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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Join Frances H. Miller, JD, on February 11 for the BUSPH Public Health Forum, a regular series held by the BU School of Public Health. She will give a lecture titled, “Top 10 (Public) Health Law Developments in the Past 50 Years.” Miller is a professor of law (LAW), professor of public health (SPH), and […]
Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine (BUGSDM) alum Mohammad Hossein Dashti DMD 88, PROS 91 recently served as Chairman of the 8th International Congress of the Iranian Association of Prosthodontists held in Tehran, Iran. More than 2,000 dentists attended the Congress and two faculty members from BUGSDM, Clinical Professor and Director of the Dental […]
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 […]
Linda Hyman, PhD, has been appointed associate provost for the Division of Graduate Medical Sciences for Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM). In her role as associate provost, she will be a member of the senior leadership teams of the School of Medicine and the Medical Campus. Hyman will oversee curricula and execution of […]
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 […]
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 […]