Annual Report 2001 - the University of Massachusetts Medical School

Major Support for New Scientist Recruitment
The following individuals have made generous gifts or
pledges to support new scientist recruitment, a major
initiative of the Campaign for Research:
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Blute Jr.
Coghlin Electrical Contractors
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cushman
Warner and Mary Fletcher
Barbara and Nathan Greenberg
Mr. and Mrs. James Harrington
John Herron Jr. and Julia L. Moore
Grant and Hope Winthrop
Newly Named Endowment Funds
Three newly named endowment funds have thus far
been established through the Campaign for Research.
The investment income from these endowment funds
provides annual support, critically important funding in
perpetuity for the purposes designated by the donor(s).
The newly endowed funds and their donors are as follows:
Elise and Monroe England Endowed Fund
for Biomedical Research
Elise V. and Monroe B. England
Robert M. and Nancy Edman Feldman Fund
for Biomedical Research
Robert M. and Nancy Edman Feldman
Ina R. and Haskell R. Gordon Fund
for Biomedical Research
Ina R. Gordon in loving memory of Haskell R. Gordon
Newly Recruited Research Faculty
The University of Massachusetts Medical School
welcomes the following new members to its research
faculty, recruited since January 1, 2000. They are
exemplary leaders and scientists destined to help further
the Medical School’s reputation as one of the leading
biomedical research institutions in the country.
Faculty Chairs and Directors
Robert W. Finberg, MD
Chair, Department of Medicine
Interim Director, Massachusetts AFL-CIO
Cancer Research Center
Richard M. Haidack Professor of Medicine
Recruited to UMMS from Harvard Medical School,
Dr. Finberg’s research links the mechanisms of infectious
disease with the causes of and cures for cancer. His laboratory
focuses on three principal areas of cell biology:
the mechanism by which viruses infect cells, how certain
proteins on the surface of the body’s cells stimulate cell
growth, and the mechanisms involved in the development
of protective immunity.
Edward I. Ginns, MD, PhD
Professor of Psychiatry
Director, Irving S. and Betty Brudnick
Neuropsychiatric Research Institute
Dr. Ginns came to UMMS from the National Institute
of Mental Health. His research is focused on inherited
disorders affecting the nervous system, with an emphasis
on understanding the role of genetic factors in susceptibility
to and protection from mental illness.
C. Robert Matthews, PhD
Chair, Department of Biochemistry
& Molecular Pharmacology
Recruited to UMMS from Pennsylvania State
University, Dr. Matthews’ research studies the mechanisms
by which biological proteins fold into unique
shapes—an area of great potential for drug discovery
and drug design.
Steven M. Reppert, MD
Chair, Department of Neurobiology
Higgins Family Professor of Neuroscience
Dr. Reppert came to UMMS from Harvard Medical
School. Disorders of the circadian system include jet
lag and chronic conditions such as sleep disorders.
Dr. Reppert’s research focuses on the cellular and
molecular mechanisms of the circadian clock and holds
great promise for the development of treatments for a
range of disorders.
Research Faculty
Elliot J. Androphy, MD
Professor and Vice Chair of Research,
Department of Medicine
Barbara and Nathan Greenberg Chair
in Biomedical Research
From Tufts University School of Medicine, Dr.Androphy
is a nationally recognized dermatologist and virologist,
dedicated to two areas of research: the viral implications
of the human papillomavirus (HPV) and the underlying
molecular causes of Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA).
Zheng-zheng Bao, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
Recruited to UMMS from Harvard Medical School,
Dr. Bao is particularly interested in studying the genetic
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