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BUSM Researchers discover gene therapy to help prevent progression of emphysema

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have discovered a new gene therapy that may prevent the progression of emphysema. The study, which appears on-line in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, describes a method to express therapeutic genes in lung tissue for a lifetime after only a single treatment. Click here for details. Wilson […]

Genome Science Institute Announces Research Symposium Award Winners

The Genome Science Institute held its inaugural Research Symposium, an interdisciplinary research symposium that explores genetic and genomic science, in the Boston Medical Campus’ Hiebert Lounge on October 8, 2009. There were 63 abstracts submitted from students, post-doctoral fellows, and faculty from Institutions throughout the Boston area. Prizes were awarded in undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral […]