Student Spotlight: Crystal Vejar, MAMS ‘25
Crystal Vejar is a second-year student in the Master of Science in Medical Sciences (MAMS) Program at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. A first-generation, non-traditional student and a sergeant in the U.S. Army Reserve, Vejar has taken a unique path to Graduate Medical Sciences. Vejar’s journey has molded her into a strong […]
Introducing the First GMS Cohort of American Cancer Society Post-Baccalaureate Research Fellows
This year, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine welcomed its first cohort of four scholars to its new American Cancer Society Center for Diversity in Cancer Research Training (ACS-DICR) Post-Baccalaureate Research Fellows Program. The two-year Post-Baccalaureate Fellows Program aims to enhance diversity in the cancer research workforce by increasing the number of individuals […]
Meet Bénédicte Gnangnon (Béné), PhD, GMS Director of Professional Development
Bénédicte Gnangnon (Béné), PhD, is the new Director of Professional Development for Graduate Medical Sciences. Since arriving at GMS in Summer 2024, Béné has initiated and piloted several programs to help students think about their career journeys and take the next step. We spoke to Béné about her educational and professional journey, her experience mentoring […]
Congratulations to Our Graduate Medical Sciences Distinguished Alumni Awardees!
Graduate Medical Sciences is pleased to announce that Christopher D. Andry, MPhil, PhD’94, and Jennifer Luebke, PhD’90, have been honored as GMS Distinguished Alumni awardees by the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine Alumni Association. Andry and Luebke both serve as long-time faculty within GMS and Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, each […]
GMS Distinguished Alumni Awardee Spotlight: Jennifer Luebke, PhD’90
Waterhouse Professor and Chair of Anatomy & Neurobiology Jennifer Luebke, PhD, has served in many roles at BU, including as principal investigator of the Laboratory of Cellular Neurobiology since 1996, vice-chair of anatomy & neurobiology, and director of the PhD and Vesalius Master’s Programs in Anatomy & Neurobiology. She has served as a member of the […]
GMS Distinguished Alumni Awardee Spotlight: Christopher Andry, MPhil, PhD’94
Christopher D. Andry, MPhil, PhD, serves as chief, pathology & laboratory medicine at Boston Medical Center (BMC), and chair, pathology & laboratory medicine at Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and professor of pathology & laboratory medicine and family medicine. Andry’s career at BMC and BU has spanned more than 40 years, during which time […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]