News & Events
IALS/Core Facilities
Third Annual Core Facilities Showcase
Please join us on Tuesday, November 7, for the third annual UMass Amherst Core Facility Showcase in the Life Science Laboratories Conference Center from 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
This will be a formal program including:
- Selected Student Presentations
- Meet & Greet...
IALS/Venture Development
2023 Manning/IALS Innovation Awards Recipients Announced
Six campus research teams have been named recipients of the fifth annual Manning/IALS Innovation Awards. These translational grants advance applied R&D efforts from UMass-based faculty research groups toward the...
IALS/CPHM
Leo Liu Receives NIH Trailblazer Award for Research Developing Brain Implants Inspired by "Terminator" Movie
T. Leo Liu, assistant professor, mechanical and industrial engineering and IALS, will receive $400,000 over three years to investigate a topic that is exploratory, developmental, proof of concept or high-risk/high-impact...
Core Facilities
CH2P Researchers and Embr Labs Develop Wearable Device to Predict Hot Flashes
Michael Busa, Director of Center for Human Health and Performance, and Embr Labs have created a machine-learning algorithm to predict a hot flash before a person perceives it.
When combined with Embr Labs’ patented wearable device, Embr Wave™, immediate cooling is delivered to mitigate or...
IALS/CBD/Venture Development
Thayumanavan Publishes Findings on Nanogel Drug Delivery System to Reverse Obesity and Lower Cholesterol
S. Thai Thayumanavan, a biomedical engineer, distinguished professor of chemistry and biomedical engineering, director of Center for Bioactive Delivery, has used a nanogel-based carrier designed in his lab
IALS/Venture Development
Cyta Therapeutics Named Best Startup at Massachusetts Life Sciences Innovation Day
University of Massachusetts Amherst Institute for Applied Life Sciences’ (IALS) startup company Cyta Therapeutics was the Judges’ Choice Best Startup at the 16th annual Massachusetts Life Sciences Innovation (MALSI) Day in Boston on July 27.
Cyta Therapeutics is an early-stage life...
IALS/Venture Development
Florrent CEO and UMass Alumnus Jose LaSalle Receives Fellowship to Address Climate Change
Jose LaSalle, UMass Amherst alumni and co-founder and CEO of cleantech startup florrent, was one of two UMass alumni to receive an entrepreneurial fellowship from Activate Global Inc., a nonprofit founded by entrepreneurs, scientists, and investors to support science in addressing climate change...
IALS/Core Facilities
Testing By Cell Culture Core Facility Leads to Bioprocessing Breakthrough
Testing conducted by the Cell Culture Core Facility and O2M Technologies has shown that the Xheme Multifunctional Additive (XMA) has demonstrated the ability to significantly reduce or eliminate the damage of oxidative stress in bioproduction conditions. XMA is a programmable non-toxic...
IALS
IALS Research Image Competition
Congratulations to the winners of our 2023 IALS Research Image Competition! Head over to the Image Competition webpage to find out who won. Thank you to everyone who submitted an image, great work!
IALS/Core Facilities
Light Microscopy Interns Present Special Seminar on Microscope Automation
The Light Microscopy graduate interns and undergraduate Core Summer Interns recently held a special seminar on microscope automation. Interns presented about image acquisition and analysis automation using NIKON Elements JOBs and General Analysis 3. Attendees received a step-by-step demo on how...
IALS/CPHM/Core Facilities
Jane Kent Named UMass Amherst Distinguished Professor of Kinesiology
The University of Massachusetts Amherst has named Jane Kent a Distinguished Professor of Kinesiology. Kent is associated with the Center for Personalized Health Monitoring, as well as the Center for Human Health and Performance Core Facility and the Human Magnetic Resonance Center Core Facility...
IALS
New Leadership Announced in the Office of Research and Engagement
Laura Vandenberg has been named Acting Vice Chancellor for Research and Engagement, and Lynne McLandsborough has been named Interim Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and Engagement, as well as the Interim Director of the Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment (CAFE).
Former...
IALS
Kearney and Srimathveeravalli Receive 2023 Armstrong Fund for Science Award
Congratulations to Cathal Kearney, assistant professor of biomedical engineering and member of the Center for Bioactive Delivery (CBD), and collaborator Govind Srimathveeravalli, assistant professor of mechanical and industrial engineering, adjunct professor of biomedical engineering, and member...
IALS/CPHM
Srimathveeravalli and Rao Receive Seed Funding from UMass System to Commercialize Scientific Breakthroughs
IALS faculty members Govind Srimathveeravalli, assistant professor of mechanical and industrial engineering, and Siyuan Rao, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, both members of the Center for Personalized Health Monitoring (CPHM), have been chosen to receive up to $25,000 in seed...
IALS
Mike Malone Named Interim Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Michael Malone, current vice chancellor for research and engagement at UMass Amherst, has been named to serve as interim provost and senior vice chancellor for academic affairs. Malone has been a distinguished member of the UMass community for over four decades as an educator, researcher, and...
