A creative and effective interdisciplinary team represented Boston University at the 2015 International Emory Global Health Case Competition in March. The five women representing the Schools of Medicine, Public Health and Business won the “Innovation Award” for their presentation, “Un Cuerpo Unido: Transforming the Judicial System in Honduras to Improve Effectiveness and Access.” Ariel Falconer, […]
Physician honored with Grant V. Rodkey Award for Contributions to Medical Education Robert C. Lowe, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine at the Boston University School of Medicine, has been honored by the Massachusetts Medical Society as the 2015 recipient of the Grant V. Rodkey Award, an honor recognizing a Massachusetts physician for outstanding contributions to […]
BUSM students hold staff appreciation lunch BUSM students held a thank you lunch in the Hiebert Lounge on April 1 for BUSM support staff. Organized by SCOMSA, the event was an opportunity for students to express their deep appreciation for the important work of staff at the School. “Support staff don’t always get the recognition […]
Boston University’s (BU) Biomedical Laboratory and Clinical Sciences (BLCS) Program and the Center for Regenerative Medicine (CReM) were awarded grants from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center as part of a $17M package targeted for capital projects, equipment and supplies. “We are delighted that both the Center for Regenerative Medicine (CReM) at Boston Medical Center (BMC) […]
Boston University Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Pediatrics Jean E. Ramsey, MD, MPH has been named a recipient of the 2015 Dr. Allen Crocker Health Services Award from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services, Department of Developmental Services. Presented annually, the award recognizes an individual or organization that mirrors the […]
It’s Cultural Diversity Week! Members of the BUMC community are invited to celebrate our campus’s diversity of cultures through a variety of food, entertainment, education, and activities. Activities include: Musical performances in the Newton Pavilion Cafeteria each day, Noon-1 p.m. “Communicating with Persons Living with Hearing Loss,” featuring Jonathan O’Dell, a member of the Massachusetts […]
People with poor physical fitness in their 40s may have lower brain volumes by the time they hit 60, an indicator of accelerated brain aging, according to new research presented at the American Heart Association EPI/Lifestyle 2015 meeting. “Many people don’t start worrying about their brain health until later in life, but this study provides […]
David Salant, MD, professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) has been named as the 2015 recipient of The Donald W. Seldin Award. The Award recognizes excellence in clinical nephrology. “Dr. Donald Seldin is one of the giants of Nephrology and his legacy is reflected in the successes of […]
In a review article recently published in the journal Clinical and Translational Medicine, researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) shed new light on the underlying processes of tumor metastasis and highlight the role of epigenetics in this process. By comparing embryogenesis with cancer metastasis they hypothesize that reversible epigenetic events regulate the development […]
The BU Center for Excellence and Innovation in Teaching (CEIT) has awarded the Graduate Program for Neuroscience (GPN), led by Shelley J. Russek, PhD, Professor, Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics and Biology, a Provost CEIT Interdisciplinary Course Development Grant. As a result of this grant, the GPN will create a curriculum spanning cutting-edge developments in systems […]