School of Dental Medicine Celebrates 50th Anniversary: Home to scholars, community activists, and miracle workers
To his patients, Pushkar Mehra is a miracle worker. He is one of five doctors in the country who performs a 3-step, 10-hour surgery that takes apart and reconstructs a patient’s lower face—deformed by congenital growth problems, tumors, or diseases like lupus or rheumatoid arthritis. The surgery restores patients’ ability to eat, speak, sleep, and... More
Chief and Chair of Psychiatry Honored by Massachusetts Association of Mental Health
Domenic Ciraulo, MD, chief and chair of psychiatry at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) has been selected as one of the co-recipients of the inaugural Drew-Foley award by the Massachusetts Association of Mental Health (MAMH). The award was presented at the centennial anniversary of the MAMH Friend and Leader/Spirit... More
Patient Centered Medical Home Helps Assess Social Health Determinants and Promote Health
Physicians from the Departments of Pediatrics and Family Medicine at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) are proposing that current pediatric guidelines and practices could be implemented within a Patient Centered Medical Home model to address social determinants of health. The article, published in the Journal of the American Medical... More
Virtual Patient Advocate Delivers Preconception Care to Improve Pregnancy Outcomes
Results of a pilot study suggest that a virtual patient advocate (VPA) could help influence positive changes and help women have healthier pregnancies. Developed at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), Boston Medical Center (BMC) and Northeastern University, “Gabby” (pictured below) is an innovative tool developed to deliver preconception care (PCC) to African-American women through... More
Darrell Kotton Receives Alpha-1 Project Support to Expand iPSC Development
The Alpha-1 Project (TAP) announced a $150,000 commission to Darrell Kotton, MD, to expand development of induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) lines created from tissue donated by patients with Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (Alpha-1). Kotton is Professor of Medicine and Co-director of both The Alpha-1 Center and the Center for Regenerative Medicine at Boston University School... More
Advocating for Women Scientists: Medical School Dean Wins 2013 Margaret L. Kripke Legend Award
Karen Antman, provost of the Medical Campus and dean of the School of Medicine, has won the 2013 Margaret L. Kripke Legend Award for Promotion of Women in Cancer Medicine and Cancer Research. The award, which was given by the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, recognizes scientific and medical leaders who have made... More
Gay Parents As Good As Straight Ones; MED prof’s finding comes as Supreme Court weighs same-sex marriage
When the Supreme Court took up the issue of gay marriage last month, Justice Antonin Scalia claimed that experts debate whether same-sex parents are bad for children . “There’s considerable disagreement among sociologists as to what the consequences are of raising a child in a…single-sex family, whether that is harmful to the child or not,” Scalia... More
BUSM Researchers Identify Novel Approach to Study COPD and Treatment Efficacy
BUSM researchers have pinpointed a genetic signature for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) from airway cells harvested utilizing a minimally invasive procedure. The findings provide a novel way to study COPD and could lead to new treatments and ways to monitor patient's response to those treatments. The study is published online in the American Journal... More
April 11 Spring 2013 Thematic Seminar Series Lecture: Non Coding RNA in Health and Disease
The Spring 2013 Thematic Seminar Series, which focuses on Non Coding RNA in Health and Disease, continues on Thursday, April 11, at 3 p.m. with a presentation on LncRNAs that regulate adipogenesis and hematopoiesis. This lecture is being given by Dr. Harvey Lodish, Professor of Biology and Member, Whitehead Institute, and Professor of Bioengineering, Massachusetts... More
GSDM Expands Elective Externship Program to Two University Sites in China
Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) will expand its Global Elective Externship program during the 2013-14 academic year to include an exchange program with two institutions in China: Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Stomatology (SJUSS), located in Shanghai, and the Fourth Military Medical University School of Stomatology (FMMUSS), located in Xi’an. More
