News & Events
Understanding Regional Risk Factors Associated with Gun Injuries
Bindu Kalesan, PhD, MPH, is the recipient of a three-year, $693,695 award from the Department of Justice to study "racial and ethnic differences in non-fatal firearm injuries using a spatiotemporal approach." More
Researcher Receives NIH Award to Better Understand Wild-type Transthyretin Amyloidosis
Lawreen H. Connors, PhD, is the recipient of an NIH High Priority, Short-Term Project Award, for her research “molecular mechanism of senile cardiac amyloidosis.” More
BUMC Public Safety Officers Recognized for Hard Work, Dedication
Congratulations to the officers who were recognized and thank you to all members of the Department for your hard work and dedication. Watch the video! More
Can an App Reduce Cardiac Risks?
A three-year, $446K grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation will be used to explore different approaches to capturing health data using mobile devices such as smartphones. More
Researcher Strives to Better Understand Aggressiveness of Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Hui Feng, MD, PhD, received a $792K American Cancer Society grant to study why T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia is so aggressive and resistant to treatment. More
Detecting Mental Health Conditions in Women Veterans Helps Identify Risk for Cardiovascular Disease
Researchers examined the statistical relationship between coronary artery disease and the presence of mental health conditions in female veterans over the age of 45. More
Researcher Studying Cognitive Decline in Hopes of Discovering Biomarker
Hugo J. Aparicio, MD, MPH, will study the vascular risk factors, brain imaging, biomarkers and genetics associated with aging and cognitive decline among participants of the Framingham Heart Study. More
Andrew Emili Heads New Center for Network Systems Biology
Emili's vision is “to create a highly collaborative, multidisciplinary research hub that tackles important fundamental questions in the field by forging new links with interested researchers across both BU campuses, the greater Boston area, and the world.” More
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Honors BUSM for Online Global Health Course
This course prepares people for safe, effective and culturally sensitive global health learning experiences and projects. More
Correction of Genetic Mutation in Stem Cells Offers Directions for Treatment of Lung Diseases in Children
The findings will make it easier to study lung diseases like neonatal respiratory distress and COPD. More