Author: Lisa Brown

Celebrate National Postdoc Appreciation Week Sept. 17-19

The GMS Office of Professional Development and Postdoctoral Affairs is celebrating National Postdoc Appreciation Week (NPAW)  Sept. 17-19. The list of events includes an ice cream social, seminar on scientific storytelling and a communication styles workshop. Tuesday, Sept. 17, 1:30-3 p.m., the NPAW kicks off with an ice cream social on Talbot Green in front […]

The Trouble with Molly

Drug was used in spate of overdoses, fatalities A series of recent overdoses—three of them fatal—attributed to the club drug MDMA, known as molly, has raised new concerns about its potentially lethal consequences. Late last month, three people at the House of Blues in Kenmore Square overdosed on the drug, a purportedly pure powdered form […]

BU Alums Gather in Thailand to Celebrate GSDM’s 50th Anniversary

Earlier this summer, Dean and Mrs. Jeffrey W. Hutter along with Professor of Restorative Sciences and Biomaterials Dr. Lee Chou hosted an alumni reception at the Plaza Athénée Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand, during the International Association of Dental Research–Asia Pacific Region meeting. Sixty-eight Boston University and Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine […]

BU Gives $8,500 in Grants for Summer Programs and Local Non-profit

Boston University recently gave $8,500 to support programs that support the arts and cultural environment in Roxbury and a summer biotech program for local youth. The grants are part of the on-going program to provide community assistance to local nonprofit organizations. In the last two years, these BU community grants have provided over $20,000 in […]

Biotechnologist for a Week

In the video above, participants in BU’s SummerLab program imagine they are employees in the research department of a biotechnology company. Photos by Cydney Scott Most 16-year-olds’ appreciation of jellyfish is colored by the creature’s tendency to sting anything it comes in contact with, but a group of area high school students got over that […]

Successful Fourth Annual Summer Research Program (SURP) Symposium

The Division of Graduate Medical Sciences (GMS) at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) hosted the fourth annual summer research symposium on Thursday, Aug. 1, showcasing research projects conducted by visiting students. Karen Antman, MD, BUMC Provost and BUSM Dean welcomed attendees and thanked them for contributing to the success of the program. The SUmmer Research Program (SURP), […]

Framingham Heart Study Carries on, Despite Budget Cuts

65-year-old core contract loses 40 percent of funding The Framingham Heart Study, the nation’s longest running large-scale analysis of cardiovascular disease, is facing a budget reduction of $4 million, or about 40 percent of the money it receives through its core contract with the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). The study will remain […]

Four MED Profs Earn Top Honors

Recognized for teaching, mentorship, and medical expertise Four School of Medicine faculty members were recently honored for their excellence in teaching, devotion to students, and respect for patients. “Boston University School of Medicine very much values its master teachers,” says Karen Antman, Medical Campus provost and MED dean. “Alumni comment on the dedication of the […]

Boston University’s National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories Appoints Facilities Director

Charles (Chuck) N. Pantinas has joined the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL) as the facilities core director. In this role, Pantinas is responsible for the creation, maintenance and oversight of engineering standards and the ongoing design and commissioning of the NEIDL. In addition, Pantinas is tasked with continuing the development and implementation of network-wide […]