2024 Dahod Awards Announced
Congratulations to Drs. Samuel Beck, Asya Akca, Alla Grishok, Deborah Lang, and Ignaty Leshchiner.
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Integrating Engineering Philosophy into Medical Education will Empower Future Physicians
Transformation in medical training will contribute to a higher caliber of physicians, increase the quality of healthcare.
Rachel Fearns, PhD, Named Chair-Elect of Virology, Immunology & Microbiology
Dr. Fearns joined the faculty in 2007 as an assistant professor. Her appointment will be effective Feb. 1.
Jorge A. Soto, MD, Elected to RSNA Board of Directors
His seven-year term includes five years as liaison for international affairs, in the sixth year he will be chair of the board, and in the seventh year he will serve as president of the society.
MD and PA Students Learn Together in Team-based Approach
The unique program closely resembles the teamwork in clinical settings.
Rhoda Au Receives Melvin R. Goodes Prize for Excellence in Alzheimer’s Drug Development
The Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation’s Goodes Prize supports researchers transforming the field by translating the biology of aging into new therapeutics and diagnostic tools.
3 Medical School Faculty Receive BU Ignition Awards
Congratulations to Vijaya B. Kolachalama, PhD, Ignaty Leshchiner, PhD, and Weining Lu, MD.
Julie White Inducted in the SACME Academy of Fellows
She serves as director of the Barry M. Manuel Center for Continuing Education and was recognized as a leader in the field of academic continuing professional development.
Carl Streed, Jr., MD, Receives 40 Under 40 Public Health Catalyst Award
He is part of the second cohort that represents the next generation of leaders, entrepreneurs, researchers, scientists, activists, intellectual provocateurs, authors, and directors who inspire and catalyze us all to a more just and equitable world.
Young Amateur Athletes at Risk of CTE, BU Study Finds
More than 40 percent of football, soccer, ice hockey, and other contact sport participants under age 30 had signs of the degenerative brain disease, including the first American woman soccer player to be diagnosed.