BMB Blog

Join us (the BMB) in celebrating RNA Day by learning more about the innovative bioengineering by the Pederson Lab.

Dr. Brian Kelch received the Education Service Award in 2024! Learn more about his dedication to education in this blog post.

Breaking news! Dr. Celia Schiffer, the Chair and the Arthur F. and Helen P. Koskinas Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biotechnology, and the Director of the Institute for Drug Resistance, was elected to the National Academy of Sciences!

Join us in celebrating the foundation of life as we know it by learning about innovative DNA-focused research in our department. Dr. Brian Kelch's lab is working to understand DNA-replication machinery across the tree of life in an effort to identify new candidate antibacterial targets.

Deciphering the complex risk factors behind Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is the passion of our own Dr. Summer Thyme at UMass Chan BMB.

BMB department faculty members Dr. Francesca Massi & Dr. Celia Schiffer, alongside Dr. Jasna Fejzo at UMass AMherst, were awarded a grant from the Massachusetts Life Science Center to purchase a brand new NMR machine! Find out why this is a big deal and how it might change the face of scientific research at UMass Chan Medical School.