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Inflammation Symposium – Tuesday September 22
Inflammation Symposium: Bipartisan Support by PAMPS and DAMPS Tuesday, September 22 3-5 p.m., Hiebert Lounge, BUSM Instructional Building Medical Campus students, faculty and staff are invited to a two-hour symposium to explore the complex interactions that occur during an inflammatory response.Symposium is hosted by Barbara Nikolajczyk, PhD and Dan Remick, MD. Inflammation Resulting from Pathogen-Associated Molecular Patterns (PAMPS) Moderator/Provocateur: Daniel Remick, MD, Chair and Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Time Speaker Title of talk 3-3:05 p.m. Barbara Nikolajczyk, PhD Department of Microbiology & Pathology... More
August 2015
Pathology & Laboratory Medicine News Items – August 2015 Announcements: Please join me in congratulating Dr. David Kindelberger on his appointment as an Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. President Brown just approved his appointment. Appointment or promotion to Associate Professor is a significant achievement and acknowledges that Dr. Kindelberger enjoys a national reputation. This national reputation has been demonstrated by his numerous publications as well as many presentations. Dr. Kindelberger has carried a full service... More
Congratulations to Dr. Mostafa Belghasem!
Mostafa Belghasem, PhD successfully defended his thesis: “Pathological and Molecular Profiling in Hypertension-Induced Glomerular Injury” on Thursday, July 30th, 2015!
Departmental Seminar – Friday September 25
September 25th – Friday @ 2:00 “Effects of Exercise, Aging and Alzheimer’s-like Mutations on Brain and Behavior” Christina Tognoni, PhD Postdoctoral Fellow, Blusztajn Lab, Department of Pathology Boston University School of Medicine Refreshments at 1:45 p.m. 670 Albany Street – Lobby Level #107/108 Contact: Program Director, Barbara Slack, PhD Program Coordinator: Debra Kiley, 414-7914 Target Audience: Faculty, Students, Residents, Greater Boston Scientific Community (advertised in MIT’s Bulletin). At the conclusion of this activity participants will be able to: 1) report that the effects of exercise, More
July 2015
Pathology & Laboratory Medicine News Items – July 2015 Announcements: A manuscript describing the study from Panchenko Lab was accepted for publication by Cell Cycle without any revision or resubmission. The authors discovered an unexpected role of the component of the histone acetyl trasferase complex, JADE1, in cytokinesis - which is the least described but the most crucial phase of the epithelial cell cycle progression. The study defined JADE1 protein as novel factor of tissue regeneration... More
July 8 2015 Faculty meeting information
Faculty Meeting Agenda, Wednesday, July 8 2015, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 12:00PM– 1:00PM Location 107/108, 670 Albany (first floor) Noon – 12:10 (10 minutes) Changes resulting from surveys/town hall meetings - Daniel Remick The faculty participated in two extensive surveys, several individual meetings and a town hall meeting to discuss multiple issues. Most of our meeting today will focus the future and recent initiatives, with presentations by the faculty leading these efforts. Since we are talking about moving... More
June 2015
Pathology & Laboratory Medicine News Items – June 2015 Announcements: BMC “Be Exceptional” Awards 2015, which recognize outstanding BMC staff who demonstrate exceptional performance and dedication to fulfilling BMC’s mission and four QUEST goals: Quality, Efficiency, Satisfaction, and Total Revenue. “Chosen by a committee made up of leaders from around the hospital, they were selected for their exceptional performance, initiative and teamwork, and for embodying our RESPECT behavioral attributes. These staffers reflect BMC on its best day, More
Dissertation Defense Seminar – Mostafa Belghasem – July 30
BUSM Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Dissertation Defense Seminar Thursday, July 30th, 2015; 11:00 AM 670 Albany Street – Lobby Level #107/108 ~~~~~ Mostafa Belghasem PhD Candidate ~~~~~ Will defend his dissertation thesis: “Pathological and Molecular Profiling in Hypertension-Induced Glomerular Injury” ~~~~~ Thursday, July 30th, 2015 11:00 AM 670 Albany Street – Lobby Level #107/108
Commencement 2015
Commencement, May 15, 2015 CONGRATULATIONS GRADUATES !! Emad Arafa, MA Philip Bondzie, PhD Patricia Chun, MA Zach Hunter, PhD Clarissa Koch, PhD Caitlin Leibowitz Parello, PhD Jordan Shafran, MA Nick Woolf, MD/MA For updates on their new positions, please visit our Departmental Graduates page.
May 2015
Pathology & Laboratory Medicine News Items – May 2015 Announcements: LAB WEEK was April 20-24 this year, the theme was “was "Not all Heroes Wear Capes, Some Wear Lab Coats!" Events for the week included: a scavenger hunt, door decorating contest, which Chemistry won, for a departmental pizza party, we had games, and we collected $213 for the Cancer Center by allowing employees to wear jeans. We also handed out tumblers as lab week gifts Huihong Xu was... More