Biomedical Researcher Neil Ganem Named Searle Scholar

Neil Ganem, PhD, assistant professor of Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics and Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), has been named a 2015 Searle Scholar. Ganem is one of 15 young scientists—and the first from Boston University—to receive the prestigious, three-year $300,000 award. Ganem received his PhD from the Geisel School of Medicine at […]

AOA Research Fellowship Awarded to BUSM Student

Angela Nolin, a first-year medical student, has been chosen to receive the 2015 Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Carolyn L. Kuckein Student Research Fellowship. The $5000 award supports clinical investigation, basic laboratory research, epidemiology, social science/health services research, leadership, or professionalism research.  One of 56 medical students nationwide to receive the fellowship, Ms. Nolin’s project is […]

Four BUSM Students Chosen as MMS Scholars

The Massachusetts Medical Society has announced its selections of MMS Scholars for 2015. A total of 16 students were selected by their respective Massachusetts medical schools for their academic achievement, community service and financial need. Four students were chosen from each school to receive $10,000. The BUSM fourth-year honorees are: Diane Haddad, who graduated cum laude […]

Jean E. Ramsey Honored for Exceptional Service to Massachusetts Medical Society

Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) Associate Dean for Alumni Affairs Jean E. Ramsey, MD, has been honored by the Massachusetts Medical Society with its Committee Chair Service Award, an honor recognizing exceptional leadership and service to the Society, the statewide professional association of physicians. She will receive the award at the Society’s Annual Meeting […]

BU Team Takes Innovation Award at Global Health Case Competition

A creative and effective interdisciplinary team represented Boston University at the 2015 International Emory Global Health Case Competition in March. The five women representing the Schools of Medicine, Public Health and Business won the “Innovation Award” for their presentation, “Un Cuerpo Unido: Transforming the Judicial System in Honduras to Improve Effectiveness and Access.” Ariel Falconer, […]

Robert Lowe Honored by Massachusetts Medical Society

Physician honored with Grant V. Rodkey Award for Contributions to Medical Education Robert C. Lowe, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine at the Boston University School of Medicine, has been honored by the Massachusetts Medical Society as the 2015 recipient of the Grant V. Rodkey Award, an honor recognizing a Massachusetts physician for outstanding contributions to […]

BUSM’s Ramsey Receives Dr. Allen Crocker Health Services Award

Boston University Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Pediatrics Jean E. Ramsey, MD, MPH has been named a recipient of the 2015 Dr. Allen Crocker Health Services Award from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services, Department of Developmental Services. Presented annually, the award recognizes an individual or organization that mirrors the […]