Living Longer and Living Healthier: The intersection of regenerative medicine and healthful aging

What’s the key to healthful aging? Ask George Murphy, PhD, associate professor of medicine at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine.  The Murphy Lab applies stem cell-based models and regenerative medicine to develop and advance techniques in the advancing fields of geroscience and aging biology. Rather than studying disease itself, the Murphy Lab […]

Vickery Trinkaus-Randall, PhD, and Steven Borkan, MD, Receive $1.6M Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) Award to Train MD/PhD Students

Read full article Congratulations to Vickery Trinkaus-Randall, PhD, professor of biochemistry & cell biology, and ophthalmology, and Steven Borkan, MD, associate professor of medicine, who have received a multi-PI Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).  The $1.6 million award is the first received by BU for the MD/PhD program. […]

Congratulations to Our 2025 GMS Educator and Mentor Awardees!

Each year, the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine honors Graduate Medical Sciences faculty who deliver exceptional education and mentorship to graduate students in masters and doctoral programs. The awards are granted based on recommendations from across GMS programs. This year, GMS is pleased to share that Elizabeth Duffy, MA, and Barbara Schreiber, […]

GMS Spotlight: Kanishka Mehra (MHCBM ’25)

Kanishka Mehra is a May 2025 graduate of the Master of Arts in Mental Health Counseling & Behavioral Medicine at Graduate Medical Sciences. In her work as a therapist, Kanishka aims to work with adolescents, young adults, and midlife adults through transitional periods that can hold the potential for transformation. Throughout the last two years, […]

Congratulations to Our 2025 Outstanding Student Achievement Award Winners!

Graduate Medical Sciences has awarded three high-achieving, graduating students with Outstanding Student Achievement Awards in the categories of “Community Service” and “Outstanding Research.” The “Outstanding Research” Award recognizes achievement related to scientific impact, breakthroughs and intellectual contributions during a student’s time at GMS. The “Community Service” Award recognizes initiative and leadership related to service either […]

2025 Outstanding Student Achievement Award: Master’s Research Category

Gloria Urrutia ’25 Master of Science in Medical Sciences (MAMS) Program Urrutia matriculated into the MS in Medical Sciences (MAMS) Program in 2023 and is preparing to graduate in May 2025. During her thesis year, Urrutia has worked on several projects addressing overlooked educational and healthcare barriers that disproportionately affect underrepresented communities. For her thesis […]

CReM Founding Director Darrell Kotton, MD, Named BU Innovator of the Year

Darrell Kotton, MD, founding director of the Boston University and Boston Medical Center Center for Regenerative Medicine, has been named BU’s Innovator of the Year. Kotton is a mentor in Graduate Medical Sciences whose research focuses on advancing understanding of lung disease and developmental biology using stem cell biology and gene therapy. The Brink highlighted Kotton’s […]