Biochemistry http://www.bumc.bu.edu/biochemistry Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:18:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 Congratulations to Dr. Shakun Karki! http://www.bumc.bu.edu/biochemistry/2011/11/18/congratulations-to-dr-shakun-karki/ http://www.bumc.bu.edu/biochemistry/2011/11/18/congratulations-to-dr-shakun-karki/#comments Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:57:43 +0000 Melissa Karina Howard http://www.bumc.bu.edu/biochemistry/?p=4952 Dr. Shakun Karki in Dr. Kostya Kandror’s laboratory successfully defended her PhD thesis: “Multi level action of fatty acids on adiponectin production by fat cells” Congratulations Shakun!

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]]> http://www.bumc.bu.edu/biochemistry/2011/10/27/congratulations-dr-erica-walsh/feed/ 0 Congratulations to Dr. Le Meng! http://www.bumc.bu.edu/biochemistry/2011/10/07/congratulations-to-dr-le-meng/ http://www.bumc.bu.edu/biochemistry/2011/10/07/congratulations-to-dr-le-meng/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 19:32:35 +0000 Melissa Karina Howard http://www.bumc.bu.edu/biochemistry/?p=4819 Congratulations to Dr. Le Meng in Dr. Michael Sherman’s laboratory who successfully defended his PhD thesis: “Heat Shock protein plays a critical role in human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-induced cellular transformation and tumorigenesis”.

]]> http://www.bumc.bu.edu/biochemistry/2011/10/07/congratulations-to-dr-le-meng/feed/ 0 Congratulations to Larry Luchsinger, PhD http://www.bumc.bu.edu/biochemistry/2011/09/21/congratulations-to-larry-luchsinger-phd/ http://www.bumc.bu.edu/biochemistry/2011/09/21/congratulations-to-larry-luchsinger-phd/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 22:18:26 +0000 mlayne http://www.bumc.bu.edu/biochemistry/?p=4770 Dr. Larry Luchsinger in Dr. Barbara Smith’s laboratory  successfully defended his PhD thesis: “Characterization of Transcriptional Co-Regulators Controlling Collagen Gene Expression”.

The Department wishes Larry well as he embarks to NYC for a postdoctoral position.

]]> http://www.bumc.bu.edu/biochemistry/2011/09/21/congratulations-to-larry-luchsinger-phd/feed/ 0 Dr. Catherine Costello named 2011 American Chemical Society Fellow http://www.bumc.bu.edu/biochemistry/2011/09/20/dr-catherine-costello-named-2011-american-chemical-society-fellow/ http://www.bumc.bu.edu/biochemistry/2011/09/20/dr-catherine-costello-named-2011-american-chemical-society-fellow/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:01:00 +0000 mlayne http://www.bumc.bu.edu/biochemistry/?p=4775 The American Chemical Society (ACS) inducted BUSM Professor of Biochemistry and Director of the Mass Spectrometry Resource Catherine E. Costello, PhD as an ACS Fellow during the Society’s recent national meeting in Denver. Dr. Costello joins more than 200 distinguished scientists in receiving this honor. Selection is based on outstanding accomplishments in chemistry and important contributions to ACS, the world’s largest scientific society.

Complete details here:

http://www.bumc.bu.edu/busm-news/2011/09/13/catherine-costello-named-2011-american-chemical-society-fellow/

]]> http://www.bumc.bu.edu/biochemistry/2011/09/20/dr-catherine-costello-named-2011-american-chemical-society-fellow/feed/ 0 Alzheimer’s Research Day 2011 http://www.bumc.bu.edu/biochemistry/2011/09/20/alzheimers-research-day-2011/ http://www.bumc.bu.edu/biochemistry/2011/09/20/alzheimers-research-day-2011/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2011 09:47:13 +0000 mlayne http://www.bumc.bu.edu/biochemistry/?p=4914 Alzheimer’s Research Day

Alzh Please join us for the Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease Research Day on Tuesday, October 25, 2011 from 12:00-3:00 pm. This year’s keynote speaker will be Junying Yuan, PhD from Harvard Medical School presenting “Global Mechanisms That Regulate Autophagy and the Relevance to Alzheimer¹s Disease.” The lecture will be
held from 12:00-1:00 pm in room L-112, followed by lunch and a poster session at 1:15 pm in the Conte (K) building, Room K103.

]]> http://www.bumc.bu.edu/biochemistry/2011/09/20/alzheimers-research-day-2011/feed/ 0 Congratulations to Johann Bergholz! http://www.bumc.bu.edu/biochemistry/2011/08/29/congratulations-to-johann-bergholz/ http://www.bumc.bu.edu/biochemistry/2011/08/29/congratulations-to-johann-bergholz/#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:13:15 +0000 Melissa Karina Howard http://www.bumc.bu.edu/biochemistry/?p=4676  Congratulations to Johann Bergholz who won the poster completion in the category of pre-doctoral students at the Era of Hope Breast Cancer Conference in Orlando, FL from August 2-August 5. This conference is organized by the Office of Congressionally-Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP), of the U.S. Department of Defense.  The conference gathered over 1,600 people, and there were easily 1,000 posters. Congratulations Johann!

]]> http://www.bumc.bu.edu/biochemistry/2011/08/29/congratulations-to-johann-bergholz/feed/ 0 Congratulations to Dr. Bob Varelas! http://www.bumc.bu.edu/biochemistry/2011/08/29/congratulations-to-dr-bob-varelas/ http://www.bumc.bu.edu/biochemistry/2011/08/29/congratulations-to-dr-bob-varelas/#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:09:41 +0000 Melissa Karina Howard http://www.bumc.bu.edu/biochemistry/?p=4672 Congratulations to Dr. Bob Varelas who recently received The Karin Grunebaum Cancer Research Foundation Faculty Research Fellowship Award!

]]> http://www.bumc.bu.edu/biochemistry/2011/08/29/congratulations-to-dr-bob-varelas/feed/ 0 Dr. Barbara Schreiber Receives Dental School Award http://www.bumc.bu.edu/biochemistry/2011/07/18/dr-barbara-schreiber-receives-dental-school-award/ http://www.bumc.bu.edu/biochemistry/2011/07/18/dr-barbara-schreiber-receives-dental-school-award/#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 23:01:59 +0000 mlayne http://www.bumc.bu.edu/biochemistry/?p=4646 Congratulations to Dr. Barbara Schreiber who recently received the 2011 Proctor and Gamble Outstanding Faculty Award in the Basic Sciences. Dr. Schreiber was selected by the students of the Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) Class of 2014 for this award.

]]> http://www.bumc.bu.edu/biochemistry/2011/07/18/dr-barbara-schreiber-receives-dental-school-award/feed/ 0 Congratulations to Dr. So, Ph.D. http://www.bumc.bu.edu/biochemistry/2011/07/01/congratulations-to-dr-so-ph-d/ http://www.bumc.bu.edu/biochemistry/2011/07/01/congratulations-to-dr-so-ph-d/#comments Fri, 01 Jul 2011 18:38:30 +0000 Melissa Karina Howard http://www.bumc.bu.edu/biochemistry/?p=4621 Pauline So in Dr. Carmela Abraham’s laboratory successfully defended her PhD thesis “The Role of Amyloid Precursor Protein Dimerization in Amyloid Beta Peptide Production”

Congratulations Dr. So!

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