GMS 2014 Application Portal Open
The application portal for GMS programs is now open! Please see our admissions page for details.
Upcoming GMSSO Events
Professional Development Award: Due Date extended to November 15th Operation Gratitude: November 11th-14th and November 18th-21st "Movember" Men's Health Bake Sale: November 22nd For information and to view more events, please check out the GMSSO website.
Campus Safety Message
This message is from Connie Packard, Director of Public Safety, Control Center and Parking Services. Sept. 18, 2013 Personal safety and security are the shared responsibility of everyone at BU Medical Campus (BUMC) and Boston Medical Center (BMC). The days have begun to be shorter and we want to remind you about... More
GMSSO invites all master’s and doctoral students to the Fall Canoe and Kayak Social this Saturday 9/7
The event will be held at the Charles River Canoe and Kayak located at Kendall Square. For more information see flyer and/or RSVP.
Incoming Student BBQ 9/3 in Hiebert Lounge due to weather.
ASM Sarber Award Recipient
Congratulations to Fadie Coleman, PhD candidate in the Department of Microbiology for being recognized as one of two students to receive the Sarber Award for research excellence and potential, sponsored by the American Society for Microbiology (ASM). Fadie will be presented this award at the ASM General Meeting Awards Banquet and... More
PhD Virtual Grad School Fair on 9/10
GMS will be participating in the Biomed Virtual Grad School Fair hosted by CareerEco on September 10th and October 24th from 9AM-4PM EST. If you are interested in learning more about our PhD and MD/PhD programs, please complete this free registration and live chat with our faculty and administration.
GSDM Blood Drive 8/29
Every two seconds, someone, somewhere in the United States needs a blood transfusion. Help save a life by donating blood at the GSDM Blood Drive, sponsored by the American Student Dental Association. Your blood donation could help an accident victim, someone receiving an organ transplant or a cancer patient battling... More
Two BUSM Faculty Receive Alzheimer’s Disease Grants
GMS is excited to share that two of our faculty members have received Massachusetts Neuroscience Consortium (MNC) Awards. David Harris, MD, PhD, Chair and Professor of Biochemistry and Benjamin Wolozin, MD, PhD, Professor of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics and Neurology at Boston University School of Medicine have received Alzheimer's Disease... More
SURP Symposium Another Success
The Division of Graduate Medical Sciences hosted the 4th annual summer research symposium on Thursday, August 1, 2013 showcasing research projects conducted by visiting students. Jasmin Alves (Westminster College), Carolina Amorim (Weidner University), Lynisha Farrell (University of Virgin Islands), Norma Hernandez (Georgia State University), Victor Otano-Rivera (University of Puerto Rico), More
Three New GMS Courses for Academic Year 2013-2014
GMS will have 3 new courses for the upcoming year including (i) GMS MS 585 Infectious Diseases: Agents, Epidemiology, and Clinical Manifestations which explores principles of infection, host factors, epidemiology, treatment, prevention, and clinical approach to infection of different organs and systems, Spring 2014 (ii) GMS MS 710 Transdisciplinary Training Program in Addiction Science an... More
Spotlight on Faculty: Dr. Barnes and Dr. Laird
Medicine is not always about hospitals and biomedical research. For this reason, Dr. Linda Barnes and Dr. Lance Laird worked to create the Medical Anthropology and Cross Cultural Practices (MACCP) program here at BUSM. A “program by design,” students in this program experience a new way of examining medicine and... More
Welcome Incoming Students
Welcome! On behalf of the Division of Graduate Medical Sciences faculty and staff, we are excited for you to join us at Boston University School of Medicine. Orientation is fast approaching so please take a moment to visit our Incoming Students page for information that will prepare you for the transition... More
Fema to Hire 700 CORE personnel
FEMA is apparently going to fill 700 CORE (Cadre of Response/Recovery Employees) positions over the next few months. Click here for the article on Emergency Management.com. Current postings are at www.usajobs.gov. Search on "Emergency Management" to see the entire list.
Spotlight on Faculty: Dr. Symes & Dr. Dasgupta
Science is constantly evolving, and with that comes the need for graduate education to adapt. Dr. Shoumita Dasgupta of the Genetics and Genomics program and Dr. Karen Symes of the Biochemistry Department agree. With a group of other dedicated GMS faculty, they have transformed doctoral education at BUSM through the... More
2013 Housing Fair June 14
The Medical Campus will hold it's annual housing fair on Friday June 14.
Biochemistry Faculty Awards
Congratulations to our GMS faculty Drs. Cathy Costello and Vickery Trinkaus Randall. For more information see Biochemistry. Congratulations to Catherine E. Costello for her appointment as a William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor, which was just announced by President Brown! This is major university honor, recognizing Cathy’s superlative scientific accomplishments and scholarly contributions. More
Diverse Career Panel June 18
Diverse Careers in Science: A Boston University Alumni Panel Discussion Date: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 Time: 4:30-6:30pm 4:30-5:50 pm Panel Discussion, Bakst Auditorium 5:50-6:30 pm Reception, Room L-109 Boston University School of Medicine, Instructional Building 72 East Concord Street
Congratulations Graduates!
Masters Students Celebrate their Accomplishments!
Crowdsourcing video surveillance can work both ways
From GCN.com: There is some irony involved when crowdsourcing for situational awareness involves gathering data directly from those being watched. Take Occupy D.C., part of the Occupy movement, an international protest against social and economic inequality. Participants in Occupy D.C. inhabited McPherson Square and Freedom Plaza from October 2011 until they were... More
PiBS Lab Rotations: Faculty Availability
The Integrator – Volume 15 is available for download
The latest edition of The Integrator (Vol. 15), an information bulletin from the National Preparedness Division of DHS/FEMA Region I, addresses current preparedness issues, activities, and events in Region I. Highlights from this volume include the following: · Letter from the FPC –... More
Emergency Managers Must Be Educated, Not Just Trained
In his May 1st Managing Crisis blog, Lucien Canton discusses the need for the field of Emergency Management to evolve from from a tightly focused area of training to one of "professionalized" education.
Sarcoma Awareness Week 4/8-4/12
Sarcoma Awareness Week April 8th-April 12th April 8th, 10th, and 11th @ 11am-2pm: Stop by our table in the main lobby to learn about sarcoma research and the Sonia Sethi Foundation. April 10th: Go to Andres Café as 5% of all proceeds will be donated to the Sonia Sethi Foundation. April 11th @ 11:30am-12:30pm, Baskt... More
STEM Graduate Student Challenge Due 4/15
A new program offered by the Division of Graduate Education at the NSF: http://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/gradchallenge/index.jsp From the NSF site: Our world is changing faster than ever before--technology is developing at an unprecedented rate and the world faces extraordinary challenges with solutions based in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). What is needed to prepare... More