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Congratulations to Dr. Atsushi Ebata!
Atsushi Ebata, PhD successfully defended his thesis: “Development of TDP-43 Granule Inhibitors as Potential Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis/Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration Therapies” on Thursday, November, 15th, 2015!
Departmental Seminar – December 4, 2015
2:00-3:00 PM; Friday, December 4, 2015 “Neisseria gonorrhoeae Induces non-canonical Pyroptosis in Human Macrophages” Jessica Ritter, PhD Candidate Department of Pathology, Genco Lab Boston University School of Medicine Location & Time: 670 Albany Street; Lobby Level #107/108 2:00-3:00 PM; Friday, December 4, 2015 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) state that infection and disease associated with Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the gonococcus, continue to be a global health... More
October 2015
Pathology & Laboratory Medicine News Items – October 2015 Announcements: Daniel Remick was an invited speaker at the Satellite Symposium on Alcohol and Immunology, Society for Leukocyte Biology, Raleigh North Carolina on September 28th: Acute ethanol ingestion triggers asthma Kazem Azadzoi had two recent presentations at the International Continence Society (ICS) meeting in Montreal, Canada, October 6-9, 2015: Zhao Z, Yang J, Li Y, Azadzoi K presented an oral ePoster entitled "Ischemia Survival Signaling Via PI3-K/Akt Pathway mediates... More
Departmental Seminar – November 13, 2015
2:00-3:00 PM; Friday, November 13, 2015 “Astroglia-Mediated Pathogenic Mechanisms in Fragile X Syndrome (FXS)” Yongjie Yang, PhD Assistant Professor of Neuroscience Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences; Tufts University Location & Time: 670 Albany Street; Lobby Level #107/108 2:00-3:00 PM; Friday, November 13, 2015 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 Astroglial cells are the most abundant glial cells in... More
Departmental Seminar – Friday November 6
November 6 – Friday @ 2:00 “The Role of Viral Protein R in HIV-1 Infection” Caitlin Miller, PhD Candidate Department of Pathology, Gummuluru Lab 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) state that better understanding of the science behind therapeutic research... More
Departmental Seminar – Friday October 23
October 23 – Friday @ 2:00 “Role of SHP2 in Development and Disease: from Congenital Heart Disease to Lupus” Maria Kontaridis, PhD Assistant Professor of Medicine Cardiovascular Research Cardiovascular Division Best Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Harvard Medical School 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) state that congenital... More
Departmental Seminar – Friday October 16
October – Friday @ 2:00 “Genetic Variation of the Transthyretin Gene May Impact Disease Pathogenesis in Wild-Type Transthyretin Amyloidosis (ATTRwt)” Jacquelyn Sikora Hanson, PhD Candidate Department of Pathology; Connors Lab 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) Physicians will learn about wild-type Transthyretin amyloidosis (formerly... More
Departmental Seminar – Friday October 9
October 9 – Friday @ 2:00 “Dynamin, a Novel PharmacologicalTarget in Chronic Kidney Disease” Sanja Sever, PhD Assistant Professor of Medicine, Nephrology Division Massachusetts General Hospital; Harvard Medical School 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) recognize the latest insights into the molecular mechanisms that underlie... More
September 2015
Announcements: Parul Agnihotri, PhD Candidate in Susan Winandy’s Lab was elected Vice President of the Boston University Graduate Medical Sciences Student Organization (GMSSO) for 2015-2016 effective this month. The GMSSO is a student run organization that works to unite students from all departments and schools on the Medical Campus, to share ideas and address questions or concerns pertaining to student life. Through organizing various social and community service activities, GMSSO is an outlet for students to... More
Departmental Seminar – Friday October 2
October 2 – Friday @ 2:00 “How Presenilin Mutations Cause Alzheimer’s Disease” Raymond Kelleher III, MD, PhD Associate Professor of Neurology Principal Investigator, Center for Human Genetic Research Massachusetts General Hospital; Harvard Medical School 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) ) state that mutations in the Presenilin-1 (PSEN1)... More