Researchers from Boston University’s Slone Epidemiology Center have found that exposure to pseudoephedrine, a decongestant found in many cough-and-cold and allergy medications, has been common among U.S. children, especially those under the age of two years who are at the highest risk for toxicity and for whom safe dosing recommendations are lacking. These findings appear […]
Stephen P. Christiansen, MD, has been named as the new Chief and Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology, effective March 2, 2009. Dr. Christiansen is currently a Professor of Ophthalmology and Pediatrics at the University of Minnesota Medical School in Minneapolis and serves as Director of the Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Service there. Prior to […]
Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) is one of seven centers to receive a four-year grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to use cutting edge genomic technologies to better understand lung disease. The $2.9 million awarded to BUSM will fund a study to probe the causes of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a […]
Boston University Medical Campus’s Office of Research Administration (ORA) and Boston Medical Center’s Grant Administration Office are offering two workshops to the research community on Thursday, December 18. Both workshops will be led by Robert Porter, Ph.D. “Writing Successful Grants” and “Finding Funding”. Please register by December 4, e-mail Ellen Jamieson (ellen.jamieson@bmc.org) for additional information. […]
“Bridging Clinical, Teaching, and Scientific Roles: A Career Development Retreat for BUMC-VAMC Faculty,” on December 19, 2008, captures the importance of the BU-VA affiliation within the university mission. This day-long event will be held at the School of Medicine in room L-110 of the Instructional Building, 72 East Concord Street. Successful recent recruitment has brought […]
Mark Sloan, MD, has been appointed attending physician, section of hematology and oncology at Boston Medical Center (BMC), and assistant professor of medicine at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM). Sloan received his medical degree from Yale University School of Medicine and completed his residency at Yale New Haven Hospital. His clinical interests include leukemia, […]