News & Updates

2019 Evans Clinician Designees

October 7th, 2019

The Evans Clinician Designation was established in 2017 to recognize and celebrate outstanding clinicians who possess clinical skills, attributes and professionalism that define excellence and to establish a home for such individuals to share experiences and grow their membership. The following faculty have been designated as Evans Clinicians at the 2019... More

Evans Research Days- Oct 3 & 4, 2019

August 16th, 2019

  View Photos   The 34th Annual Evans Department of Medicine Research Days celebrated and showcased the research activities of the department's faculty, trainees and researchers. This year's event featured the 2nd year of the Poster Blitz, 24 3-minute oral presentations of some of this year's most exciting submissions. The poster session featured... More

Summer 2019 Newsletter

August 1st, 2019

This edition includes Announcements Evans Days Spotlight: BRIM Study Award Recipients and Recognition Appointments & Promotions DOM Happenings View Newsletter

Actively Creating a Culture that Supports and Strengthens Diversity

July 10th, 2019

Chair of Medicine, Dr. David Coleman is featured in BU Today's article "The Key to BU’s Diversity Efforts? Powerful Allies". As an Ally, Dr. Coleman reflects that there are many things all of us can do to create a culture on campus and in medicine to celebrate diversity. Crystal Williamson, Boston University’s... More

Spring 2019 Newsletter

May 8th, 2019

This edition includes Upcoming Events Announcements Spotlight: EPIC Leads Admin Spotlight Intern Match Results Award Recipients and Recognition Appointments & Promotions Research Corner DOM Happenings View Newsletter

Framingham Heart Study Awarded $38M NHLBI Contract Renewal

April 24th, 2019

The Framingham Heart Study (FHS), the nation’s longest running cohort study with longitudinal analysis of cardiovascular disease, has received a contract renewal for an additional six years and $38 million dollars from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). The contract period will support examining the elderly groups of the... More

Dr. Lindsay Farrer featured on NBC 10 Boston

March 29th, 2019

"DNA Kits Yield Different Results From Two Genetics Companies" Dr. Lindsay Farrer, Chief of Biomedical Genetics section, helps clarify the accuracy of DNA ancestry kits like 23 and Me and Ancestry.com. Users of these genetic testing services have questioned their accuracy after receiving different test results from different companies. Dr. Farrer notes that... More