Work from Associate Dean for Research Dr. Maria Kukuruzinska’s laboratory has unveiled a link between the canonical Wnt/beta-catenin signaling pathway and protein N-glycosylation by showing that the first N-glycosylation gene, DPAGT1, is a target of the Wnt/beta-catenin signaling pathway. Under conditions of Wnt activation, DPAGT1 transcription is upregulated though the binding of beta-catenin to Tcf […]
Are you interested in learning more about mental health issues in the homeless population? Boston University’s Outreach Van Project is hosting its first event November 18, which will include a panel discussion on such topics as schizophrenia, agoraphobia, depression, bipolar disorder, and learning disabilities. The panel will include: Dr. Karen Henley, BMC psychiatrist, Dr. James […]
In a commentary published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association November 2010 Issue, Professor Dr. Elizabeth Krall Kaye weighs in on the findings of researchers from Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health, which were also published in the same issue. The researchers found that n-3 fatty acid intake is inversely […]
In his 25-plus years as a public health physician, Malcolm Bryant has devoted much of his time to designing and implementing maternal and child health programs around the world. Now, he will be putting his expertise to use shaping global health programming and policy in a new way beginning this November. Bryant, MBBS, MPH, an […]
Many Americans are focused on the insurance regulation aspects of healthcare reform — who will be covered, for what, and when. Not the case for Howard Koh, a Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) graduate and former faculty member of BUSPH and Boston University School of Medicine who is now assistant secretary for health […]
Officials broke ground yesterday on the Medical Campus’ first student residence, an endeavor that will provide affordable housing for students who may face up to $170,000 in bills for their medical school education.
“This facility will make the burden of a medical education a little bit lighter to carry,” said President Robert A. Brown as a warm, blustery wind whipped the tent where city officials, trustees, donors, administrators, and School of Medicine faculty and students had gathered.
Health care workers in South Africa are at increased risk of acquiring drug-resistant tuberculosis — a transmission pattern that should be addressed through policies that prioritize occupational risk reduction for health care workers, according to a new study co-authored by a Boston University School of Public Health researcher. The study by a team including BUSPH […]
Chair of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and Associate Dean for Hospital Affairs at Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) Dr. Pushkar Mehra led a carefully selected surgical team to Dnepropetrovysk, Ukraine in September 2010. During the eight-day trip, the team performed more than 50 consultations and surgeries on underserved children affected […]
The Department of Biochemistry and the Evans Center in the Department of Medicine are sponsoring their first joint, thematic seminar series. The purpose of the series is to highlight a cutting edge topic in biology with disease relevance. The theme for the fall series is “Molecular Mechanisms of Aging”. Tuesday, November 2, 4 p.m, Bakst […]
The forensics lab is Hollywood-perfect: cramped, fluorescent-lit, skeletal remains splayed on five tables under a ceiling that’s cracked and discolored in spots. At one table, students Danielle Trull-Donahue and David Agoada pore over a heartbreaking cache—the tiny bones of a child—trying to decipher all they can about the human being that these remains once were. […]