Four MED Profs Earn Top Honors

Recognized for teaching, mentorship, and medical expertise Four School of Medicine faculty members were recently honored for their excellence in teaching, devotion to students, and respect for patients. “Boston University School of Medicine very much values its master teachers,” says Karen Antman, Medical Campus provost and MED dean. “Alumni comment on the dedication of the […]

Learn About the Impact of Digital Simulation Technology on Medical Education and Surgical Practice

Dean of the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine Ralph Clayman, MD, will present, “Digital and Simulation Technology: Impact on Medical Education and Surgical Practice,” on Thursday, June 20 in Keefer Auditorium from 2:30-3:30 p.m. A pioneer in minimally invasive techniques, Clayman revolutioned kidney and urinary tract surgical procedures and is listed among the […]

LAW’s Hylton, MED’s Costello Named Warren Distinguished Professors

Join eight faculty in career honor With a PhD in economics from MIT and a law degree from Harvard, Keith Hylton has melded the two disciplines in his teaching and research, using each to illuminate the other. A leader in the increasingly important field of mass spectrometry, Catherine Costello teaches and collaborates with medical researchers, […]

BUSM Researcher Receives Grant to Examine Food Insecurity in Households with a Child with Special Healthcare Needs

Ruth Rose-Jacobs, ScD, associate professor of pediatrics at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and a research scientist at Boston Medical Center (BMC), has received funding for a two-year study to examine the association between the presence of young children with special healthcare needs in households and food insecurity. Rose-Jacobs, also a child development researcher […]

Exotic Fruit

As art or science, MED tech’s MRIs enchant   These elegant images were created by Andrew Ellison, chief research MRI technologist at the School of Medicine, who creates them by scanning fruits and vegetables. Photo by Cydney Scott It began with an orange. As chief research MRI technologist at the School of Medicine, Andrew Ellison […]

Researchers Show that CRF in the Amygdala is Responsible for Compulsive Overeating

Researchers from Laboratory of Addictive Disorders at Boston University School of Medicine have shown that direct injection in the amygdala, an area of the brain involved in anxiety, of a drug which inactivates corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF), a hormone key mediator of anxiety and stress, completely blocks both the compulsive overeating and the anxiety generated by […]

Neurochemical Traffic Signals May Open New Avenues for the Treatment of Schizophrenia

Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have uncovered important clues about a biochemical pathway in the brain that may one day expand treatment options for schizophrenia. The study, published online in the journal Molecular Pharmacology, was led by faculty within the department of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics at BUSM. Patients with schizophrenia suffer […]

Deborah Vaughan: Teacher, Mentor, Leader

Not much slows down Deborah Vaughan. The longtime BU School of Medicine (BUSM) professor of anatomy andneurobiology joyfullyputs in 12-to-14-hourdays teaching and advising current students as well as interviewing and selecting students for admission to the School. She also designed and maintained her department’s website for five years before a professional web editor took it […]