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Emelia J. Benjamin, MD, Named AHA Distinguished Scientist
Please see the post from the Department of Medicine for full announcement of Dr. Benjamin’s recognition. An international leader in the epidemiology & genetics of atrial fibrillation (AF), Dr Emelia Benjamin, is Director of Vascular Testing and an Executive Committee Member at the Framingham Heart Study, a board-certified cardiologist at Boston Medical Center & the […]
Evans Center Awardees
2025 Evans Center IBR Outstanding Research Collaborator This year two awards were presented: Dr. Florian Douam & Dr. Kevin ‘Kip’ Thomas Each recipient’s contributions bridge multiple disciplines and contribute to the support and furtherance of the ARCs’ mission through mentoring, engaging trainees and expert consult. Join us in extending our sincere appreciation and congratulations. […]
A call for a Research Funding Application (RFA)
Biomedical Innovation and Technology Affinity Research Collaborative (BIT-ARC) Deadline: March 10, 2023 Extended to avoid overlap with RO1 deadlines This research funding opportunity announcement (RFA) invites applications for a Biomedical Innovation and Technology Affinity Research Collaborative (ARC) that will be part of our Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research (ECIBR)/Interdisciplinary Biomedical research Office (IBRO) and […]
Drs. Katya Ravid and Vipul Chitalia lead a Center focused on Cancer-Associated Thromboembolism as Affected by Health Disparities (CAT-HD)
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine part of the American Heart Association’s new focused research network devoted to addressing disparities that intersect heart disease & cancer. Drs. Katya Ravid and Vipul Chitalia, co-directors of Thrombosis and Hemostasis ARC were awarded by the AHA, along with BUSM/BMC/VA colleagues, to lead a Center focused on […]
Dr. Vipul Chitalia named Director of the newly created Center for Cross Organ Vascular Pathology (COVP)
Dr. Vipul Chitalia Co-Director of the Thrombosis and Hemostasis in Health and Disease ARC Named the Director of the newly created Center for Cross Organ Vascular Pathology (COVP)
Researchers Forum
Dear DoM Faculty Researchers: The Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research (ECIBR) led by Dr. Katya Ravid has initiated the development of and is actively facilitating the growth of the DoM Researchers Forum to promote collaboration, communication and a sense of community among scientists. Current Researchers Forum leaders: Drs. Karen Jacobson, George Murphy, Francesca Seta, […]
Special Seminar hosted by the Respiratory Viruses: a focus on COVID-19 ARC
COVID19 ARC Special Seminar Dec14 2021 flyer Tuesday, December 14, 2021 | 3:00 – 4:00pm Michael S. Diamond, MD, PhD Herbert S. Gasser Professor, Departments of Medicine, Molecular Microbiology, Pathology & Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis “Antibody and vaccine mediated protection to emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants” Zoom Meeting
DOM Evans Research Days, Oct 7-8, 2021
Evans Center Awardee: Evans Center / IBRO Outstanding Research Collaborator Award In recognition of outstanding support of research collaborations Shelley Russek, PhD – Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics ARC Presentation: Shining Light on the ARCs Presentations by two ARCs: A Multi-Disciplinary Program to Identify Predictors of Efficacy and Resistance to Cancer Checkpoint Inhibition (PIPER-C) ARC Precision […]
Katya Ravid selected as the Barbara E. Corkey Professor of Medicine
Katya Ravid, D.Sc., Professor of Medicine and Biochemistry, selected as the inaugural incumbent of the Barbara E. Corkey Professor of Medicine The Department of Medicine and Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine are privileged to be able to recognize the example and the contributions of Drs. Ravid and Corkey through this professorship. […]
New Initiative towards a new ARC, Eliminating Health Disparities: Society & Biomedicine
According to the US Department of Health and Human Services, health disparities adversely affect groups of people who have systematically experienced social or economic obstacles to health based on their race, ethnicity, socioeconomic-status, or other characteristics historically linked to discrimination or exclusion. Understanding and eliminating health disparities demands research on the causes of these […]