Author: Lisa Brown

Teaching Doctors How to Close Life’s Last Door

At age 78, Charles Swanigan could jog three miles at a stretch. One year later, with the prostate cancer he had battled for a decade spread throughout his body, he could hardly move. Just getting out of bed, he tells his doctor and two BU School of Medicine students paying him an autumn house call, […]

GSDM Holds Inaugural Research Retreat

The Inaugural Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine Research Retreat was held on Feb. 2, in the Hiebert Lounge. The Retreat was put on by the Office of the Associate Dean for Research, and Associate Dean for Research Maria Kukuruzinska served as host. The event included updates on research from many departments […]

Attend Feb. 21 CTSI Drug & Device Development Seminar, “Partnering With Industry: How to Do It and What Does Industry Want”

Join Charles Wilson, PhD as he discusses Partnering with industry: How to do it and what does industry want. Dr. Wilson serves as Vice President and Global Head of Strategic Alliances, leading the group responsible for externally oriented research at the Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR), the business unit of Novartis responsible for drug […]

BUMC Toastmasters Club Chapter Inaugurated

The Boston University Medical Campus (BUMC) has formally established a chapter of Toastmasters International. More than 30 faculty, staff and students attended the charter celebration on Thursday, Jan. 19. Toastmasters is a non-profit educational organization that teaches public speaking and leadership skills through a worldwide network of meeting locations. “We are excited to sponsor this […]

Decent Care: Option or Necessity? — Topic of Feb 8 Public Health Forum

On Wednesday, Feb. 8, BUSPH and the Center for Global Health & Development will host The Reverend Canon Ted Karpf, ThM, as the featured speaker for the February Public Health Forum. The Reverend Karpf is the Director of Development and Alumni Relatons of the BU School of Theology and was Partnerships Officer at the World […]

GSDM Students Discover One-of-a-Kind Learning Experience in Guatemala

  Three fourth-year dental students: Melissa Lowry, Dee Gulis and Lucinda Barry recently returned from a trip to Poptun, Guatemala with LIGA International. The trip took place Jan.12-23. While in Guatemala the students, along with alum Kevin Acone DMD ‘07, and trip organizer Dr. Fred Kalinoff, spent five days treating patients of various ages in […]

NEIDL Goes Public: BU Biosafety Labs Offer Tours to Press, Politicians

John R. Murphy and Ronald Corley may be the most highly educated tour guides in Boston. Murphy, a School of Medicine professor of medicine and microbiology, researches the ways that bacterial protein toxins get into cells. Corley, a MED professor and chair of microbiology, investigates immune responses to viruses. But much of their time recently […]

GSDM Pre-doctoral Students Recognized with Scholarships by ADAF

Cassandra Iglesias DMD ’14, Thomas Keeling DMD ’14, and Kenia Rodriguez DMD ’14 were awarded scholarships from the American Dental Association Foundation (ADAF) during a reception held in Dean Jeffrey W. Hutter’s office on Jan. 18. The students were nominated for the awards by Assistant Dean of Students Dr. Joseph Calabrese and Associate Dean for […]