BUSM researchers using a traditional Korean medicine, SO-CHEONG-RYONG-TANG (SCRT) that has long been used for the treatment of allergic diseases in Asia, found that SCRT treatment alleviates asthma-like pulmonary inflammation via suppression of specific chemokines or proteins. These findings appear online in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. Asthma is a unique form of […]
Just a month into the renovations that began Monday, May 23, both the interior and exterior of the BUSM Instructional Building, also known as the L-building, are changing. Please note that pedestrian traffic has been completely re-routed around the old entrance. Demolition of the front stairs is complete. A drill rig has completed the work […]
A new study conducted by a team of researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) sheds light on a possible new approach to treat the bone marrow disease known as myelofibrosis by inhibiting an enzyme that connects extracellular fibers. The study, published online in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, was conducted under the direction […]
Work continues on the Student Residence. Major milestones include the completion of the storm drain connection; all of the floors of the residence are transitioning to the general contractor; and precast work is commencing the week of June 27. In addition, all the cement work in the building is now complete. Progress Floor-by-Floor Both floor […]
Barbara E. Corkey, PhD, Vice Chair of Research in the Evans Department of Medicine, BUSM, and director of the Obesity Research Center at BMC, will receive the American Diabetes Association’s prestigious 2011 Banting Medal for Scientific Achievement Award. The award will be presented at the Association’s 71st Annual Scientific Sessions in San Diego, California. The […]
Michael F. Holick, PhD, MD, director of the General Clinical Research Center and professor of medicine, physiology and biophysics at BUSM, is this year’s recipient of The Delbert A. Fisher Research Scholar Award from the Endocrine Society for his scholarly work on the history of endocrinology. As recipient of this award, Holick delivered the Clark […]
It’s hard to believe that nearly eight months have passed since the groundbreaking of the Student Residence. Back in December the snow-covered site was notable only for the huge hole that marked the spot where the residence would be built. Today the temporary elevator and hoist for moving personnel and construction materials into the building […]
Joanne Wilkinson, MD, MSc, associate director of Medical Student Education at BUSM, has been selected as the first physician to receive the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities’ (AAIDD) 2011 Early Career Award for her continued efforts to improve the changing face of medicine for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). The AAIDD […]
The Society for Investigative Dermatology (SID) announces the appointment of Barbara A. Gilchrest, MD, as editor of the Journal of Investigative Dermatology (JID). The official term begins June 1, 2012. Dr. Gilchrest, professor and chair-emeritus of the Department of Dermatology, has a lengthy history with the Journal. It includes frequent service as a reviewer beginning […]
As you travel down Albany Street past the new Student Residence, you have no doubt seen the black material billowing in the wind (see image A). This is just one of the one of the more visible signs of progress. The fabric is used when construction workers are spraying fireproofing materials onto the steel, an […]