Study Introduces Online Tool to Guide Surgical Decisions for Gallbladder Cancer

With the growing complexity of oncologic surgery, the decision-making process has become increasingly challenging. It demands not only advanced technical expertise but also meticulous patient selection to ensure that surgical interventions provide meaningful oncologic benefits while minimizing unnecessary risks. Gallbladder cancer (GBC), one of the most frequent biliary tract malignancies, is associated with a poor […]

Researchers Uncover Links between Metabolism and Aggressive Breast Cancer

More than 120 million Americans suffer from diabetes or pre-diabetes. Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the most aggressive form of breast cancer, and TNBC patients with obesity-driven diabetes often have worse outcomes. A new study by researchers helps explain why this happens and suggests a potential way to improve treatment for these patients. At present, […]

Alumni Medical Library’s Little Free Library Provides Access to Leisure Reading

Alumni Medical Library staff members Katie Sweeney, Kristen Sheridan and Dominique Couturier with the Little Free Library at the Wellness Fair. The Alumni Medical Library is a modern medical library. Library holdings include extensive electronic collections comprising 3,600+ current journals, 20,000+ e-books, hundreds of databases and 50+ quality-filtered subject guides. Additionally, library users have access […]

Eric Marks, MD, Named Distinguished Faculty of the Month for March

The Faculty Affairs Office is pleased to announce that Assistant Professor Medicine/HemOnc Eric Marks, MD, has been named Distinguished Faculty of the Month for March. Dr. Marks joined the BU community in 2020 and has been very active in the MD program curriculum. Since 2022, he has been the PISCEs Foundations 3 Module Director (in […]

Nicholas Sims Named Distinguished Staff of the Month for March

The Dean’s Office is pleased to announce that Nicholas Sims, MBA, has been named Distinguished Staff of the Month for March. The director of development, advancement services, joined the BU community in 2013. His nominators say, “Nick is an indispensable member of the development office and the school, furthering our fundraising efforts. “He has a […]

A Dollhouse, a Sweater, Poems and Paintings: Medical Campus Creativity on Display at 35th Annual Art Days

Fifth-year MD/PhD student Kristen Segars has knitted hundreds of items in the three years since she joined a Medical Campus knitting club. Her palette tends toward bright colors like the explosion of patterns and color in the knit dress she hung at the 2023 Art Days, an annual two-day exhibition of student, faculty and staff […]