Annual MD-PhD Program Retreat Brings Students of All Years Together for a Day Full of Science, Medicine, Mentorship, and Fun!

2024 MD-PhD program group photo!

Dr. Trinkaus-Randall shared important program news and updates

Dr. Borkan provided invaluable lessons on life, learning, and medicine.

Students from all years connected through shared hobbies, interests, and quirks during fan favorite ice breakers

Students from all years connected through shared hobbies, interests, and quirks during fan favorite ice breakers

Students from all years connected through shared hobbies, interests, and quirks during fan favorite ice breakers

Dr. Elezaby, who graduated from the BU MD-PhD class of 2017 and now practices as an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiologist at Stanford University School of Medicine where he continues his research in the lab of Dr. Daria Mochly-Rosen, was selected as the key note speaker for our program's 2024 annual MD-PhD Retreat. Dr. Elezaby gave a captivating talk on the integral role of mitchondrial function in modulating cardiac ischemia-reperfusion injury, and provided insightful lessons from his journey to becoming a physician-scientist.

Keynote speaker and alumnus Dr. Elezaby with current program directors, Dr. Trinkaus-Randall and Dr. Borkan

Students presented research from pre-med years, summer rotations, and ongoing PhD projects.

Students presented research from pre-med years, summer rotations, and ongoing PhD projects.

Students presented research from pre-med years, summer rotations, and ongoing PhD projects.

Kenny Kim presented his work on mapping human cerebral blood flow with a high-density, multi-channel speckle contrast optical spectroscopy system

Anthony Spinella presented his work on the role of YAP-TEAD blockade in restoring age-associated immune-evasion of oral squamous cell carcinoma

Connor Shea presented a riveting clinical case study on a patient found down outside of the hospital

Welcome to our new M1s!
(left to right: Jackson Smith, Hanna Soulati, Marcia Ndege, CheYu Lee)

Lots of food and fun was had during the post-retreat social at Time Out Market!
The annual retreat is a student-planned initiative attended by all members of the MD/PhD training program. Students interact and learn from their colleagues in all years during this event. The retreat includes a keynote speaker (usually an alum of the program), several student scientific and clinical presentations, and a poster session where M2s and all students in the graduate phase of the program present research from their labs or rotations.
This year’s alumni speaker is Dr. Aly Elezaby. Dr. Elezaby is an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology at Stanford University School of Medicine and a research scientist in the lab of Dr. Daria Mochly-Rosen. He graduated from the MD-PhD program at Boston University School of Medicine in 2017.
Photos courtesy of Brittny Garcia
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