{"id":144584,"date":"2026-05-28T15:55:57","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T19:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/?post_type=bu-article&#038;p=144584"},"modified":"2026-05-28T16:10:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T20:10:38","slug":"chobanian-avedisian-school-of-medicine-faculty-receive-hariri-institute-awards","status":"publish","type":"bu-article","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/news-events\/articles\/2026\/chobanian-avedisian-school-of-medicine-faculty-receive-hariri-institute-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Chobanian &#038; Avedisian School of Medicine Faculty Receive Hariri Institute Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-leadin news-block-editorial-leadin is-style-side-by-side has-media has-media-focus-center-middle\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container-lockup\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-leadin-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"580\" height=\"600\" src=\"\/camed\/files\/2025\/04\/Award-Trophy.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"forest green background white outline of trophy\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2025\/04\/Award-Trophy.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2025\/04\/Award-Trophy-348x360.jpg 348w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2025\/04\/Award-Trophy-495x512.jpg 495w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-words-outer\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-words-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-prepress-tag\">Awards &amp; Honors<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Chobanian &amp; Avedisian School of Medicine Faculty Receive Hariri Institute Awards \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar news-prepress-layout-metabar\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-date\">May 28, 2026<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-credits\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-share js-bu-prepress-share-tools\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-action\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\"> The Hariri Institute for Computing announced its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/2026\/05\/08\/announcing-hariri-institute-fellows-and-fy27-focused-research-program-awards\/\">FY26 Fellowship awards and FY27 Focused Research Program (FRP) awards<\/a>, recognizing researchers advancing innovative work in computing, AI, and computational science and engineering across Boston University. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group 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class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/camed\/files\/2026\/05\/Jacob-Nudel-crop.jpg\" alt=\"head and shoulders of Jacob Nudel in suit jacket, blue shirt, tie, smiling\" class=\"wp-image-144585\" width=\"132\" height=\"142\"\/><figcaption>Jacob Nudel, MD<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations to the following school faculty:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4><strong>Junior Faculty Fellowship<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.bu.edu\/Jacob.Nudel\">Jacob Nudel<\/a>, MD<\/strong>, assistant professor, surgery<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4><strong>Focused Research Program (FRP) Awards<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Two faculty members were awarded the special track health data science FRP, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/redefining-cognitive-aging-and-alzheimers-disease-through-next-generation-digital-cognitive-biomarkers-frp\/\">Redefining Cognitive Aging and Alzheimer\u2019s Disease Through Next-Generation Digital Cognitive Biomarkers<\/a>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"123\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/camed\/files\/2025\/11\/Andersen-small.jpeg\" alt=\"Head and shoulders image of Dr. Andersen\" class=\"wp-image-139929\"\/><figcaption>Stacy Andersen, PhD<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/camed\/files\/2025\/02\/Katherine-Gifford.jpg\" alt=\"Head and shoulders of Katherine Gifford, blond hair, smiling\" class=\"wp-image-130877\" width=\"107\" height=\"151\"\/><figcaption>Katherine Gifford, PsyD <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.bu.edu\/Stacy.Andersen\">Stacy Andersen<\/a>, PhD<\/strong>, associate professor, medicine<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.bu.edu\/Katherine.Gifford\">Katherine Gifford<\/a>, PsyD<\/strong>, associate professor, anatomy &amp; neurobiology<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This FRP also includes other Chobanian &amp; Avedisian SOM community members as part of the research team.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Chobanian &amp; Avedisian SOM faculty also contributed to the other three FRPs selected this year, including:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/ai-for-characterizing-and-designing-biomolecular-interactions\/\">AI for Characterizing and Designing Biomolecular Interactions<\/a>&#8220;<\/li><li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/multi-scale-neuro-ai-for-striatal-learning-machine-learning-voltage-imaging-and-safe-perturbation-design\/\">Multi-Scale Neuro-AI for Striatal Learning: Machine Learning, Voltage Imaging, and Safe Perturbation Design<\/a>&#8220;<\/li><li>&#8220;<a 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