Lili He, department head and professor of food science, and director of the Raman, IR, and XRF Spectroscopy core facility, received funding to develop a faster, safer and more affordable way to test for arsenic in foods focusing on high-risk foods such as apple juice and rice products, including infant rice cereal.
Jianhan Chen, professor of chemistry and IALS translational cohire, and colleagues have revealed new insights into the body’s electrical communication system by studying a key cellular ion channel known as the BK (big potassium) channel.
IALS Founding Director Peter Reinhart was recently featured on WWLP‑22 News InFocus, highlighting two major new additions to campus research infrastructure: the Bruker timsTOF fleX Mass Spectrometer in the Mass Spectrometry core facility and the UpNano NanoOne Bio 3D printer in the ADDFab core.
A team of researchers from civil and environmental engineering, led by professors Simos Gerasimidis and Chengbo Ai, have received the inaugural IDEAS | next Award from the American Institute of Steel Construction for pioneering a field-ready cold spray additive manufacturing repair technique.
Sankaran “Thai” Thayumanavan, distinguished professor of chemistry and biomedical engineering, and Ryan Lu and Jithu Krishna, graduate students and lead authors, have developed precise methods for shredding or repairing and replacing specific cancer-causing proteins in a malignant cell and could have applications beyond cancer to a wide range of immunological diseases.
The investments, through MLSC’s Research Infrastructure Program, brought a next-generation mass spectrometer for molecular research and a cutting-edge two-photon 3D printing system for precision biofabrication to campus, significantly expanding the university’s research, training and industry collaboration capabilities.
Jiahui (Chris) Wu, assistant professor of chemistry and IALS translational cohire, and Daisy Pham, graduate student and lead author, have developed an innovative three-color method for capturing images of mRNA inside live mammalian cells.
Researchers Katherine Boyer and Jane Kent have secured a five-year, $3.4 million NIH grant to study why older adults require more energy to walk as their pace slows down.
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.
Human Magnetic Resonance Center at the Institute for Applied Life Sciences hosted first Translational MR Imaging Workshop.
Embr Labs partnered with professor Mike Busa and his team in the Center for Human Health and Performance to develop a breakthrough feature for the Embr Wave wearable device.
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.
The 2024-2025 cohort of Translational Graduate Student Assistants completed their program with a symposium sharing their path towards translation.
An app that turns consumer Apple Watches into tools for highly sophisticated sleep stage monitoring was developed by team of researchers led by professor Joyita Dutta at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Decker, professor in food science, has been honored for his research into free radical oxidation of lipids and mechanisms of antioxidants in numerous food systems.
Shanlong Li, post-doctoral researcher in the Jianhan Chen lab and Chen, professor of chemistry and IALS translational cohire, recently announced a new publicly available tool, called iConRNA.
Schiffman and Perry, both professors in chemical engineering, and Perry is an IALS translational cohire. The $2 million award from the U.S. National Science Foundation is in collaboration with researchers from Univ. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, the Univ. of Buffalo and the Air Force Research Lab.
Yao, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering and an IALS translational cohire, and Shuai Fu, graduate student and lead author, announced the creation of an artificial neuron with electrical functions that closely mirror those of biological ones.
Daniel J. Riccio Jr. ’86, ’24MS has committed $50 million to support immediate and long-term initiatives to fuel innovative research, strengthen academic excellence, and expand access and opportunity for generations of engineering students.
Sup, professor of mechanical and industrial engineering, and Giuliano, professor of nursing and IALS translational cohire, coPIs of the Elaine Marieb Center for Nursing and Engineering (EMCNEI) have been awarded nearly $3M to establish the nation’s first graduate training program designed to combine nursing’s hands-on patient care with engineering’s technical knowledge.
Lee, a Donna M. and Robert J. Manning Faculty Fellow and associate professor of computer science, electrical and computer engineering, biomedical engineering, and an IALS translational cohire, will guide the flagship publication of the world’s largest biomedical engineering conference.
Held in Hawaii in May 2025 this leading global forum for magnetic resonance innovation brings together experts from around the world to share groundbreaking developments in the field.
Kim, assistant professor in the Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences, has received an NIH Trailblazer Award to push forward the development of robotic guide dogs for the visually impaired, work that he says is practical, useful, and meaningful for humanity.
Congratulations to the nine UMass Amherst founders who participated in the Massachusetts Life Science and Innovation Day at The Engine at MIT.
Lee, associate professor of chemical engineering and an IALS translational cohire, and four research colleagues have received a U.S. patent for their invention called “Demineralized Bone Paper” (DBP), which they fabricate from ultra-thin slices of demineralized compact bone.
Five faculty members across the UMass Amherst campus were named the recipients of five-year U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER awards.
Craig, a professor of chemistry, has been chosen for his research into RNA synthesis using a technique that improves its quality and yield while significantly lowering the cost.
Wei, extension associate professor of veterinary and animal sciences, director of Animal Models core, and a translational co-hire in IALS, is one of eight recipients to receive this multidisciplinary award.
The third cohort of one-year translational Graduate Student Assistantships start in Fall 2025 and end in Summer 2026.