GMS Faculty Spotlight: Esther Bullitt, PhD
Esther Bullitt, PhD, is a professor of pharmacology, physiology & biophysics at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. She is the director of both the biophysics and physiology graduate programs within Graduate Medical Sciences. Dr. Bullitt was recently awarded a Shared Instrumentation Grant by the National Institutes of Health, which helped to fund BU’s new Cryo-EM Core Facility. The facility celebrated the “First Light” of its Glacios-2 cryogenic electron microscope (cryo-EM) in April 2024. The instrumentation allows investigators to determine structures of macromolecules at near-atomic resolution. Graduate Medical Sciences spoke to Dr. Bullitt about her career at BU, the Shared... More
Congratulations to Our 2024 Henry I. Russek Student Achievement Award Winners!
Graduate Medical Sciences and the Russek Foundation are pleased to award nine high-achieving graduate students and recent alumni with 2024 Henry I. Russek Student Achievement Awards: Robert Fisher (Graduate Program in Genetics & Genomics) Lucy Peterson (Program in Pharmacology) Yi Guan (PhD in Anatomy & Neurobiology Program) Anna Smith, PhD (Graduate Program in Molecular and Translational Medicine) Remi Janicot (Biochemistry PhD Program) Erika Smith-Mahoney (Microbiology Program) Daniel Kirsch (PhD Program in Pathology) Kelton Wilmerding, PhD (Graduate Program for Neuroscience) Annalise Miner (Behavioral Neuroscience PhD Program) The Russek Student Achievement Awards celebrate the ongoing accomplishments of GMS students at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. Award winners were chosen... More
Five Things to Do in Boston for the Fourth of July
Staying in town for the Fourth of July weekend this year? Here is a list of events that you can check out in Boston over the next few days: Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular DCR Hatch Shell (Charles River Esplanade); Thursday, July 4 at 8:30 p.m. The annual Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular is the city's signature Fourth of July event. The free event features a live concert from the Boston Pops orchestra, alongside guest performances by artists and groups like Kelli O'Hara, Darlene Love and The Mavericks. The music will be accompanied by a colorful fireworks display from the Charles River. Learn more from the Boston... More
Welcome to Melissa L. Gilliam, Boston University’s 11th President
A Conversation: Boston University President Melissa L. Gilliam on First Impressions, Challenges and Ambitions BU Today; July 1, 2024 On Monday, July 1, Melissa L. Gilliam took office as Boston University's 11th president. Dr. Gilliam is a physician, educator, scholar, research scientist and leader in higher education who was named as the next president in fall 2023. Before coming to BU, Dr. Gilliam served as a provost and executive vice president of The Ohio State University, and previously spent most of her career at University of Chicago. BU Today sat down with Dr. Gilliam to discuss her first impressions of the University, opportunities challenges... More
C3 Ice Cream Socials Return for Summer 2024!
Students, faculty and staff on campus for the summer joined the Community Catalyst Center for its first Summer Ice Cream Social on June 27. This is the third summer in a row that C3 has hosted these socials, brought back due to their ongoing popularity from the GMS community. Those who stopped by could choose from four different flavors of ice cream, complete with a toppings bar of sprinkles, Oreo cookies, M&Ms, fruit and syrup. The event was a great opportunity to take a quick mid-day break, relax, catch up together and enjoy a sweet treat. The social was well attended by... More
Pride 2024: LGBTQIA+ Resources from BU and Beyond
Happy 2024 Pride Month! In honor of Pride, we have compiled a list of resources for celebrating and supporting our LGBTQIA+ community. Below, you will find resources, information, and events, from Boston University, the greater Boston community and beyond. We recognize that this is not an exhaustive list, and we are always willing to add more resources, information and events. Please email GMS Community Relations Specialist Sarah Rowan at srowan@bu.edu if you have a resource you would like us to include below. Resources at Boston University Resources and Organizations Around Boston and Beyond Pride Month BU and Community Events Boston University Events Faculty & Staff Pride... More
William Lehman, PhD, and Jeffrey Browning, PhD, Receive 2024 GMS Educator of the Year Awards
Each year, the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine honors two Graduate Medical Sciences faculty who deliver exceptional education to graduate students in masters and doctoral education. These awards are based on recommendations from across the GMS programs. This year, we are thrilled to share that GMS has awarded William Lehman, PhD, and Jeffrey Browning, PhD, with the 2024 Educator of the Year awards. Read more about Dr. Lehman and Dr. Browning below! William Lehman, PhD Professor and Vice Chair of Pharmacology, Physiology & Biophysics Lehman, recognized as the GMS Educator of the Year for master’s programs, has worked at BU since... More
Congratulations to the GMS Class of 2024!
Over 330 Graduate Medical Sciences students walked during the 2024 Master’s and MD & PhD Commencement exercises, held on Thursday, May 16, at the Boston University Track & Tennis Center. The day-long celebration began with the Master’s Convocation Ceremony at 10 a.m., followed by the MD & PhD Convocation Ceremony at 3 p.m. Graduates from August 2023 and January 2024, as well as degree candidates from May 2024 and August 2024, were welcome to participate. GMS has conferred, or will confer, the following degrees: 35 PhD 4 MD/PhD 43 MA 323 MS 10 MS/MPH The 415 total degrees include master’s degree candidates from... More
Congratulations to Our 2024 Outstanding Student Achievement Award Winners!
Graduate Medical Sciences is pleased to award four high-achieving, graduating students with Outstanding Student Achievement Awards in the categories “Outstanding Research” and “Community Service.” These students have made exceptional contributions to their departments and communities that have set them apart from their peers during their time at GMS. Meet each awardee below: Katharine Babcock, PhD, '24 PhD in Anatomy & Neurobiology Katharine Babcock is a January 2024 graduate of the PhD program in Anatomy & Neurobiology. She has been at Boston University for almost 10 years. From September 2014 to September 2016, Katharine worked as a research assistant at the BU Chronic Traumatic... More
2024 Outstanding Student Achievement Award: Master’s Research Category
Melanie Delgado '24 Melanie Delgado is a May 2024 master’s candidate in the Master of Science in Medical Science (MAMS) program. She matriculated into the MAMS program in Fall 2022. Melanie works for Michael Levy, MD, PhD, the director of the Neuroimmunology Clinic and Research Laboratory at Massachusetts General Hospital. There, she oversees a clinical trial investigating a new drug in the treatment of anti-NMDAR encephalitis. As part of her master’s thesis, Melanie also developed a cross-sectional study to better understand the use, dosing and adverse effects of medical marijuana in the symptom management of rare neuroimmune diseases. Melanie will soon... More