News & Events
Naomi Hamburg, MD, Awarded $3.7 Million to Study How Endothelial Cell Health Impacts Disease
This study will leverage a unique and highly experienced team of investigators from varied disciplines to investigate endothelial cell health at an unprecedented scale. More
Researchers Awarded $7.2 Million to Continue Stroke Surveillance Research at the Framingham Heart Study
Funding continues stroke surveillance research in Framingham Heart Study (FHS) cohorts, adds study of post-stroke vascular cognitive impairment and dementia. More
Vertex CEO Reshma Kewalramani, MD’98, Receives 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award
Honored for her outstanding career in medicine, healthcare leadership and biotechnology. More
BUMC Faculty Appointments and Promotions – August 2023
Congratulations to professor Alison Galbraith; associate professors Jennifer Davids and Johanna Thompson-Hollands; and clinical associate professor Karin Leschly. More
BU Alum Drew Weissman Wins 2023 Nobel Prize in Medicine for Breakthrough mRNA Technology That Led to COVID Vaccines
Physician and scientist Drew Weissman, who earned both an MD and a PhD at Boston University, and his research collaborator, Katalin Karikó, have won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. More
Cheryl England Named Distinguished Staff of the Month for October
The nominators say, “Cheryl is the heart and soul of the department.” More
Manju Subramanian, MD, Named October’s Distinguished Faculty of the Month
The nominators say, “Dr. Subramanian embodies all aspects of an academic physician.” More
BUMC Faculty Promotions – July 2023
Congratulations to Professors Elijah Paintsil and Frederick Ruberg; Research Professor Yuriy Alekseyev; Associate Professors Matthew Nayor, Michelle Bovin, Andreea Bujor, Shuaiying Cui, Katherine Gergen Barnett and Karin Schon; and Clinical Associate Professors Linda Ng and Rachel Stark. More
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. More
3 Medical School Faculty Receive BU Ignition Awards
Congratulations to Vijaya B. Kolachalama, PhD, Ignaty Leshchiner, PhD, and Weining Lu, MD. More