Spotlight on MD/PhD Student: Chad Mayer

May 11th, 2015 in Spotlights, Student Spotlight

Chad Mayer MD/PhD Candidate Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine What brought you to BU? I decided in college that I wanted to pursue medicine as a career as a way to bring together my love of science and desire to help people in life-altering ways.  While in college I had the chance to... More

Spotlight on PhD Student: Kathleen Goodmon

May 11th, 2015 in Spotlights, Student Spotlight

Kathleen Goodmon PhD Candidate, Molecular & Translational Medicine What brought you to BU? I applied to BU because of its unique location in the biomedical hub of Boston. My research background as an undergraduate was rooted in the clinic and my goal as a Ph.D. student was to have my lab bench be... More

BUSM Winners of the 2015 Graduate Research Symposium

April 30th, 2015 in Events

The Boston University Graduate Research Symposium was held on March 31, 2015. Over the past two decades, this event honors and celebrates the research accomplishments of our graduate students and we are proud to announce that the School of Medicine winners of the 2015 Graduate Research Symposium are: Philip Montenigro for... More

GMS Student Art Exhibit 4/14

April 14th, 2015 in Events

GMS Student Art Exhibit Tuesday, April 14, 2015 3:30pm-5:00pm GMS Office, Room L-317 Please join the Division of Graduate Medical Sciences for a Student Art Exhibit Paintings and Photographs Presented by: Yvette Joon Ying Boon, Daniel Zumsteg, and Megan Varnum Refreshments will be served.

MAMS Symposium 4/15

April 14th, 2015 in Events

Please join us for the 2015 MAMS Symposium April 15, 2015 Bakst Auditorium 3:30pm – 5:30pm

Massachusetts Association of Crime Analysts 18th Annual Training Conference – May 11 to May 15, 2015

April 7th, 2015 in Massachusetts and Boston, Opportunities, Training

Massachusetts Association of Crime Analysts 18th Annual Training Conference – May 11 to May 15, 2015 Cape Cod Resort and Conference Center – Hyannis MA The 18th Annual MACA Training Conference will be especially interesting to Homeland Security professionals this year. Event info & registration: www.macrimeanalysts.org Venue & Room Booking: http://www.capecodresortandconferencecenter.com Tuition is $350, room... More

U.S., Japan Bring Big Data and Data Analytics to Disaster Response

April 7th, 2015 in Public Health, Research

Rapid advances in information technology are providing new opportunities to improve disaster management. For example, new computer systems and networks — from sensor networks to smartphones and cyber-physical systems — are giving rise to powerful data streams that have the potential to facilitate timely and effective action during disasters. (More)

BUMC Art Days March 30-31

March 19th, 2015 in General News

Submit Artwork for BUMC Art Days All students, faculty and staff on the BU Medical Campus are encouraged to submit artwork of any medium to the 25th annual "Art Days" by March 27. To submit your artwork, contact Keith Tornheim, PhD, at 617-638-8296 or tornheim@bu.edu.

Achievement Day Abstracts due 4/3

March 12th, 2015 in General News, Research

Henry I. Russek Student Achievement Day will take place this year on Friday May 1st.  Our Keynote Speaker and Visiting Professor  will be the distinguished leader in the field of Cancer Biology, Dr. David M. Livingston, Emil Frei Professor of Medicine in the Department of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, More