Molly McGovern Chair in Biomedical Research
There are a variety of rotation projects that use a variety of imaging and biochemical techniques to assess microglial function in the CNS. The main projects are highlighted below. 1. Dissecting novel molecular mechanisms underlying microglial function at synapses. 2. Exploring new roles for microglia in the spread of neuroinflammation in neurological disease. 3. Identifying novel ways microglia regulate other glial cell populations (astrocytes and oligodendrocytes) in the CNS.
School of Public Health and Health Sciences
Health Informatics And Implementation Science
Cutler Chair in Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Robert M. and Shirley S. Siff Chair in Autism
Melvin S. and Sandra L. Cutler Chair in Biomedical Research
The lab is currently looking for motivated postdoctoral scholars with backgrounds in genomics and computational biology. Please email the PI.
Rotation projects are available related to malaria and Burkitt lymphoma. Our projects range from genetic epidemiology to directed genomics studying human, parasite and tumor.
Dr. Henninger is a vascular neurologist with research interest in the neurobiology of axonal injury associated with traumatic brain injury and its contribution to functional outcome.
Irving S. and Betty Brudnick Chair in Psychiatry
Neil and Margery Blacklow Chair in Infectious Diseases and Immunology
Imoigele P. Aisiku, MD’97 Chair in Health Equity and Diversity
A postdoctoral position is available to study in this laboratory. Contact Dr. Brodsky for additional details.
Potential Rotation Projects We are utilizing a variety of technologies to study p53 regulation and function in Drosophila. These include genetic screens, molecular biology, fluorescence and scanning electron microscopy, tissue culture, RNAi, homologous recombination, and others. Rotation projects in this lab will be determined based on a combination of the student's and PI's interests. Possible projects are listed below: Project 1: A genetic screen for new regulators of Drosophila p53. Project 2: Using RNAi and homologous recombination to study regulators of p53. Project 3: Characterization of p53 activation in Drosophila tissue culture cells by flurescence microscopy, Real-Time PCR, and RNAi. Project 4: Genetic analysis of Drosophila p53 targets identified in microarray experiments.
Richard M. Haidack Professor in Medicine
There is a current project opening for using deep learning to train and ultimately perform automatic segmentation for multiple brain structures of interest in Multiple Sclerosis. Helpful background would include some proficiency in shell and Python. Please email me if interested.
Dr. Hemond is a board-certified neurologist with clinical subspecialty training in neuroimmunology and multiple sclerosis. His research focuses on the development and validation of MRI-based biomarkers to improve (1) early identification and (2) pathophysiological understanding of the neurodegenerative processes underlying MS.
Dr. John Meyers Professor in Primary Care Medicine
Population and Quantitative Health Sciences
Dr. Ghasemi completed his adult neurology residency training (2014-2018) at UMass Medical Center and fellowship training in neuromuscular disorders (2018-2019) at Mass General Hospital (MGH) and Brigham & Women’s Hospital (BWH), and more recently graduated from Harvard T. Chan School of Public Health (2021) with master’s degree in public health (MPH). He focuses on neuromuscular diseases.
Dr. Rossi is a board-certified clinical neurologist and epileptologist with subspecialty certifications in Clinical Neurophysiology and Epilepsy. His primary clinical and research interests include long-term EEG monitoring in critically ill patients, quantitative EEG analysis, pharmacology of anticonvulsant medications, and the surgical evaluation and treatment of drug-resistant epilepsy.
UMass Worcester Prevention Research Center
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Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan - Baystate
Healthcare Delivery and Population Sciences at UMass Chan - Baystate
Dr. Pegah Afra is a Clinical Professor of Neurology, Senior Co-Director of Intraoperative Monitoring & Co-Director of Epilepsy Monitoring Unit in UMass Chan Med School & UMMH. Her practice focuses on Clinical Neurophysiology (IOM, EEG, ICEEG), devices & Epilepsy. Her research involves Pharma-& Device-Clinical Trials, interest in Magnetic Neurophysiology & aberrations of human cognitive function.
Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan - Lahey
Joseph D. Early Chair in Biomedical Research