GSDM Professor of Periodontology & Oral Biology Dr. Philip Trackman, PhD, and his team for the first time identified the normal role of the lysyl oxidase propeptide (LOX-PP) in healthy bone formation. The significant finding is that LOX-PP naturally interferes with the effects of an important bone growth factor, effectively slowing the growth of pre-osteoblasts, […]
On Friday, February 12, the Boston University Chapter of the American Student Dental Association (ASDA) participated in a debate against Tufts University School of Dental Medicine. The debate was sponsored by the Massachusetts Dental Society (MDS) and included an introductory speech by guest speaker and GSDM Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives Dr. Paula Friedman. Debate […]
New Year’s is long gone, and with it scores of well-intentioned resolutions. The January gym crowds have dissipated, vending machine stockers are working overtime, and Captain Crunch has replaced morning crunches.
All students, faculty and staff from all schools are encouraged to submit artwork of any medium to the 20th annual Boston University Medical School gallery for the arts. “Art Days” was begun by former Dean Aram Chobanian to foster the support and growth of the creative arts at BUMC. It has been very successful and […]
Join Sydney Rosen, research associate professor of international health at SPH, and Warren Kaplan , assistant professor of international health at SPH, as they present their research on the “Quality, Quantity, and Cost in the Treatment of HIV/AIDS in Africa” at the BUSPH Faculty Research Symposium on Wednesday, February 24 at noon in the BUSM […]
As an undergraduate intern at the World Health Organization in Geneva, Elizabeth Park became convinced that global health issues should be planted firmly in the curricula of medical schools.
Now a volunteer for the BU chapter of Cambridge-based Physicians for Human Rights, Park (CAS’10, MED’13), who is enrolled in the Seven-Year Liberal Arts/Medical Education Program, hopes the group’s national conference at the School of Medicine on Saturday, February 20, will invigorate efforts to make international health, human rights, and global cultural awareness part of every future doctor’s education. About 150 students and educators have registered for the daylong event, which will culminate in a Town Hall Forum on Human Rights and Health Policy, open to the public and moderated by U.S. Representative James McGovern (D-Mass.).
A year after a high-profile report ordered by President Obama confirmed the continued force-feeding of hunger strikers at Guantanamo Bay detention center, Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) faculty are sponsoring a forum Feb. 23 to discuss the legal, ethical and human rights implications of the practice, and to set an agenda for action […]
The Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) Greater New York Alumni Club held a continuing education event on February 3 that drew a large crowd of area alumni. GSDM Professor & Chair of Restorative Sciences/Biomaterials Dan Nathanson MSD 85, PROS 90 presented a lecture titled, “What Don’t We Know About New […]
Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine’s (BUSM) Slone Epidemiology Center and Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) have found that pre-pregnancy obesity and gestational weight gain are associated with an increased risk of preterm birth in African American participants from the Black Women’s Health Study. This study appears in the March issue of […]
Researchers from Boston University’s Slone Epidemiology Center have found a direct link between neighborhood socioeconomic status and risk for type 2 diabetes in African American women. The study, which appears on-line American Journal of Epidemiology, is the first prospective study to examine the relationship between neighborhood socioeconomic status and incidence of type 2 diabetes in […]