Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research http://www.bumc.bu.edu/evanscenteribr Fri, 05 Apr 2013 02:30:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 R24 Awarded to Drs. Fried and Greenberg (ARC related) http://www.bumc.bu.edu/evanscenteribr/2011/09/14/r24-awarded-to-drs-fried-and-greenberg-arc-related/ http://www.bumc.bu.edu/evanscenteribr/2011/09/14/r24-awarded-to-drs-fried-and-greenberg-arc-related/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 22:08:42 +0000 Hillary Johnston-Cox http://www.bumc.bu.edu/evanscenteribr/?p=1099 R24 DK087669-01  (PI: A.S. Greenberg; co-PI: S. K. Fried); 2010-2012

Sex Differences in Adipose Tissue Biology and Metabolic Disease:

This seeding proposal will facilitate collaborative efforts among Drs. Greenberg, Fried, Smith and Bhasin to understand why premenopausal women with lower body fat distribution are protected from metabolic complications of obesity.

]]> http://www.bumc.bu.edu/evanscenteribr/2011/09/14/r24-awarded-to-drs-fried-and-greenberg-arc-related/feed/ 0 Mitoch ARC: Circulationx2 http://www.bumc.bu.edu/evanscenteribr/2011/07/26/mitoch-arc-circulationx2/ http://www.bumc.bu.edu/evanscenteribr/2011/07/26/mitoch-arc-circulationx2/#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2011 01:25:44 +0000 Hillary Johnston-Cox http://www.bumc.bu.edu/evanscenteribr/2011/07/26/mitoch-arc-circulationx2/ Two new Circulation papers are results of collaboration within the Mitochondria ARC  
( http://www.bumc.bu.edu/evanscenteribr/the-arcs/the-arcs/):

1. Marc Liesa, Ivan Luptak, Fuzhong Qin, Brigham B. Hyde, Ergun Sahin, Deborah A. Siwik, Zhengkun Zhu, David R. Pimentel, X. Julia Xu, Neil B. Ruderman, Karl D. Huffman, Susan R. Doctrow, Lauren Richey, Wilson S. Colucci and Orian S. Shirihai.
Mitochondrial Transporter ATP Binding Cassette Mitochondrial Erythroid Is a Novel Gene Required for Cardiac Recovery After Ischemia/Reperfusion.
Circulation published online July 25, 2011

2. Sherene M. Shenouda, Michael E. Widlansky, Kai Chen, Guoquan Xu, Monika, Holbrook, Corey E. Tabit, Naomi M. Hamburg, Alissa A. Frame, Tara L. Caiano, Matthew A. Kluge, Mai-Ann Duess, Aaron Levit, Brian Kim, Mor-Li Hartman, Lija, Joseph, Orian S. Shirihai and Joseph A. Vita.
Altered Mitochondrial Dynamics Contributes to Endothelial Dysfunction in Diabetes Mellitus.
Circulation published online July 11, 2011

]]> http://www.bumc.bu.edu/evanscenteribr/2011/07/26/mitoch-arc-circulationx2/feed/ 0 B. Corkey Banting Award/Lecture http://www.bumc.bu.edu/evanscenteribr/2011/07/07/b-corkey-banting-awardlecture/ http://www.bumc.bu.edu/evanscenteribr/2011/07/07/b-corkey-banting-awardlecture/#comments Fri, 08 Jul 2011 01:13:58 +0000 Hillary Johnston-Cox http://www.bumc.bu.edu/evanscenteribr/?p=1042 http://professional.diabetes.org/WebcastList.aspx?sesID=3512&idc=182

]]> http://www.bumc.bu.edu/evanscenteribr/2011/07/07/b-corkey-banting-awardlecture/feed/ 0 Nanoscience, Evans Center, Cancer Center Nanomedicine training grant http://www.bumc.bu.edu/evanscenteribr/2011/06/28/nanoscience-evans-center-cancer-center-nanomedicine-training-grant/ http://www.bumc.bu.edu/evanscenteribr/2011/06/28/nanoscience-evans-center-cancer-center-nanomedicine-training-grant/#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2011 12:03:09 +0000 Hillary Johnston-Cox http://www.bumc.bu.edu/evanscenteribr/?p=1029 Please see link below:

http://www.bumc.bu.edu/2010/09/17/bu-poised-to-impact-cancer-research-cross-campus-collaboration-nets-2-million-nih-nanomedicine-grant/

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Please take a moment to read this article about the CReM:

http://www.bu.edu/today/node/12611

Gustavo Mostoslavsky, MD PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine and Microbiology
Section of Gastroenterology
Department of Medicine
Co-Director Center for Regenerative Medicine (CReM)
Boston University School of Medicine
650 Albany St., Suite 513, Boston, MA 02118
Tel: 1-617-638-6532
gmostosl@bu.edu
www.mostoslavskylab.com <http://www.mostoslavskylab.com>

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Protein Trafficking, 2nd Monday of each month, 9:30-10:30am, L311

