers, clinicians and physician-scientists.
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Michael Green Memorial
Michael Green Memorial

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.

Donate to the The Michael R. Green, MD, PhD, Award in Graduate Research:

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For Graduate Students

The mission of the Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at UMass Chan Medical School is to develop the future leaders in biomedicine, in all sectors of the enterprise including research, education, policy, and entrepreneurship. Our institution ranks in the top 30 for funding from the National Institutes of Health, and includes internationally recognized leaders in the fields of RNA biology, systems and computational biology, biophysics, chemical biology, neuroscience, immunology, metabolic biology, quantitative and population health sciences, cancer biology, and gene regulation. As a Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences student, you will learn along-side our fully engaged faculty, who are dedicated to training future science leaders in our learner-centered curriculum. You will have access to almost daily seminars that bring in research leaders from all over the world. You’ll participate in our nationally recognized career development program, that will help you prepare yourself to put your education to full use in a wide range of scientific careers.