CIIS Leadership Update
The leadership transitions will be effective Oct. 1.
Category: Announcements
BU Alum Drew Weissman Wins 2023 Nobel Prize in Medicine for Breakthrough mRNA Technology That Led to COVID Vaccines
Physician and scientist Drew Weissman, who earned both an MD and a PhD at Boston University, and his research collaborator, Katalin Karikó, have won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Felipe Agudelo, PhD, MPH, Named Associate Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
He looks forward to working and connecting with students, staff, faculty, and alumni.
Basic Science Review Results in New Names, Configurations of Some Departments
Updates will be needed for department, faculty and lab websites, University Bulletin, course descriptions, signage, CVs, publication submissions, etc.
Retirement of Deborah Fournier, PhD, Assistant Provost, Institutional Research & Evaluation
Fournier will continue to be part of the BUMC community as an emeritus clinical associate professor of medical sciences & education.
Intersession 2022 Preparations
BUMC Facilities would like to conserve energy over Intersession in non-occupied spaces.
Aram Kaligian, MD, MPH, Named Director, BU-Armenia Medical Partnership
The assistant professor of family medicine succeeds Richard Babayan, MD, professor and chairman emeritus of urology.
Seeking Assistant Deans for Diversity & Inclusion Office
Assistant deans will aid the Associate Dean for D&I to support the needs of specific demographics within our community, i.e., racial/ethnic, gender, abilities, sexualities, nationality, socio-economic status, first-generation, etc.
Venetia Zachariou, PhD, Appointed Chair, Pharmacology & Physiology
The professor of neuroscience and pharmacological sciences at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York will join BUSM on Dec. 1.
BUSM and BMC Fill Critical Roles with Cornell’s Anthony Hollenberg
He will serve as chair of BUSM’s Department of Medicine and physician-in-chief at the hospital.