Kitt Shaffer, MD, PhD, Named November’s Distinguished Faculty of the Month
The nominators say, “Dr. Shaffer is “an excellent educator in multiple courses… She has been dedicated to students for decades.”
Category: Awards & Honors
11th Annual BU-CTSI Symposium Focused on Advancing Health Equity
A broad range of topics was covered by the CTSI presenters outlining their health equity projects.
Faculty Appointments & Promotions – September 2023
Congratulations to associate professors Nicholas Butler and Kelly Kenzik; and clinical associate professors, Maithri Ameresekere, Christine Cheston and Gopala Yadavalli.
Alumni Gather for Alumni Weekend 2023
Celebrating returning alumni and 40th anniversary of the Early Medical School Selection Program.
Anthony John Mell, MD, MBA, Receives Distinguished Alumni Award
He was cited for outstanding professional achievement, commitment to humanitarian efforts, volunteerism and service in his community.
Vertex CEO Reshma Kewalramani, MD’98, Receives 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award
Honored for her outstanding career in medicine, healthcare leadership and biotechnology.
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.
Cheryl England Named Distinguished Staff of the Month for October
The nominators say, “Cheryl is the heart and soul of the department.”
Manju Subramanian, MD, Named October’s Distinguished Faculty of the Month
The nominators say, “Dr. Subramanian embodies all aspects of an academic physician.”
BUMC Faculty Promotions – July 2023
Congratulations to Professors Elijah Paintsil and Frederick Ruberg; Research Professor Yuriy Alekseyev; Associate Professors Matthew Nayor, Michelle Bovin, Andreea Bujor, Shuaiying Cui, Katherine Gergen Barnett and Karin Schon; and Clinical Associate Professors Linda Ng and Rachel Stark.