BU iPS Cell Bank/Regenerative Medicine, 1st Tuesday of each month, 9-10am, R3

Blood Microbiome, 1st Tuesday of each month, 11a-noon, EBRC 7th floor conference room

Mitochondrial Dynamics (mtARC), 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month, 4-6pm, EBRC 714

Arterial Stiffness, monthly meetings, please watch for details, date and location

Sex Differences in Adipose Tissue, 3rd Thursday of each month, 4:30-6pm; please watch for other meetings as available, locations TBD

Obesity and Cancer, monthly meetings, please watch for details, date and location

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Please RSVP via this URL:
 http://www.bumc.bu.edu/evanscenteribr/arc-celebratory-event/

or to Robin MacDonald (remac@bu.edu)

Responses appreciated by 2/8/10

EVANS CENTER FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH

Affinity Research Collaboratives (ARC) Celebratory Event

Tuesday, February 16, 2010
650 Albany Street, X714/715

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11:30 – 12:30
Speakers Luncheon with PostDocs and Graduate Students

1:00 – 1:15
Welcome Notes by Evans Center Director, Dr. Katya Ravid
Introductory Notes by Dean and Provost, Dr. Karen Antman
Welcome and Introductory Notes by Dr. David Coleman, Chairman, Department of Medicine

1:15 – 2:15
Presentations by Evans Center ARC Directors
Dr. Lindsay Farrer, Director
Protein Trafficking and Neurodegenerative Diseases
Drs. Marie McDonnell and Lisa Ganley-Leal, Directors
Blood Microbiome
Dr. Kenneth Walsh, Director
Dr. Richard Cohen
Cardiovascular Consequences of Metabolic Disease
Drs. Orian Shirihai and Anthony Molina, Directors
Mitochondrial Dynamics in Health and Disease

2:15 – 3:00
Dr. Phillip Zamore, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, UMass Medical School
“What Fruit Flies Teach Us About RNA Silencing”
Introduction by Dr. David Coleman

3:00 – 3:30
Reception with wine and cheese

3:30 – 4:15
Presentations by Evans Center ARC Directors
Drs. Mark McComb, Catherine Costello, Richard Cohen, Directors
 Proteomics Approach to Identify Biomarkers of Metabolic Disease
Drs. Gustavo Mostoslavsky and Darrell Kotton, Directors
 Advancing Regenerative Medicine with The Boston University
Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Bank
 Drs. Susan Fried and Paul Pilch, Directors
 Sex Differences in Adipose Tissue: Mechanisms and role in
disease risk associated with obesity

4:15 – 5:00
Dr. Bruce Spiegelman, Professor of Cell Biology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School
“Transcriptional Control Of Adipogenesis and Systemic Energy Homeostasis”
Introduction by Dr. Stephen Farmer

5:00 –
Reception with wine and hors d’oeuvres
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]]> http://www.bumc.bu.edu/evanscenteribr/2009/09/09/arc-celebratory-event/feed/ 0 P50 Cancer Imaging Initiative – Meeting of Current Leaders http://www.bumc.bu.edu/evanscenteribr/2009/09/04/p50-cancer-imaging-initiative-meeting-of-current-leaders/ http://www.bumc.bu.edu/evanscenteribr/2009/09/04/p50-cancer-imaging-initiative-meeting-of-current-leaders/#comments Fri, 04 Sep 2009 19:59:37 +0000 Robin E Macdonald http://www.bumc.bu.edu/evanscenteribr/?p=161 There will be a meeting of the current leaders of the P50 Cancer Imaging Initiative on Wednesday, September 16, from 9-11am.

Location: W-502 Conference Room, 700 Albany Street (CABR building)

]]> http://www.bumc.bu.edu/evanscenteribr/2009/09/04/p50-cancer-imaging-initiative-meeting-of-current-leaders/feed/ 0 2009 Evans Junior Faculty Merit Award recipients: Drs. Gerald Denis, Ravi Jasuja, and Tuhina Neogi http://www.bumc.bu.edu/evanscenteribr/2009/07/16/ravi-jasuja-and-tuhina-neogi/ http://www.bumc.bu.edu/evanscenteribr/2009/07/16/ravi-jasuja-and-tuhina-neogi/#comments Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:36:31 +0000 Kathryn Gilbert http://www.bumc.bu.edu/evanscenteribr/?p=121 http://www.bumc.bu.edu/evanscenteribr/2009/07/16/ravi-jasuja-and-tuhina-neogi/feed/ 0 Drs. Richard Cohen and David Felson named 2008 Evans Scholars http://www.bumc.bu.edu/evanscenteribr/2009/07/06/drs-richard-cohen-and-david-felson-named-2008-evans-scholars/ http://www.bumc.bu.edu/evanscenteribr/2009/07/06/drs-richard-cohen-and-david-felson-named-2008-evans-scholars/#comments Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:11:05 +0000 Kathryn Gilbert http://www.bumc.bu.edu/evanscenteribr/?p=97 http://www.bumc.bu.edu/evanscenteribr/2009/07/06/drs-richard-cohen-and-david-felson-named-2008-evans-scholars/feed/ 0