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 […]
The study, “Oral Health Status of Refugee Torture Survivors Seeking Care in the United States,” by Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine (BUGSDM) Clinical Instructor Harpreet K. Singh, RDH, MS, Professor and Assistant Dean for Community Partnerships and Extramural Affairs Dr. Michelle Henshaw, DDS, MPH, Clinical Instructor Susan Cote, RDH, MS, and Instructor Thayer […]
To honor the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. (GRS’55, Hon.’59), the Boston University community is examining inequality, injustice, and human rights violations in the 21st century by bringing renowned aid worker Paul Farmer to speak at the annual University celebration. Students, faculty, and staff are invited to the celebration on MLK Day 2009, Monday, January […]
Among the lessons that Emily Feinberg has gleaned from her years as a pediatric nurse at Dorchester House Multi-Service Center is this: Take notice of who accompanies babies to their first medical appointments. Feinberg, an assistant professor at the BU School of Public Health and School of Medicine, recalls missing the signals years ago, […]
Stephen P. Christiansen, MD, has been named as the new Chief and Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology, effective March 2, 2009. Dr. Christiansen is currently a Professor of Ophthalmology and Pediatrics at the University of Minnesota Medical School in Minneapolis and serves as Director of the Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Service there. Prior to […]
Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine (BUGSDM) students Travis Evans DMD 09 and Alice Wang DMD 09 traveled to Copper Canyon, Mexico from November 6 to November 16 with Dr. Frederick Kalinoff, a retired dentist from Arizona and volunteer Dr. Christine Hermanson, a dentist from Minnesota. Dr. Kalinoff leads outreach missions that focus on […]