To his patients, Pushkar Mehra is a miracle worker. He is one of five doctors in the country who performs a 3-step, 10-hour surgery that takes apart and reconstructs a patient’s lower face—deformed by congenital growth problems, tumors, or diseases like lupus or rheumatoid arthritis. The surgery restores patients’ ability to eat, speak, sleep, and […]
Karen Antman, provost of the Medical Campus and dean of the School of Medicine, has won the 2013 Margaret L. Kripke Legend Award for Promotion of Women in Cancer Medicine and Cancer Research. The award, which was given by the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, recognizes scientific and medical leaders who have made […]
When the Supreme Court took up the issue of gay marriage last month, Justice Antonin Scalia claimed that experts debate whether same-sex parents are bad for children . “There’s considerable disagreement among sociologists as to what the consequences are of raising a child in a…single-sex family, whether that is harmful to the child or not,” […]
The Spring 2013 Thematic Seminar Series, which focuses on Non Coding RNA in Health and Disease, continues on Thursday, April 11, at 3 p.m. with a presentation on LncRNAs that regulate adipogenesis and hematopoiesis. This lecture is being given by Dr. Harvey Lodish, Professor of Biology and Member, Whitehead Institute, and Professor of Bioengineering, Massachusetts […]
Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) will expand its Global Elective Externship program during the 2013-14 academic year to include an exchange program with two institutions in China: Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Stomatology (SJUSS), located in Shanghai, and the Fourth Military Medical University School of Stomatology (FMMUSS), located in Xi’an. […]
Increasing life expectancy and a growing elderly population lead to a high prevalence of chronic illnesses, including heart disease and stroke. These diseases often necessitate antithrombotic (blood thinning) therapy to prevent thromboembolic events, such as a heart attack, stroke, or, in some cases, pulmonary embolism. Antithrombotic therapy can help an ailing heart by thinning the […]
The Joanna M. Nicolay Melanoma Foundation (JMNMF) presented Elizabeth Shenk, a student in both the Boston University Biomedical Engineering Department and the Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) Pharmacology Training Program with one of ten, nationally competitive, 2013 “Research Scholar Awards” (RSA). The $10,000 grants support exceptional graduate student melanoma research and also provide distinction […]
The Spring 2013 Thematic Seminar Series, which focuses on Non Coding RNA in Health and Disease, begins on Wednesday, April 3, at 3 p.m. with a presentation on The synthesis and functions of non-coding RNAs. This lecture is being given by 1993 Nobel Laureate, Dr. Phillip Sharp, Professor of Biology, Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer, […]
ART DAYS 2013 MONDAY-TUESDAY, April 1-2, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. RECEPTIONS BOTH DAYS at 3 p.m. BUSM Instructional Building, Hiebert Lounge All students, faculty and staff from all schools on the BU Medical Campus are encouraged to submit artwork of any medium to the 23rd annual Boston University School of Medicine gallery for the arts. “Art […]
Robert J. Vinci, MD, has been appointed Chief of Pediatrics at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and the Joel and Barbara Alpert Professor and Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at BU School of Medicine (BUSM). For the past 20 years, Dr. Vinci has served as Vice Chair and Clinical Chief of the Department, providing leadership […]