Laertis Ikonomou, PhD, assistant professor of medicine at BUSM, is the recipient of an American Thoracic Society Foundation/Children’s Interstitial Lung Disease Foundation Grant to study genetic mutations in children with interstitial lung disease (ChILD). The grant provides $40,000 in funding per year for two years. Interstitial lung disease includes a large group of lung disorders, […]
November will be a significant month in the construction of the new student residence. The most obvious development will be the completion of all of the brick work on the façade. Continuing work on the interior systems will include the elevator and heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC). The roof is now complete and both […]
A collaborative research team from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU), the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) and Galveston National Laboratory (GNL), the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Rocky Mountain Laboratories (RML), and the National Cancer Institute […]
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and the College of Engineering (COE) a five year, $316,875 training grant to examine inflammatory disorders. Caroline Genco, PhD, research director, Section of Infectious Diseases and professor of medicine and microbiology, BUSM, is the principal investigator alongside Selim Ünlü, PhD, associate […]
Richard Babayan, MD, was honored recently by the Armenian American Health Professional Organization (AAHPO) for his exceptional contributions to medicine in both the United States and in Armenia. The award was presented by Dr. Aram Chobanian, former dean of Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and president of Boston University. Babayan serves as a professor […]
Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) is the lead institution on a $13.6 million study aimed at developing novel technologies for the early detection of lung cancer. The five-year multi-site, multi-phase study that will focus on active military personnel and veterans is funded by the United States Department of Defense (DOD) Lung Cancer Research Program […]
Karen Antman, provost of the Medical Campus and dean of the School of Medicine, has been elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies. The institute, which advises policy makers and professionals on medical and health issues, announced yesterday that Antman is one of 65 people chosen this year for outstanding professional achievement […]
Brick buildings have their own mystic. In Boston’s South End many of the residences are made of red bricks and the new Student Residence joins in this architectural tradition. Looking down Albany Street the scaffolding supporting the bricklaying activity rises up against the facade of the structure. Much of the brick work is well underway. […]
A team of researchers from Boston University’s School of Medicine (BUSM) and College of Engineering (COE) have been awarded a five-year, $4.8 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to develop a low-cost, multiplexed virus detection platform. Based on technologies developed with seed funding from Boston University’s Photonics Center, the resulting diagnostic platform should be […]
According to a new study conducted by researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), people diagnosed with substance use disorders are more likely to be re-admitted to the hospital within 30 days of their discharge than patients who do not have a substance abuse disorder. Alexander Walley, MD, an assistant professor of medicine at […]