Shining Light on the ARCs
DoM Evans Research Days
October 19, 2023
1:30-2:30p
75 E Concord St | Keefer Auditorium
Hosted by the
Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research (ECIBR),
BU IBRO and BU CTSI
1:30-1:35 Welcome Notes, by Dr. Katya Ravid, ECIBR/IBRO Founding Director
1:35-2:00 Shining Light on ARCs
New ARCs (presentation of goals; invitation to join in)
(5’) Musculoskeletal Health (MHet) ARC
ARC Directors: Paola Divieti Pajevic, David Felson & LaDora Thompson
Presentation by: Paola Divieti Pajevic
(5’) Tuberculosis Interdisciplinary Approach to Research Alliance (TIARA) ARC
ARC Directors: Karen Jacobson, Bob Horsburgh, Laura White
Presentation by: Karen Jacobson
A Focus on One New ARC Discovery of Recent Year(s)
(5’) Respiratory Viruses: a Focus on COVID-19 Program
ARC Directors: Marcus Bosmann and Mohsan Saeed
Presentation by: Joseph (Jay) Mizgerd
(5’) A Multi-Disciplinary Program to Identify Predictors of Efficacy and Resistance to Cancer Checkpoint Inhibition (PIPER-C) ARC
ARC Directors: Matthew Kulke, David Sherr, Gerald Denis
Presentation by: Matthew Kulke
(5’) Precision Medicine for Alzheimer Disease ARC Program
ARC Directors: Lindsay Farrer, Rhoda Au & Alice Cronin-Golomb
Presentation by: Vijaya Kolachalama
2:00-2:05 Researchers Forum (RF) – RF’s Goals and Plans for Research Retreat.
Researchers Forum’s Directors: Karen Jacobson, George Murphy and Francesca Seta. Presentation by: Francesca Seta