Scientists presented on how they have utilized FHS data to answer career-building questions.
BUSM receives the inaugural 2015 Pediatric Interest Group of the Year Award.
The beloved clinician and mentor, founded Amyloidosis Center.
A major treatment breakthrough for scleroderma may soon be available for the estimated 300,000 Americans who suffer with this condition.
Carine Lenders, MD, MS, ScD, Associate Professor of pediatrics at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Physician Nutrition Specialist at Boston Medical Center (BMC), and Elizabeth Henry, DrPH, MHS, who will graduate from BU’s School of Public Health (BUSPH) in September, have received the People’s Health Medal from the Social Republic of Vietnam’s Ministry […]
Joseph Mizgerd, ScD, professor of medicine, microbiology and biochemistry at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), and director of the University’s Pulmonary Center, recently was awarded $1.6 million from the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). The four-year grant will be used to fund his project to better […]
Shinichiro Kurosawa, MD, PhD, associate professor of pathology & laboratory medicine, has accepted an invitation from the Center for the Scientific Review at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as a member of the Host Interactions with Bacterial Pathogens Study Section. Study section responsibilities include ensuring the quality of the NIH’s peer review process by […]
Reductions in federal support and clinical revenue not only jeopardize biomedical research at academic medical centers, but may ultimately impact clinical medicine according to an opinion piece in the journal Science Translational Medicine. Biomedical research is crucial to the US national agenda and academic medical centers–the provenance for much of this research – are at […]
MED, SPH profs move up the ranks The Medical Campus recently promoted 11 professors whose research interests range from promoting the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine to preventing child abuse. Photo by Alex S. MacLean Doctors can prescribe the treatment, but it’s up to their patients to follow their advice. A. Rani Elwy, a recently […]
New test may prevent invasive procedures and save lives “The ability to test for molecular changes allows us to catch or rule out the disease earlier, without invasive procedures,” says BU School of Medicine professor Avrum Spira, who co-developed a genetic early-warning test for lung cancer. Photo by Vernon Doucette Lung cancer is responsible for […]