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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

2024 Outstanding Student Achievement Award: Master’s Community Service Category

Gwendolyn Strickland ’24 Gwendolyn Strickland is a master’s candidate in the Master of Science in Genetic Counseling Program. She matriculated into Boston University in Fall 2022 to pursue a dual MS/Master of Public Health degree at GMS and the School of Public Health (SPH).   Gwendolyn worked with the Boston Medical Center (BMC) Refugee Women’s […]

GMS PhD Spotlight: Guillermo Arroyo Ataz

Guillermo Arroyo Ataz is a Pathology PhD candidate in the lab of Assistant Professor of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Dennis Jones, PhD. His research focuses on studying the developmental origin of cells of the lymphatic system. Guillermo defended his dissertation, “Characterization of Mesodermal Origins of Lymphatic Muscle Cells,” in March 2024 and will graduate in […]