University of Massachusetts Medical School

university, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

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The University of Massachusetts Medical School is part of the University of Massachusetts system, a state university with five campuses across Massachusetts, including one in Worcester. The Worcester campus, originally founded as the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in 1962, accepted its first class in 1970. Worcester itself is a major commercial and industrial center in central Massachusetts, known for its diversified industries and as an educational hub with several colleges and universities. The University of Massachusetts system began as the Massachusetts Agricultural College in 1863.12

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…Center (DAC), based at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, was added to the project. The DAC assisted with the integrative analysis of ENCODE data.
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…Center (DAC), based at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, was added to the project. The DAC assisted with the integrative analysis of ENCODE data.
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