Benjamin Wolozin, MD, PhD, is the recipient of the Jack Spivack Excellence in Neurosciences Award for 2017. Hugo Javier Aparicio, MD, MPH, and Scott Hayes, PhD, have been named 2017 Spivack Emerging Leaders.
The second annual event, hosted the BUSM Alumni Association, will focus on the history of Solomon Carter Fuller, and includes an interactive panel discussion on “Microaggressions: Hidden Messages That Hurt.”
Joanne Murabito, MD, ScM, became Co-PI of the Framingham Heart Study on Jan. 1. She joins Dr. Vasan Ramachandran’s (FHS Director and PI) team along with Dr. Martin Larson (also Co-PI) at FHS.
On Jan. 1, Terence M. Keane, PhD, professor of psychiatry and assistant dean for research, took office as the 2017 president of the American Psychological Foundation (APF).
Congratulations to Vaishali Sanchorawala, MD, who has been appointed Director of the Amyloidosis Center, and named the Wesley and Charlotte Skinner Professor for Research in Amyloidosis.
Priya S. Garg, MD has been named Director of the Office of Medical Education and Assistant Dean in the Office of Academic Affairs.
Faculty, residents and fellows recently returned from a historic conference on mental health issues for people of African descent held in Cape Town, South Africa.
Associate Professor of Medicine Tracy Battaglia, MD, has been appointed to a one-year term as Board Chair of the ACS New England Division effective Jan. 1.
The inaugural BUSM Faculty-Student Mixer was a festive night buzzing with music, laughter and gratitude.
Visiting Professor Kenneth S. Polonsky, MD, University of Chicago, will share insights.