Life
Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
Overview
At UMass Amherst, we're finding breakthrough answers to some of life's biggest questions. Home to dozens of interdisciplinary research centers such as the Institute for Cellular Engineering (ICE) and MassNanoTech with its emphasis on bionanotechnology, the campus is leading the way in developing novel research and educational programs that will result in life science discoveries with potential for commercialization and a technically advanced life sciences work force. UMass Amherst is your gateway to significant partnership opportunities in the life sciences.
Campus Research Strengths
Research Support
In 2005, approximately $24 million in grants and contracts supported Life Sciences research. Over $11 million of that was from the National Institutes of Health*.
Breadth of Research
- Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
- Biology
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Exercise Science
- Food Science
- Geosciences
- Microbiology
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- Nursing
- Nutrition
- Physics
- Plant, Soil & Insect Sciences
- Polymer Science & Engineering
- Psychology
- Veterinary & Animal Science
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Centers and Institutes
Facilities
Campus facilities support Life Science technical capabilities:
- Expression Arrays
- Real-time PCR
- Mass Spectrometry
- High-field NMR
- Solid-state NMR
- Macromolecular Crystallography
- DNA Sequencing
- Bioinformatics
- Model Organisms
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- Computer Modeling of Complex Systems
- Electron and Confocal Microscopy
- Evolutionary Genomics
- Protein Mutagenesis/ Expression/Folding
- Biomaterials/Tissue Engineering
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For information on life science facilities, search the campus' facilities database at www.umassrefs.info.
Technology Transfer
For licensing opportunities in Life Sciences, contact the office of Commercial Ventures and Intellectual Property (CVIP) at (413) 545-3606.
Updated 6/1/06
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