Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) is the lead institution on a $13.6 million study aimed at developing novel technologies for the early detection of lung cancer. The five-year multi-site, multi-phase study that will focus on active military personnel and veterans is funded by the United States Department of Defense (DOD) Lung Cancer Research Program […]
BU medical students learn about global health by running health education camps for children, working in clinics and hospitals, and living with host families in Ecuador, see the the video. (View closed captions on YouTube.)
Karen Antman, provost of the Medical Campus and dean of the School of Medicine, has been elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies. The institute, which advises policy makers and professionals on medical and health issues, announced yesterday that Antman is one of 65 people chosen this year for outstanding professional achievement […]
Brick buildings have their own mystic. In Boston’s South End many of the residences are made of red bricks and the new Student Residence joins in this architectural tradition. Looking down Albany Street the scaffolding supporting the bricklaying activity rises up against the facade of the structure. Much of the brick work is well underway. […]
A team of researchers from Boston University’s School of Medicine (BUSM) and College of Engineering (COE) have been awarded a five-year, $4.8 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to develop a low-cost, multiplexed virus detection platform. Based on technologies developed with seed funding from Boston University’s Photonics Center, the resulting diagnostic platform should be […]
According to a new study conducted by researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), people diagnosed with substance use disorders are more likely to be re-admitted to the hospital within 30 days of their discharge than patients who do not have a substance abuse disorder. Alexander Walley, MD, an assistant professor of medicine at […]
The BU School of Medicine Class of 2015 is being groomed for a respected profession now in financial upheaval and plagued by what many believe is a worrying trend away from the traditional, often nearly lifelong doctor-patient relationships nurtured by primary care. But despite concerns about health care access and future loan debt, interviews with incoming MED students reveal optimism about a career that will enable them to serve not just their patients, but their communities.
The Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics department on the Boston University Medical Campus (BUMC) was selected as the pilot for the Green Department Certification initiative through sustainability@BU. This is the first department to achieve 100% Green Office Certification and has already taken considerable steps in changing their collective behavior and administrative activities. David H. Farb, PhD, […]
Nearly a third of women are sexually assaulted at some point in their lives, but less than half will seek medical care for their injuries. For those who do, emergency care often fails to conform to established protocol.
The American Chemical Society (ACS) inducted BUSM Professor of Biochemistry and Director of the Mass Spectrometry Resource Catherine E. Costello, PhD as an ACS Fellow during the Society’s recent national meeting in Denver. Dr. Costello joins more than 200 distinguished scientists in receiving this honor. Selection is based on outstanding accomplishments in chemistry and important […]