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... 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... More
Dollar$ and $ense: July 2023
From Student Financial Services Federal Student Loan Forgiveness and Loan Repayment The Department of Education’s student loan repayment pause and temporary 0% interest rates are ending soon - Federal loan repayment will resume on October 1 and loans will begin to accrue interest at their original interest rates on September 1. Further... 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 &... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... More
Dollar$ and $ense: June 2023
Presented by Student Financial Services Student Loan Repayment Pause The Department of Education’s student loan repayment pause will end on June 30, 2023. Payments will resume 60 days after the end of the. The loan repayment pause, which began in March 2020, includes temporary 0% interest rates, reprieve on loan payments, and... More
June 5: Enhancing Security on the Medical Campus
To: BUMC Students, Faculty and Staff From: BUMC Communications Date: June 5, 2023 Beginning June 12, the Instructional (L), Housman Research (R) first floor stairwells and cross-corridor entrances from L to E (Evans), L to A-Building will go to card access only from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. weekdays and 24-hour card access on weekends and holidays, including Intersession. All students, faculty and staff must... More
PhD Student Spotlight: Michelle Nguyen
Michelle Nguyen is a PhD candidate in the Department of Pharmacology, Physiology & Biophysics. She works in the lab of Associate Professor of Microbiology John Connor at the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratory (NEIDL). Michelle’s research studies how SARS-CoV-2 interacts with the inner lining of blood vessels in order to... More
Pride 2023: LGBTQIA+ Resources from BU and Beyond
Happy 2023 Pride Month! In honor of Pride, we have compiled a list of resources for celebrating and supporting our LGBTQIA+ community. Below, you will find resources, information, and events, from Boston University, the greater Boston community and beyond. We recognize that this is not an exhaustive list, and we are always... More
Congratulations to the GMS Class of 2023!
Over 300 Graduate Medical Sciences students walked during the 2023 Commencement exercises at the Boston University Track & Tennis Center on Thursday, May 18. The day’s events included two ceremonies: the Master’s Convocation Ceremony at 10 a.m. and the MD & PhD Convocation Ceremony at 3 p.m. The ceremonies welcomed graduates... More
Two GMS Students Win Big at Annual Innovate@BU New Venture Competition
Teams Win $72,000 in Funding at Innovate@BU's New Venture Competition BU Today; May 2, 2023 Congratulations to two GMS students and their teams for winning big in this month's annual Innovate@BU New Venture Competition! Stamatios Liapis (PhD, Computational Neuroscience, '23) and his team from Enlaye won the General Track first-place prize of... More
PhD Spotlight: Matthew Reiss ’23
Matthew Reiss is a PhD candidate in the Biomolecular Pharmacology program at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. Matt’s research in the lab of Rachel Flynn, PhD, studies the role that a long non-coding RNA, TERRA, plays in the alternative lengthening of telomeres (ALT) pathway for mammalian cancer... More
Dollar$ and $ense: May 2023
Complete the 2023-2024 FAFSA today! The 2023-2024 FAFSA is now available to complete for the next academic year. If you plan on using Federal Direct Unsubsidized and/or Federal Graduate PLUS Loan funds during the 2023-2024 academic year (July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024), you will need to complete the 2023-2024 FAFSA. Failure... More
Congratulations to Our 2023 Outstanding Student Achievement Award Winners!
Graduate Medical Sciences is pleased to award three 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... More
2023 Outstanding Student Achievement Award: Master’s Research Category
Erika Minetti '23 Master's in Medical Sciences Program After eight years at Boston University – first as an undergraduate student, then as a research technician and as a clinical research coordinator – Erika Minetti is now preparing to graduate from the Master's of Science in Medical Sciences (MAMS) program through Graduate Medical... More
2023 Outstanding Student Achievement Award: PhD Research Category
Claire Burgess '23 Molecular & Translational Medicine Program in Biomedical Sciences Claire Burgess will officially graduate in May 2023, leaving behind a tremendous research impact on the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. Burgess, a PhD student in the Graduate Medical Sciences Program in Molecular & Translational Medicine (MTM), is a 2023... More
2023 Outstanding Student Achievement Award: Master’s Community Service Category
Rhode-Armelle Jean Jacques '23 Physician Assistant Program “Community is a huge part of everything that I’ve done,” said Rhode-Armelle Jean Jacques, the winner of the 2023 Graduate Medical Sciences Outstanding Student Achievement Award in the Master’s Community Service category. Born and raised in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jean Jacques and her mother sought refuge in... More
C3 End-of-Semester Pizza Party Draws 158 GMS Community Members
Graduate Medical Sciences students, faculty and staff celebrated the end of the Spring 2023 semester with a pizza party hosted by the Community Catalyst Center. The event, held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., drew 158 members of the GMS community from across many master's and PhD programs. Attendees enjoyed several types... More
29th Annual Henry I. Russek Student Achievement Day Celebrates GMS Academic Research and Service
Graduate Medical Sciences marked the 29th Annual Henry I. Russek Student Achievement Day on Friday, April 21, in the Hiebert Lounge. Russek Day, held each year since 1994, honors the memory of both Henry I. Russek, MD, a prolific physician scientist in cardiology, and his wife, philanthropist Elayne Russek. The Russek’s daughter, Shelley Russek, PhD, More
PhD Student Spotlight: Emilie Mausser ‘23
Emilie Mausser is a PhD candidate in the Molecular and Translational Medicine program through the Program in Biomedical Sciences (PiBS). Emilie’s research in the lab of Professor of Medicine Deborah Anderson, PhD, works on developing a nonhormonal, on-demand contraceptive product. Emilie successfully defended her dissertation in March 2023 and will... More
PhD Student Spotlight: Keshia Pitt ‘23
Today, we’re highlighting Keshia Pitt, a May PhD candidate in the Molecular and Translational Medicine program through the Program in Biomedical Sciences (PiBS). Keshia’s dissertation, which she successfully defended in March 2023, studied the effect of the p63 gene on the acceleration of epithelial cancer. During her time at BU, More