Author: Lisa Brown

Symposium Honoring Jerry Brody , Wednesday, Dec. 1

The Pulmonary Center is proud to present an “Airway Development and Disease Symposium” honoring Jerome S. Brody, MD, for his 23 years of leadership as Pulmonary Center Director, in Bakst Auditorium (L101) on Wednesday morning, Dec. 1, beginning at 9 a.m. Three distinguished visitors with concentrations in stem cells and development, genomics and cancer, and […]

Dec. 8 Public Health Forum: Defining the Alzheimer's Disease Phenotype

Join Deborah Blacker, MD, ScD, as she presents the talk “Defining the Alzheimer’s Disease Phenotype” at the BUSPH Public Health Forum on Wednesday, Dec. 8 at noon in L-112. Blacker is the director of the Gerontology Research Unit at MGH and is an associate professor of epidemiology at Harvard School of Public Health. Her primary […]

GSDM Outreach Focuses on Local Adult Learners

Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) Division of Community Health Programs (CHP) Oral Health Promotion Director Kathy Lituri and a team of student volunteers provided outreach to adult learners at the Notre Dame Educational Center (NDEC) in South Boston on November 16. The outreach efforts involved health promotion, education, screenings, and […]

Researcher Wins Award to Fight Breast Cancer, David Sherr’s Ignition Award for pioneering drug work

For cancer researcher David Sherr, the fight against the disease isn’t just professional. It’s personal. Sherr’s wife died from multiple myeloma a dozen years ago. Now the School of Public Health environmental health professor, Sherr, who is also a professor of pathology and laboratory science at BU School of Medicine, has received a BU Ignition Award to seek a breakthrough in treating and preventing breast cancer, one of his fields of research.

GSDM Endodontics Welcomes New Residents and Honors Dr. Harold J. Levin

Herbert Schilder Professor in Endodontics and Director of the Postdoctoral Program in Endodontics Dr. George Huang hosted a reception to welcome the new and returning residents of the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) Postdoctoral Program in Endodontics on Friday, November 5, at The Castle. Dr. Huang addressed the crowd, thanking […]

Nov. 17 Public Health Forum: Translating the Diabetes Prevention Program

Join Sherry Pagoto as she presents the talk “Translating the Diabetes Prevention Program in Clinical and Community Settings: Triumphs and Challenges” at the BUSPH Public Health Forum on Wednesday, November 17 at noon. The Diabetes Prevention Program was a major multicenter clinical research study completed in 2002 that found weight loss through dietary changes and […]

BUSM and BUSPH Researchers Collaborate to Receive Ellison Foundation Award

The collaborative Boston University Medical Campus research team of Louis Gerstenfeld, PhD, Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Jennifer Schlezinger, PhD, Associate Professor of Environmental Health, and Gerald Denis, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology successfully competed for one of several Ellison Foundation Awards that are made to investigators at Tufts, Harvard, and Boston University each […]

Learn About GMS Programs, Open House, Nov. 18

The Division of Graduate Medical Sciences, the branch of the school of medicine engaged in graduate education is hosting an open house and graduate fair to showcase 12 Masters degree programs. At this event prospective students will have an opportunity to meet program directors and other prospective students; find out admissions criteria, learn about research […]