STaRS, UROP and SPIN Scholars Present at GMS Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium
This year’s Summer Training as Research Scholars (STaRS) cohort culminated their 10-week onsite internships with the Graduate Medical Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium held on Aug. 11. Hosted in Hiebert Lounge, the GMS Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium gave the STaRS scholars an opportunity to present their independent research projects to audiences of Boston University Medical Campus faculty, staff and students. The 2023 STaRS scholars are: Jacqueline Alford Stevia Coralie Nanfack Tsakem Jessica Oliveira Bacelar Chioma Okolo Matthew Jacob Byrne Elizabeth Myriam Puyo Jonathan Matthew Carnino Valerie Reyes Ortiz Malia Magnolia Cole Leila Alejandra Rivera Rosario Shira Maya Freilich Diana Esmeralda Rodriguez Arielle Gilliam Mikaili Zoe Senwah The cohort included six second-year undergraduates, seven third-year undergraduates, three fourth-year... More
PA Class of 2026 Celebrates White Coat Ceremony
The Class of 2026 Physician Assistant students officially marked their entry into the professional study and practice of medicine during their Aug. 1 White Coat Ceremony. The cohort’s 20 students comprise the tenth class of the Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine Physician Assistant (PA) program, which graduated its first students in 2016. Since then, the program has graduated more than 200 students. During the ceremony, students were addressed by PA Program Director Susan White, MD, and Graduate Medical Sciences Assistant Dean of Master’s Programs Theresa Davies, PhD. Robert Lowe, MD, associate professor of medicine/ gastroenterology, delivered the keynote address. “Congratulations as you receive your white... More
Forty-five New Students Arrive to Campus for Oral Health Sciences Orientation
The Master of Science in Oral Health Sciences program welcomed 45 new students to the Class of 2024 at its July 27 Orientation event. This year’s class represents 15 different states, as well as Puerto Rico, Canada and China. Massachusetts is heavily represented in the incoming class with nine students, followed by New Jersey (5 students), Ontario (4 students), Virginia (4 students) and California (4 students). Twenty-eight students graduated with an undergraduate degree in biology, with 14 other-science majors and three non-science majors. The class is comprised of 22 female students and 23 male students, with 12 first-generation students and 12 students... More
From The Brink: “They Fell in Love with Each Other, Then with the Same Science”
They Fell in Love with Each Other, Then with the Same Science" The Brink; July 18, 2023 The Brink recently featured GMS faculty mentors Ruslan Afasizhev and Inna Afasizheva in an article detailing the married couple's journey to Boston University and shared love for small RNA biology. Afasizhev is also BU Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine professor of molecular and cell biology, and Afasizheva is a SDM associate professor of molecular and cell biology. Together, they have studied and published dozens of papers on the mechanics of mitochondrial DNA and RNA in Trypanosoma brucei, a single-celled, disease-causing parasite. Read more about their journey and research at... More
GMS Program Spotlight: MS in Biomedical Research Technologies
At the heart of a career in biomedical sciences is the application of constantly evolving instrumentation and biotechnology. Now more than ever before, a strong demand exists for scientists trained across a wide spectrum of biomedical technologies. The Master of Science in Biomedical Research Technologies program at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine exists to prepare students for exactly that: a career as an expert in the biological technologies necessary to answer today’s – and the future’s – most pressing scientific research questions. The program is co-directed by Katya Ravid, DSc, and Louis Gerstenfeld, PhD. Ravid is a cardiovascular medicine... More
MD/PhD Spotlight: Shen Ning ’24
Shen Ning is an MD/PhD student in her third year of medical school at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. She completed her Graduate Medical Sciences PhD training in the Graduate Program for Neuroscience, where she conducted her research at the Genetics and Aging Research Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital. Shen is the co-founder and CEO of INIA Biosciences, an award-winning startup, developing the next-generation smart wearable ultrasound device to reduce inflammation and treat autoimmune and chronic inflammatory disease. Tell me a little bit about your journey at Boston University. I’m a current MD/PhD student currently in my third year... More
C3 Hosts First Ice Cream Social of Summer 2023
The GMS Community Catalyst Center brought its popular Ice Cream Socials back for Summer 2023! C3 hosted the first social on Thursday, June 22 in the C3 Suite (L-306). Students on campus for the summer -- as well as GMS faculty and staff -- gathered to take a break from the work day, catch up, and enjoy a sweet treat. The social featured four kinds of ice cream, as well as a toppings and fruit bar. The social was well attended by students across GMS Master's and PhD programs. The next two Ice Cream Socials will take place on Wednesday, July 19, and... More
GMS Faculty Spotlight: Christopher Andry, MPhil, PhD
Christopher Andry, MPhil, PhD, is the Chief of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and Professor and Chair of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. Dr. Andry’s career at BMC and BU has spanned more than 40 years, during which time he has demonstrated a deep-rooted commitment to and passion for the mission of the BMC Health System, the Medical Campus, Boston University and the Boston community at large. Learn more about Dr. Andry and the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine below! Tell us... More
Fourteen Students Join Summer 2023 GMS STaRS Program Cohort
Earlier in June, 14 students arrived to campus to begin their work in the 2023 Summer Training as Research Scholars (STaRS) Program cohort through Graduate Medical Sciences. The 2023 cohort includes six second-year undergraduates, four third-year undergraduates, two fourth-year undergraduates and two first-year medical students from Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. This year’s scholars are: Mikaili Senwah Spelman College Matthew Byrne Georgia Institute of Technology Shira Freilich Vassar College Chioma Okolo Howard University Jacqueline Alford McGill University Malia Cole University of Massachusetts Amherst Leila Rivera Rosario Universidad de Puerto Rico at Arecibo Valerie Reyes Ortiz University of Puerto Rico at Cayey Jessica Bacelar Brandeis University Arielle Gilliam Curry College Diana Rodriguez Bates College Stevia Nanfack Tsakem The College of New Jersey Elizabeth Puyo Boston University... More
GMS Celebrates Pride at 2023 Red Sox Pride Celebration Game
Congratulations to the eight GMS students who won tickets to the Boston Red Sox Pride Celebration game on Tuesday, June 13! The raffle, held by the Community Catalyst Center, ran for one week between May 31 and June 7. The students who won the raffle included: Darby Gavin Mylene Gorzynski Varuna Jasodanand Ashley Mainville Anosha Khawaja-Lopez Jillianne Son Each student won two tickets -- one for themselves and one for a guest. The Red Sox played the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night's game. Ticket holders to the game received an exclusive Red Sox Jersey in Pride colors. They also had access to a... More