Video Offers Glimpse of Biosafety Level 4 Lab:Science webcast “threads the NEIDL”
This Week in Virology and MicrobeWorld created this video documentary about the NEIDL. MicrobeWorld is a public outreach program of the American Society for Microbiology. Security concerns at laboratories doing research on infectious diseases mean that most of us will never get a look at the inner workings of such labs, the most secure designated... More
State Approves NEIDL Biosafety Level 3, 4 Research — Next: BU to seek Boston Public Health Commission permission
In an action that moves BU’s National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL) closer to full operation, the Massachusetts Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs has given approval for the lab to conduct research at Biosafety Level 3 (BSL-3) and Biosafety Level 4 (BSL-4). The state agency issued a Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) certificate on... More
BUSM Researchers Use Goal-Oriented Therapy to Treat Diabetic Neuropathies
Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and VA Boston Healthcare System (VA BHS) have found that cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) can help relieve pain for people with painful diabetic neuropathies. The study, which is the first of its kind to examine this treatment for people with type II diabetes mellitus, is published in... More
March 5 Lecture, Programmable Biology: Circuits for Programming Eukaryotic Transcription and Cellular Microenvironments
Ahmad S. Khalil, PhD, Assistant Professor of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at BU, will present a lecture “Programmable Biology: Circuits for Programming Eukaryotic Transcription and Cellular Microenvironments” on Tuesday, March 5 at noon in the Evans 4th floor conference room, E-434. Dr. Khalil’s research interests include eukaryotic gene regulation and phenotypic plasticity, evolution and... More
BUMC Academy for Faculty Advancement Seeking Early Career Faculty
Are you applying for a grant? Developing a curriculum? Writing an article? Starting a clinic? Preparing a quality initiative? If so, you may be interested in learning about the Academy for Faculty Advancement (AFA). Now accepting applications for the 2013-2014 academic year, this structured mentoring program is open to early career faculty from schools on... More
Learn About the Outreach Van Project (OVP) in Current Newsletter
The Outreach Van Project (OVP) is student-run, volunteer organization that involves a multi-disciplinary team of students from the Boston University Medical Campus (BUMC), including dental, public health, medical, and graduate students. The mission is to fulfill the unmet needs of the medically underserved populations in the Greater Boston area, particularly with regard to health care... More
BU Medical Campus Arts Outreach Initiative Brings Music to BMC
Students in Boston University’s College of Fine Arts Palaver String Ensemble will be offering monthly performances on the Boston University Medical Campus, starting Friday, March 8. Two free concerts will be held: 1-1:30 p.m. in the Menino Lobby at BMC and 1:30-2 p.m. in the Newton Pavilion Lobby at BMC. All faculty, staff and students... More
GSDM Collaborates with Mil Milagros “A Thousand Miracles” in Guatemala
To those familiar with Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) community outreach programs, it may not come as a surprise that the School recently partnered with an organization whose name translates from Spanish as “a thousand miracles.” In January 2013, GSDM Assistant Director of Extramural Programs Ms. Kathy Held and frequent... More
Getting Ready for Sequestration: BU Already Tightening the Belt
How will sequestration affect research at Boston University? The School of Medicine already is taking a 10 percent haircut on some federal grants that were promised, but are being withheld, forcing some lab staff layoffs. David Coleman, a MED professor and chair of the department of medicine, fears a slowdown in its studies of how... More
National Birth Defects Prevention Network Honors BU Medical Campus Faculty Member
Allen A. Mitchell, MD, a professor of public health (epidemiology) and professor of pediatrics at the Boston University Schools of Public Health and Medicine, recently received the Godfrey P. Oakley, Jr., Award at the annual meeting of the National Birth Defects Prevention Network. Mitchell, who is also the director of Boston University’s Slone Epidemiology Center... More
