BUMC Faculty Development Appointments

I am writing to share that Emelia J. Benjamin, MD, ScM, FACC, FAHA, professor of Medicine and Epidemiology at BUSM and BUSPH, and a clinical cardiologist at BMC, has been appointed BUMC Assistant Provost for Faculty Development. Robina M. Bhasin, EdM, also has been appointed BUMC Director of Faculty Development. Dr. Benjamin is deeply engaged […]

Linda Hyman to Serve One-Year Term as Director of NSF Division of Molecular & Cellular Biosciences

Beginning  September 14, Linda Hyman, PhD, Associate Provost for Graduate Medical Sciences (GMS), will be ‘on loan’ to the National Science Foundation (NSF) to serve as Director of the Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences. The Division comprises the areas of molecular biophysics, cellular dynamics and functions, genetic mechanisms and systems, and synthetic biology. Her […]

BUSM Faculty Honors & Awards 2014-15

Carmela Abraham, PhD, professor of biochemistry and pharmacology, was one of six recipients of the Massachusetts Neuroscience Consortium Award. The grant was awarded to her for her work on multiple sclerosis and the role of the life extension protein Klotho in the limited repair of white matter in the disease. The Consortium gives the award […]

Update: Section of Hematology-Oncology

Message from David Coleman, MD, Wade Professor and Chair of Medicine Colleagues, I would like to update you on changes in the Section of Hematology-Oncology following Dr. Seldin’s tragic death last month. Our entire community mourns the loss of Dr. Seldin – he was an extraordinary role model, colleague, and friend. Dr. Adam Lerner has […]

BU Amyloidosis Center

I am writing to announce the appointments of Martha Skinner, MD, as interim director and Vaishali Sanchorawala, MD, as associate director of the BU Amyloidosis Center. Dr. Skinner previously directed the center from 1988 to 2007 and currently is professor emerita of medicine. Dr. Sanchorawala is a professor of medicine in the Section of Hematology/Oncology […]

Register for BUSM+ Medical Education Digital Badge Program Summer Course

The BUSM+ Medical Education Digital Badge Program that is targeted to healthcare professionals provides the opportunity to learn the fundamentals about teaching and learning that they may have missed in their professional careers or now want to review to enhance their teaching. The online, open admissions, asynchronous program is conveniently offered 24/7 during your selected […]