In an action that moves BU’s National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL) closer to full operation, the Massachusetts Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs has given approval for the lab to conduct research at Biosafety Level 3 (BSL-3) and Biosafety Level 4 (BSL-4). The state agency issued a Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) certificate on […]
Ahmad S. Khalil, PhD, Assistant Professor of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at BU, will present a lecture “Programmable Biology: Circuits for Programming Eukaryotic Transcription and Cellular Microenvironments” on Tuesday, March 5 at noon in the Evans 4th floor conference room, E-434. Dr. Khalil’s research interests include eukaryotic gene regulation and phenotypic plasticity, evolution and […]
Are you applying for a grant? Developing a curriculum? Writing an article? Starting a clinic? Preparing a quality initiative? If so, you may be interested in learning about the Academy for Faculty Advancement (AFA). Now accepting applications for the 2013-2014 academic year, this structured mentoring program is open to early career faculty from schools on […]
The Outreach Van Project (OVP) is student-run, volunteer organization that involves a multi-disciplinary team of students from the Boston University Medical Campus (BUMC), including dental, public health, medical, and graduate students. The mission is to fulfill the unmet needs of the medically underserved populations in the Greater Boston area, particularly with regard to health care […]
Students in Boston University’s College of Fine Arts Palaver String Ensemble will be offering monthly performances on the Boston University Medical Campus, starting Friday, March 8. Two free concerts will be held: 1-1:30 p.m. in the Menino Lobby at BMC and 1:30-2 p.m. in the Newton Pavilion Lobby at BMC. All faculty, staff and students […]
To those familiar with Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) community outreach programs, it may not come as a surprise that the School recently partnered with an organization whose name translates from Spanish as “a thousand miracles.” In January 2013, GSDM Assistant Director of Extramural Programs Ms. Kathy Held and frequent […]
How will sequestration affect research at Boston University? The School of Medicine already is taking a 10 percent haircut on some federal grants that were promised, but are being withheld, forcing some lab staff layoffs. David Coleman, a MED professor and chair of the department of medicine, fears a slowdown in its studies of how […]
Allen A. Mitchell, MD, a professor of public health (epidemiology) and professor of pediatrics at the Boston University Schools of Public Health and Medicine, recently received the Godfrey P. Oakley, Jr., Award at the annual meeting of the National Birth Defects Prevention Network. Mitchell, who is also the director of Boston University’s Slone Epidemiology Center […]
Researchers from the Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) have shown that alcohol is a major contributor to cancer deaths and years of potential life lost. These findings, published in the April 2013 issue of the American Journal of Public Health, also show that reducing alcohol consumption […]
Researchers from Boston Medical Center (BMC) and Boston University’s School of Medicine (BUSM) and School of Public Health (BUSPH) have found that in Russian HIV-infected risky drinkers, marijuana use is associated with other increased risky behaviors involving drug use and sex. These findings, published online in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence, may aid clinicians […]