Research
UMass Chan Medical School is home to unique research capabilities, including leading-edge programs in RNA therapeutics, neuroscience, host defense and precision medicine. Leading our programs are some of the world's preeminent researchers - scientists who are striving to identify and develop solutions to devastating ailments, from heart disease and diabetes to ALS and rare diseases.
The culture here is collaborative, uniting the expertise of many and providing opportunities for unique discoveries and superior outcomes. You are invited to support their efforts, and change the world of medicine.
COVID-19/Pandemic Research Fund
The COVID-19 pandemic has emerged as one of the greatest threats to global health in a century, stretching the world’s public health infrastructure to the breaking point. In response, UMass Chan Medical School is mobilizing its groundbreaking research platform—and our world-class researchers—to achieve rapid progress in the fight against COVID-19. This fund provides much-needed capital for real-time research activities on COVID-19 and related viruses.
Annual Research Fund
The Annual Research Fund supports promising basic science projects through the Worcester Foundation seed grant program. These grants are awarded annually to the top 10 to 12 proposals submitted by UMass Chan Medical School scientists. Donor support has accelerated research in cancer, heart disease, ALS, Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, AIDS, multiple sclerosis, RNA interference (gene silencing) and stem cell research, and represent some of the most innovative and medically promising work being done at UMass Chan today.