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Daryl Bosco, PhD, named Paul J. DiMare Chair in Neurodegenerative Disease

Date Posted: Tuesday, October 22, 2024

Daryl Bosco, PhD

Dr. Bosco received a chancellor medal and was named the Paul J. DiMare Chair in Neurodegenerative Disease on September 12, 2024, during the 2024 Convocation ceremony and address by Chancellor Michael F. Collins.  

Daryl Bosco on stage with Chancellor Collins, Swanee DiMare and Tony DiMare

Daryl Bosco, PhD, professor of neurology, biochemistry, and molecular biotechnology with the Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and associate vice chair of research for the Department of Neurology, joined the UMass Chan family in 2008 and is an innovative researcher in neurodegenerative disease research focusing on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, frontotemporal dementia, and traumatic brain injury.   

Dr. Bosco shares, “It is a tremendous honor to be named the Paul J. DiMare Chair in Neurodegenerative Disease. I am incredibly grateful to the DiMare family and the leadership at UMass Chan for this Endowed Chair. With the Paul J. DiMare endowment, my lab will carry forward Mr. DiMare and his family’s vision of “curing the incurable” by starting new investigations into the causes of sporadic ALS.”