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Largest-Ever Study of Prostate Cancer Genomics in Black Patients IDs Potential Targets for Precision Therapies
Source: BU School of Medicine Black men in the United States are known to suffer disproportionately from prostate cancer, but few studies have investigated whether genetic differences in prostate tumors could have anything to do with these health disparities. Now, in the largest study of its kind to date, researchers from BUSM, More
BU Scientists Awarded $1.9 Million to Accelerate Coronavirus Research
Source: The Brink Since the novel and fast-spreading SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus first upended life in the United States and around the world, scientists at Boston University’s National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL) have dropped nearly every other research project to focus on understanding and combating the virus. Now, BU scientists have received... More
Deep Learning Algorithm Outperforms Experts in Making Alzheimer’s Diagnosis
Source: The Brink Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. Today, more than five million Americans are living with the neurodegenerative disorder, and that number is predicted to rise to 14 million by 2050. Yet, because different people have different symptoms, it can be hard... More
AI Algorithm Can Accurately Predict Risk, Diagnose Alzheimer’s Disease
Source: BU School of Medicine Researchers have developed a computer algorithm based on Artificial Intelligence (AI) that can accurately predict the risk for and diagnose Alzheimer’s disease using a combination of brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), testing to measure cognitive impairment, along with data on age and gender. The AI strategy, based... More
Boston University Investigators and Staff Attend 2020 Stand Up to Cancer Scientific Summit
Investigators and staff from BU recently attended the 2020 Stand up to Cancer Scientific Summit on behalf of our SU2C-LUNGevity-ALA-AACR Lung Cancer Interception Dream Team. Dr. Avi Spira (principal investigator), Dr. Sarah Mazzilli (junior investigator) and Dr. Liz Moses (project manager), as well as collaborators from UCLA, co-lead Dr. Steve... More
Novel respiratory cell changes identified from cigarette smoke exposure
Source: Medical Press Cigarette smoking changes the types of cells that are present in the respiratory track and some biological processes necessary for detoxification of cigarette smoke are restricted to specific types of cells. "Our study describes novel respiratory cell changes that result from cigarette smoke exposure that may be associated with the development... More
New candidate cancer genes identified using math models
Source: EurekAlert (Boston)--Computational modeling is the use of computers to simulate and study the behavior of complex systems. Computational approaches are widely adopted in the bioimedical sciences and can be used to sift through large volumes of complex data to extract recurrent patterns that may point to a disease's causes and... More
Dr. Vijaya Kolachalama elected a Fellow of the American Heart Association
Dr. Vijaya Kolachalama, Assistant Professor of Medicine has been elected a Fellow of the American Heart Association (FAHA) conferred by the Council on Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD). Fellowship recognizes and awards premium professional members for excellence, innovative and sustained contributions in the areas of scholarship, practice and/or education, and volunteer... More
Dr. Honghuang Lin elected a Fellow of the American Heart Association
Dr. Honghuang Lin, Associate Professor of Medicine has been elected a Fellow of the American Heart Association (FAHA) conferred by the Council on Genomic and Precision Medicine (GPM). This fellowship recognizes and awards premium professional members for excellence, innovative and sustained contributions in the areas of scholarship, practice and/or education, More
Denise Fine recognized with 2019 BUMC Research Professional Network All Star Award
September 16th, 2019 The 2019 BUMC Research Professional Network All Star Award will be awarded to Denise Fine, Clinical Research Coordinator. The All Star Award recognizes a clinical research professional who, during their career at BMC/BU Medical Campus, has made consistently superior contributions of outstanding significance to the field of clinical... More