Save the Date! GMS End-of-Semester Mix & Mingle on Thursday, Nov. 30
Save the date! Graduate Medical Sciences will host its annual End-of-Semester Mix & Mingle social event next Thursday, Nov. 30, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Join your GMS community in Hiebert Lounge for an evening of appetizers, desserts, a bar, live music, games and raffle prizes! The Mix & Mingle is co-sponsored by the Community […]
Student Spotlight: Ciara Coger (MHCBM ’24)
Ciara Coger is a second-year student in the Master of Arts in Mental Health Counseling & Behavioral Medicine program at Graduate Medical Sciences. Ciara’s research studies lay beliefs and lay theories surrounding COVID-19 health disparities in the United States. She hopes to continue her pursuit of both clinical work and multicultural psychological research. Learn more […]
First-Gen Student Spotlight: Valeria Oller (MAMS ’24)
Valeria Oller is a second-year student in the Master of Science in Medical Sciences (MAMS) program at Graduate Medical Sciences. Valeria is a first-generation student and a Community Catalyst Center mentor in the gFIRST (First-Generation) and gSOC (Students of Color) affinity groups. She is currently completing her thesis research at Mass General Hospital. Read more […]
Happy First-Generation College Celebration Week!
It is officially Boston University First-Generation College Celebration Week, which celebrates the success and achievements of first-generation students across our campuses. Boston University and the Newbury Center have marked the occasion with a week-long celebration program, full of events like workshops, social activities, seminars and networking opportunities. You can access a full list of the week’s […]
Students Trick-or-Treat Through GMS for Halloween
Graduate Medical Sciences students had the chance to channel their inner child during the first-ever GMS Trick-or-Treat event, hosted by GMS Student Affairs on Monday, Oct. 30. Students started in L-301, where they picked up a map and a bag from the event’s first stop and check-in table. Then, they followed the map through the […]
From the Brink: Updating the Science of Bloodstain Analysis and Forensics
Deep Dive Video: Updating the Science of Bloodstain Analysis and Forensics The Brink; Oct. 20, 2023 A recent Deep Dive video from The Brink featured Kenneth Martin, MS, a clinical instructor in the Graduate Medical Sciences MS in Biomedical Forensic Sciences Program. The video discusses current work at the BU Fluid Lab, where James Bird, PhD, an […]
GMS Student Spotlight: Kelly Chen (MAMS ’24)
Kelly Chen is a second-year master’s student in the Graduate Medical Sciences MS in Medical Sciences (MAMS) program. She is currently completing her MAMS thesis at the Division of Digital Psychiatry at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, under the direction of John Torous, MD, MBI. Chen works with the division’s Digital Clinic, a program offering […]
CReM Celebrates 10 Years as Leading Stem Cell Research Center
CReM Celebrates 10th Anniversary as Pioneering Center for Stem Cell Research Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine; October 13, 2023 The Center for Regenerative Medicine (CReM) is celebrating its 10th anniversary as a foremost center for stem cell research. The CReM is a joint effort between Boston University and Boston Medical Center that includes […]
GMS Alumni Spotlight: Alina Bazarian (MAMS ’16)
Alina Bazarian is a 2016 graduate of the Boston University Master of Science in Medical Sciences (MAMS) program, one of the oldest Special Master’s Programs (SMPs) in the United States. Alina completed medical school in 2023 as part of the inaugural class of the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine and recently began her residency as […]
BU Alum Drew Weissman (CAMED’87, GRS’87, Hon’23) Wins 2023 Nobel Prize in Medicine
BU Alum Drew Weissman Wins 2023 Nobel Prize in Medicine for Breakthrough mRNA Technology that led to COVID Vaccines Bostonia; October 2, 2023 Drew Weissman (CAMED ’87, GRS ’87, Hon’23), alongside his research collaborator, Katalin Karikó, won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their work in pioneering the technology behind the Pfizer-BioNTech and […]