Drs. Mostoslavsky, Kotton, & Murphy featured in BU Today article, “More than skin deep” focused on iPSC research.
Drs. Darrell Kotton, Gustavo Mostoslavsky, and George Murphy are featured in BU Today article, “More than skin deep.” The article talks about iPSC research which is the focus at BU’s Center for Regenerative Medicine (CReM). Please visit BU Today to read about iPSC research on the Boston University Medical School Campus.
Talks
Dr. Vaishali Sanchorawala did two grand round talks at Vanderbilt University Medical Center on May 26. Hematology/Oncology Grand Rounds – “Advances in the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of AL amyloidosis.” Cardiology Grand Rounds – “Amyloidosis – the changing landscape.”
Awards
Dr. George Murphy has been selected to receive an ASH Scholar Award beginning on July 1, 2011. Irene Roman, a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Dominguez’ lab received a travel award to give an oral presentation entitled “CK2 is essential for heart morphogenesis in mouse development” at the Northeast Regional Meeting for the Society for Developmental […]
Publications
Meier-Ewert HK, Sanchorawala V, Berk JL, Ruberg FL. Cardiac Amyloidosis: Evolving Approach to Diagnosis and Management. Current Treatment Options Cardiovascular Medicine 2011; 13: 528-542. Sanchorawala V, Quillen K, Sloan JM, Andrea NT, Seldin DC. Bortezomib and high dose melphalan conditioning for stem cell transplantation for AL amyloidosis: a pilot study. Haematologica 2011 {Prepublished online on […]
Grants
Dr. Dominguez was awarded an AHA Grant in Aid for 3 years, $200,000 total, for a project entitled “Effect of CK2 Dysregulation on Heart Morphogenesis”. Dr. Seldin was awarded a one year grant from Link Medicine Corporation, titled “Evaluation of Link Medicine Corporation’s Compound in AL Amyloidosis” in the amount of $44,000. Dr. Zhong was […]
January 2010 – The section of Hematology and Oncology will be holding a “Research Fair.”
Section of Hematology & Oncology Research Fair: On Monday, January 25th from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the Evans Seminar Room 112a, the section of Hematology and Oncology will be holding a “Research Fair” for the sake of Fellows, Residents, Graduate Students and Post Docs interested in doing basic, translational, clinical or epidemiological research related to Hematology […]
December 2009 – Dr. Lewis Weintraub, received the Robert Dawson Evans Special Recognition Teaching Award.
Dr. Lewis Weintraub, received the Robert Dawson Evans Special Recognition Teaching Award at the Evans Days Annual dinner. This was in recognition of his 37 years as a hematologist at BUSM, UH (where he served as Chief), and BMC. In addition to his outstanding clinical acumen and abilities as a diagnostician, the award recognizes the […]
November 2009 – Dr. Vaishali Sanchorawala presented talks in November.
Dr. Vaishali Sanchorawala presented the following talks in November: “An update on systemic amyloidosis” Rheumatology Grand Rounds, Tufts Medical Center, November 12, 2009. “AL amyloidosis: how far have we come” Bone Marrow Transplant Grand Rounds, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, November 19, 2009.
September 2009
Kevan L. Hartshorn, MD received two subcontract grants with Principal Investigator, Barbara Seaton, PhD, of Boston University, entitled “Collectins and Innate Defense against Inhaled Pathogens” and “Structural Basis of Antiviral Activity of Collectins,” both of which have been funded by the NIH. George Murphy, PhD received a subcontract grant with Principal Investigator, Darrell N. Kotton, […]
July 2009
Omar Eton, M.D. has been appointed attending medical oncologist at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and Associate Professor of Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM). Dr. Eton attended New York University School of Medicine and completed an internal medicine residency at Parkland Memorial Hospital at the University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas, Texas. He […]