GMS Alumna Chadene Tremaglio, PhD, Talks Careers in Science, Teaching, and Balancing with Parenthood
Boston University Broadening Experience in Scientific Training (BU’s BEST) hosted GMS alumna Chadene Tremaglio, PhD, for a lunchtime Alumni Career Talk with Graduate Medical Sciences students. The event, hosted on Tuesday, Dec. 5, in L-403, filled the classroom with 36 registrants for Tremaglio’s visit. Tremaglio’s presentation, titled “My Adventures in Balancing a Career in Science and Motherhood,” discussed her assistant professor position at USJ, her career path from her own undergraduate years until now, and advice for GMS students forging their own professional and academic paths. Tremaglio is fourth-year tenure track assistant professor of biology at the University of Saint Joseph, a... More
GMS Faculty Spotlight: Andrew Henderson, PhD
Andrew Henderson, PhD, has spent the last 16 years at the Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, during which time he has both performed groundbreaking research and been a part of developing two innovative PhD-training pathway programs in Graduate Medical Sciences (GMS). Henderson is professor of medicine/infectious diseases and virology, immunology & microbiology . He also serves as the assistant dean of research for Graduate Medical Sciences. Henderson completed his PhD training at the University of California, Riverside, before accepting a post-doctoral fellowship at Columbia University in New York City, where he embarked on what would eventually become a career in researching... More
GMS Mix & Mingle Brings Holiday Cheer to the End of the Semester
Around 160 GMS students, faculty and staff celebrated the end of a successful Fall 2023 semester at the annual Mix & Mingle social, held on Thursday, Nov. 30 in Hiebert Lounge. The event, co-sponsored by the Community Catalyst Center and GMS Student Affairs, included appetizers, desserts, a bar, games, raffle prizes, and live music from GMS Marketing & Communications Specialist Mike Bloom. Toward the second half of the evening, Associate Provost and Dean C. James McKnight announced the winners of the night's raffle, with help from familiar faces like Assistant Dean of Master's Programs Theresa Davies, Associate Dean for Diversity & Inclusion... More
Carryl Navalta, PhD, Receives HRSA Grant for Project EDUCATE
Carryl Navalta, PhD, a core faculty member in the Mental Health Counseling & Behavioral Medicine Program at Graduate Medical Sciences, was recently awarded a Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Grant for Project EDUCATE (Education to Deliver and Utilize Child and Adolescent Treatment Effectively). Dr. Navalta is also a clinical associate professor of psychiatry within the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. Project EDUCATE aims to train the next generation of mental health counselors to deliver culturally-informed and trauma-informed behavioral health care services to children, adolescents and young adults in medically underserved, urban areas. The project will partner MHCBM... More
Save the Date! GMS End-of-Semester Mix & Mingle on Thursday, Nov. 30
Save the date! Graduate Medical Sciences will host its annual End-of-Semester Mix & Mingle social event next Thursday, Nov. 30, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Join your GMS community in Hiebert Lounge for an evening of appetizers, desserts, a bar, live music, games and raffle prizes! The Mix & Mingle is co-sponsored by the Community Catalyst Center and GMS Student Affairs. It is open to all GMS students, faculty and staff -- so we hope to see you there! Check out Mix & Mingle photos from years prior below. 2022 2021
Student Spotlight: Ciara Coger (MHCBM ’24)
Ciara Coger is a second-year student in the Master of Arts in Mental Health Counseling & Behavioral Medicine program at Graduate Medical Sciences. Ciara’s research studies lay beliefs and lay theories surrounding COVID-19 health disparities in the United States. She hopes to continue her pursuit of both clinical work and multicultural psychological research. Learn more about Ciara below! Tell me about your journey to Boston University. Are you from the Boston area? I spent most of my childhood in the panhandle of Florida, but grew up moving to different places as a part of a military family. I attended Davidson College in... More
First-Gen Student Spotlight: Valeria Oller (MAMS ’24)
Valeria Oller is a second-year student in the Master of Science in Medical Sciences (MAMS) program at Graduate Medical Sciences. Valeria is a first-generation student and a Community Catalyst Center mentor in the gFIRST (First-Generation) and gSOC (Students of Color) affinity groups. She is currently completing her thesis research at Mass General Hospital. Read more about Valeria below! Graduate Medical Sciences is publishing this Spotlight as part of the BU-wide First-Generation College Celebration Week, which recognizes the vast achievements and experiences of our first-generation community. Learn more here. Tell me about your journey to Boston University. What was the adjustment to Boston... More
Happy First-Generation College Celebration Week!
It is officially Boston University First-Generation College Celebration Week, which celebrates the success and achievements of first-generation students across our campuses. Boston University and the Newbury Center have marked the occasion with a week-long celebration program, full of events like workshops, social activities, seminars and networking opportunities. You can access a full list of the week's ongoing events here. To mark the week at Graduate Medical Sciences, we have compiled a list of resources for supporting our first-generation community, with additions from both on-campus and off-campus resources. We've also included profiles of our First-Generation mentors through the Community Catalyst Center gFIRST affinity group. Additionally, More
Students Trick-or-Treat Through GMS for Halloween
Graduate Medical Sciences students had the chance to channel their inner child during the first-ever GMS Trick-or-Treat event, hosted by GMS Student Affairs on Monday, Oct. 30. Students started in L-301, where they picked up a map and a bag from the event's first stop and check-in table. Then, they followed the map through the third floor of the Instructional Building, stopping at 10 tables representing different offices and student resources available within GMS. The participating offices included: GMS Student Affairs GMS Marketing & Communications BUMC Alumni Medical Library GMS Financial Administration & Operations Student Financial Services Office of the Associate Provost & Dean of GMS Diversity & Inclusion Office GMS... More
From the Brink: Updating the Science of Bloodstain Analysis and Forensics
Deep Dive Video: Updating the Science of Bloodstain Analysis and Forensics The Brink; Oct. 20, 2023 A recent Deep Dive video from The Brink featured Kenneth Martin, MS, a clinical instructor in the Graduate Medical Sciences MS in Biomedical Forensic Sciences Program. The video discusses current work at the BU Fluid Lab, where James Bird, PhD, an ENG associate professor of mechanical engineering, is working to study the complex interactions of human blood on different surfaces. See the full video and article here.