We enjoy research and teaching in the highly diverse setting within the Department of Medicine at Boston University Avedisian & Chobanian School of Medicine and are proud to train and practice at Boston Medical Center caring for a diverse patient population. Our goal is for our trainees, staff, faculty, and Center to reflect that diversity. We believe that this is central to providing excellent patient care, making impactful research discoveries, and creating a dynamic and inclusive learning environment.
Justin K. Lui, MD, MS, FCCP, ATSF has been awarded a K23 Career Development Award from the NIH/NHLBI, titled “Role of B-cells in Systemic Sclerosis-related Pulmonary Hypertension,” designed to gain a more detailed understanding into the mechanisms and molecular pathways of systemic sclerosis-related pulmonary hypertension (SSc-PH). Employing a biorepository of patients with SSc, he hopes […]
Congratulations to Markus Bosmann and his team for receiving a new R03 and two new R01 grants over the last few months! So much good news in such a short tome period is remarkable and truly something to celebrate!!! New R03 will develop new models to study complement receptor signaling ("Generation of C5aR-TurboID mice") The […]
It has been an extraordinary summer of success for Pulmonary Center trainees, including many who have been awarded prestigious individual F training grants from the NIH. Congratulations to all for this research career springboard! Kevin Chen MD/PhD Student, mentored by Darrell Kotton F30, “Functional reconstitution of airway stem cells with engrafted basal cells.” Isabella Garza […]
Based on studies visualizing aerosol deposition in functioning lungs with the crystal ribcage, Drs. Nia and Mizgerd hypothesize that lungs contain two functionally distinct types of alveoli, organized into a mosaic architecture, which differentially mediate early responses to inhaled particles. They plan to define the anatomy and physiology of alveolar mosaicism by mapping the spatial […]
Congratulations to Andrew Berical who has been awarded a K08 Career Development Award from the NIH titled "Define the mechanisms through which STK33 regulates multiciliated cells" to study how multiciliated cells develop. Using cell-based platforms that he has created, he will define the functional and molecular roles of previously understudied genes within multiciliated cells. This […]
Boston University’s longest-running NIH-funded research training program, "Biology of the Lung: A Multi-Disciplinary Program," has received a five-year $4.6 million T32 renewal from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. The award extends continuous NIH support for the program for years 51-55 and will continue multidisciplinary training in lung biology across three core areas: development […]
Utilizing the Crystal Ribcage platform, the Nia Lab was able to visualize the transport dynamics of inhaled aerosols at the single-particle level across alveoli of the lung. This revealed a previously unrecognized aspect of lung biology: alveoli are not all functionally equivalent. Some alveoli receive inhaled particles much more effectively than others, creating a striking […]
Congratulations to Darrell Kotton for his new R01! He will work on "Thyroid Follicular Cell Signaling and Development in Humans" alongside Tony Hollenberg. This grant proposes to derive functional human thyroid epithelial cells from iPS cells for understanding the developmental biology of the thyroid gland and for regenerative transplantation.