Neil Forbes, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, and Shradha Khanduja, doctoral candidate and first author, explain their research on using engineered non-toxic Salmonella bacteria to deliver viruses that are safe to humans but potent against liver and pancreatic cancer tumors, both with extremely poor prognosis.
The UMass Amherst Accelerating Research Translation (ART) program has announced three awards of $100,000 each in 2024 Seed Translational Research Project (STRP) funding to faculty-led teams aiming to advance UMass research towards solutions to real-world unmet needs
Lili He, professor and head of food science, and Yuzhen Zhang, a postdoctoral researcher, have created a smartphone-based technology to detect bacteria contamination on surfaces such as food processing plants, hospitals and other public environments.
Co-founder and CEO of NanoVax Therapeutics, Griffin Kane, completed the Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives (MBI) SPARK 2026 program.
Peter Reinhart, Karen Utgoff, Julian Lustig-Gonzalez, Heather Aiken and Paul-Miki "Ralu" Ibekwe participated in a two and a half day course delivered at MIT.
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Griffin Kane, co-founder and CEO, receives Judges’ Choice Best Startup at the 19th annual Massachusetts Life Sciences Innovation (MALSI) Day, on July 23rd, earning top honors among emerging life sciences ventures from across Massachusetts.
Dr. Pradeep Fulay, Program Director for the Directorate for Technology and Partnerships at the National Science Foundation (NSF), came for a site visit to learn what UMass Amherst Accelerating Research Translation (ART) has been doing to accelerate translational research on campus.
Dr. Pradeep Fulay, Program Director for the Directorate for Technology and Partnerships at the National Science Foundation (NSF), came for a site visit to learn what UMass Amherst Accelerating Research Translation (ART) has been doing to accelerate translational research on campus.
Rich Carter, Professor of Chemistry and Faculty Lead for Innovation Excellence at Oregon State University
Twelve campus research teams have been named recipients of the annual Translational Seed Awards. These awards advance applied R&D efforts from UMass-based faculty research groups towards the development of spin-out/startup companies and the out-licensing of UMass intellectual property.
The UMass Amherst ART program hosted Rich G. Carter, Oregon State University and the Promotion and Tenure – Innovation and Entrepreneurship (PTIE) team as part of their collaboration through U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Accelerating Research Translation (ART) award.