Patrick Sargent

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The Law & Psychiatry Program in @UMass_SPARC and @ForHealthCnsltg at @UMassChan are leading a pilot program aimed at reducing youth violence in Massachusetts. The project was awarded a 5-year, $3.8 million grant from @samhsagov: umassmed.edu/news/articles/2…

The Remillard Family Community Service Fund has awarded 12 grants of up to $18k each to support innovative projects led by @UMassChan staff and students that address health equity, access to care and expanding community outreach programs: umassmed.edu/news/articles/2…

At the start of the school year, 17 @worcesterpublic teachers at 6 schools received nearly $23k in @UMassChan Cares mini-grants to support classroom projects like independent literacy materials, expanded classroom libraries and educational field trips: umassmed.edu/news/articles/2…

Chancellor David McManus presented his inaugural Convocation address on Thursday, laying the groundwork for his administration and setting the direction for @UMassChan into the future: umassmed.edu/news/articles/2… @UMass_Chan_OCGR @UMass_Medicine

Brandon Bastien, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of @summerbthyme, PhD, at @UMassChan, is the recipient of a fellowship award from the NIH to support his work with zebrafish and research on genes linked to autism: umassmed.edu/news/articles/2… @UMassChan_BMB

Travis Faust, PhD, instructor in neurobiology at @UMassChan, is one of 15 early-career scientists named to the 2026 class of the @SimonsFdn Fellows-to-Faculty Award program: umassmed.edu/news/articles/2… @SchaferLabUMass @NeurobioUMass

Med students from @UMassChan returend to downtown #Worcester and the @YMCAofCM swimming pool this summer to re-establish Water Safe Worcester, a program designed to promote water safety among kids and teens: umassmed.edu/news/articles/2… @UnitedWayofCM @YWCACentralMass @TweetWorcester

Research exploring potential treatments for Parkinson’s disease, lupus and sepsis are underway at @UMassChan in the lab of Fiachra Humphries, PhD. Humphries is principal investigator on 3 @NIH grants issued over a 6-week period, totaling nearly $8M: umassmed.edu/news/articles/2…

A team of @UMassChan researchers, led by Sonal Singh MD, MPH, is conducting a two-year engagement project on patient-centered comparative effectiveness research for patients and caregivers of people living with dementia: umassmed.edu/news/articles/2… @PCORI @UMass_Medicine

Students from 20 area high schools spent the day at @umassmemorial learning what it’s like to be a caregiver in obstetrics and gynecology. A Day in the Life: OB-GYN was run by the Collaborative in Health Equity at @UMassChan and the Department of OB-GYN: umassmed.edu/news/articles/2…

Read Pukkila-Worley, MD, professor of medicine @UMassChan, received a 5-year, $3M award from the @NIH to support his research on understanding how bacteria cause infectious disease: umassmed.edu/news/articles/2… @UMass_Medicine @RPWLab

The largest ever nationwide study on the effectiveness of school-based health centers is being led by Michelle K. Trivedi, MD’09, MPH, associate professor of pediatrics and vice chair of research career development at @UMassChan: umassmed.edu/news/articles/2… @OCHINinc

Naomi Fettig, PhD, a postdoc at @UMassChan, is the recipient of a Canada Postdoctoral Research Award from the @CIHR_IRSC, supporting her research studying demyelination of neurons in multiple sclerosis: umassmed.edu/news/articles/2… @NeurobioUMass @SchaferLabUMass

Regina Taylor, MPH, a rising second-year medical student at @UMassChan, has been named the inaugural Huppert Community Health Scholar in Family Medicine: umassmed.edu/news/articles/2…

Researchers at @UMassChan are developing a remote patient monitoring system to improve continuity of care for people with lupus, using wearable technology and a smartphone app: umassmed.edu/news/articles/2… @UMass_Medicine @UMassLupus @umassmemorial

Melanie Barbini, an MD/PhD student at @UMassChan, is the recent recipient of a three-year predoctoral fellowship award from the from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: umassmed.edu/news/articles/2… @NeurobioUMass @Northeastern @WestboroRangers

Today marks the start of a new chapter at @UMassChan, as David McManus, MD’02, ScM’12, MBA, begins his tenure as chancellor. Dr. McManus is the first alumnus to lead the institution: umassmed.edu/news/articles/2… @UMass_Medicine

A new study out of @UMassChan led by @dgordonwinder and @DoyleMarieA focuses on the diversity of alcohol drinking behaviors in alcohol use disorder (AUD): umassmed.edu/news/articles/2… @NeurobioUMass

Rebekka Anderson, a PhD candidate at @UMassChan, is the recipient of a @NIH award to support her research on how mutations in transporter proteins impact calcium wave intervals and travel between cells, potentially linking to gout: umassmed.edu/news/articles/2… @NeurobioUMass