Author: Lisa Brown

First Year DMD Students Make a Difference in the Community

The Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine (BUGSDM) added service learning to the first year DMD curriculum this year as part of the Introduction to Dental Practice course. The service program brought BUGSDM students to local schools where they taught oral health education, observed sealant placement in a school setting using portable dental equipment, […]

Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy Announces New Findings Linking Football and Progressive Brain Damage

Four 88 Plan Members Will Donate Brains Upon Death Leading medical experts at the Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy (CSTE) at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) reported today that nine-year NFL veteran, former Tampa Bay Buccaneer Tom McHale was suffering from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disease caused by head […]

Genome Science Institute Seeks Grant Applications

The Genome Science Institute is pleased to announce the availability of 1-2 seed grants ranging from $10,000 to $20,000 for one year each to enhance genetics and genomics research at Boston University. This Request for Applications (RFA) is open to all BU faculty at the Medical or Charles River campuses. The deadline for applications is March […]

BUGSDM Professor Carl McManama Named Clinician of the Year

Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine (BUGSDM) Professor Dr. Carl McManama was named Clinician of the Year by the Massachusetts Dental Society in collaboration with dental societies from the other New England states during an award ceremony at Yankee Dental Congress 34 (YDC). The Clinician of the Year Award is given to an individual […]

Evolution Revolution: Back to the Future with Darwin

What if Darwin had access to the tools of biotechnology? How might he gather evidence to deepen his emerging view of descent with modification? Join CityLab for a dynamic laboratory experience that puts YOU in the lab using current molecular techniques to gather evidence. See if the data will deepen your understanding or perhaps raise […]

"How Do Humans Become Immune to Malaria?" Topic of Feb. 20 Lecture

On February 20, join Dr. Kevin Marsh, this year’s Gijs van Seventer Lecturer in Immunology, as he explores the question “How Do Humans Become Immune to Malaria?” The lectureship is in tribute to Dr. Gijs van Seventer, an internationally recognized immunologist in the field of human T cell cytokine biology, and a former member of […]

Researchers Identify Another Potential Biomarker for Lung Cancer

BUSM researchers have demonstrated that a recently discovered class of molecule called microRNA (miRNAs), regulate the gene expression changes in airway cells that occur with smoking and lung cancer. These findings, which appear in the on-line early edition of journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, may lead to a new, relatively non-invasive biomarker […]