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University of Massachusetts, Amherst

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The University of Massachusetts, Amherst ranks third in Massachusetts for research funding from the National Science Foundation, behind only MIT and Harvard University.

Key Stats:

• 2018 Total R&D Expenditures: $211,140,000

• Ranked 111th in Total R&D Expenditures

• 2018 Life Science R&D Expenditures: $66,052,000

• 2020 NIH Funding: $35,034,877

• UMass researchers Kim Tremblay and Jesse Mager were awarded $6.2M in 2020 by the NIH, to study stages of embryo development in mice with essential genes knocked out.

• Researchers at UMass received $1.1M in 2020 from the National Institute of Neurological Disorder and Stoke, to examine the mechanisms in a small brain that translate decision into action, and how those processes are affected by the addition of new neurons into circuits.  The project has received $3.4M in funding since 2018.

• UMass researcher Mandy Muller received a 5-year $1.9M grant in 2020, from the Institute for General Medical Sciences, to study how certain viruses evade an immune response by hiding in deep tissue for long periods.

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We invite you to join us at our upcoming Amherst event to connect with leading researchers at this institution.