The associate professor of dermatology has been awarded a two-year, $300,000 Discovery Boost Grant from the American Cancer Society (ACS).
The two-day event showcases work done by trainees and faculty in the department of medicine and their collaborators across the Medical and Charles River campuses.
The assistant professor of biochemistry & cell biology will use the funding to explore mosquito-borne viruses. He is the first recipient from BU to get the Smith Odyssey Award.
The two-year grant will identify and train mental health counseling students who will be placed in community-based facilities in greater Boston.
She serves as the inaugural Director of the Office of Equity, Vitality, and Inclusion for the BU Medical Group. Her retirement is effective March 1, 2024.
Participants conversed with researchers whose work they’d profoundly influenced, and with FHS staff who had known them for years or, in many cases, for decades.
The nominators say, “Kerri is simply outstanding!”
The nominators say, “Dr. Shaffer is “an excellent educator in multiple courses… She has been dedicated to students for decades.”
A broad range of topics was covered by the CTSI presenters outlining their health equity projects.
Students who participated in this new curriculum found the learning strategies effective, and peer encounters, skills practice, and encounters with educators meaningful.