Exciting Developments in Sickle Cell Program
Congratulations to investigators in our Sickle Cell Program for a number of exciting achievements! First, we are thrilled to announce that Shuaiying Cui has been awarded a prestigious Doris Duke Sickle Cell Disease/Advancing Cures award for his groundbreaking work on LSD1 inhibitors. The award will support his research over the next several years, as […]
Kim Vanuytsel Receives Appointment as Assistant Professor of Medicine
We are delighted to welcome Kim Vanuytsel as a new faculty member in our section and as an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine. Kim received a PhD at the Stem Cell Institute in Leuven, Belgium and has been a post-doctoral fellow in the Murphy lab. During this time she has […]
Katie Quinn, NP, and Lisa Mendelson, NP, Promoted to Assistant Professors
Congratulations to Katie Quinn, NP and Lisa Mendelson, NP, on their recent promotions to the rank of Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Section of Hematology and Oncology at Boston University School of Medicine. Katie and Lisa have both made significant contributions in their respective clinical areas of expertise, as well as in the research […]
Hui Feng, MD, PhD, Promotion to Associate Professor
Congratulations to Hui Feng, MD, PhD, in the Department of Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics and the Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology Oncology, for her promotion to Associate Professor! Dr. Feng established the Zebrafish Genetics and Cancer Therapeutics Laboratory using zebrafish to genetically screen for potential therapeutic targets for human cancers. To learn more about Dr. Feng’s […]
Julie Palmer Named Karin Grunebaum Cancer Research Professor
Congratulations to Julie Palmer, ScD, MPH, Co-Director of the BU-BMC Cancer Center, Associate Director of the Slone Epidemiology Center and Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, for being named as the Karin Grunebaum Cancer Research Professor, which was established in 2002 by the Karin Grunebaum Cancer Research Foundation. Read more: http://www.bumc.bu.edu/busm/2019/04/18/julie-palmer-named-karin-grunebaum-cancer-research-professor/ About the Award In June 1958, at age […]
Boston Magazine’s 2019 Top Doctors
Boston Magazine‘s annual Top Doctors issue has hit newstands and the section is well represented. Congratulations to the following faculty members on this well deserved recognition: Hematology Vaishali H. Sanchorawala Medical Oncology Gretchen Gignac Kevan L. Hartshorn Matthew H. Kulke Adam Lerner
BMC Breast Cancer Team Travels to San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
Our multidisciplinary BMC breast cancer team traveled to San Antonio, Texas this December to attend the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium to present research projects, continue research collaborations and join colleagues around the world to learn about the latest in breast cancer research and treatment. Pictured here are Dr. Michael Cassidy (Surgical Oncology), Dr. Naomi Ko (Medical […]
Fellows Abstracts Accepted For Oral Presentations at ASH 2018
315 Opioid Use Is NOT Associated with in-Hospital Mortality Among Patients with Sickle CELL Disease in the United States: Findings from the National Inpatient Sample Abstract Link: https://ash.confex.com/ash/2018/webprogram/Paper115573.html 496 Black Patients Experience Highest Rates of Specific Cancer-Associated Venous Thromboembolism: A Study Based at a Large Safety-Net Hospital in New England Abstract […]
“The Methylene Blues: Heterogeneity in Clinical Presentation and Outcomes of Ifosfamide Neurotoxicity” Receives MSCO 2018 Award for Best Clinical Vignette Poster
Congratulations to Camille Edwards, MD and Diana Cirstea, MD for receiving the MSCO Award for Best Clinical Vignette Poster for their posted titled “The Methylene Blues: Heterogeneity in Clinical Presentation and Outcomes of Ifosfamide Neurotoxicity.” “It was wonderful being part of MCSO 2018. Our award for best Clinical Vignette Poster is much appreciated. This award […]
J. Mark Sloan MD Recognized As 2018 Evans Outstanding Clinician
Congratulations to J Mark Sloan, MD, Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine and Assistant Director of the Fellowship Program in the Section of Hematology and Medical Oncology, who was named as an Evans Outstanding Clinician at the 2018 Evans Department of Medicine Research & Awards Dinner held at the Colonnade Hotel on October 11th, […]