News & Updates
Shoumita Dasgupta, PhD’s Book Release! “Where Biology Ends and Bias Begins: Lessons on Belonging from Our DNA”
A geneticist and internationally recognized anti-racism educator provides a powerful, science-based rebuttal to common fallacies about human difference. Well-meaning physicians, parents, and even scientists today often spread misinformation about what biology can and can’t tell us about our bodies, minds, and identities. In this accessible, myth-busting book, geneticist Shoumita Dasgupta draws... More
Emelia Benjamin, MD, ScM, Named Jay and Louise Coffman Professor of Vascular Medicine
We are delighted to announce that Emelia J. Benjamin, MD, ScM, will be named the Jay and Louise Coffman Professor of Vascular Medicine effective Oct. 1. A professor of medicine at the Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and professor of epidemiology at BU School of Public Health, Dr. Benjamin... More
DoM Bridge Funding Awardees!
The talented awardees all have inspiring and innovative research areas of focus, in key areas that impact our patients’ health and well-being. Please join us in congratulating the following people: Dr. Karen Jacobson, Department of Medicine, Section of Infectious Disease. Dr. Jacobson’s expertise is in studying tuberculosis transmission and outcomes. Dr. Jacobson’s... More
DoM 2024 Research Publications, New Research Grants & Foundation Awards of Note!
Research Publications: Our faculty continue to receive significant mainstream media coverage for their exceptional published research. Kimberly Bertrand’s study in the journal Environmental Research reported long-term use of chemical hair relaxers by postmenopausal Black women was associated with increased risk of uterine cancer. Elizabeth Pearce’s study in JAMA Network Open... More
Department of Medicine Announces New Section Chief of Gastroenterology!
The Department of Medicine is delighted to announce that Dr. Christopher S. Huang will become the next Section Chief of Gastroenterology, effective September 1, 2024. Dr. Huang will also be appointed to the Franz J. Ingelfinger, MD Professorship in Gastroenterology. He has served as the interim Section Chief of Gastroenterology... More
Jean-Antoine Ribeil, MD, PhD to Serve as the Director of the Center for Excellence in Sickle Cell Disease at BMC
Starting September 1, Jean-Antoine Ribeil, MD, PhD, will begin as Director of the Center for Excellence in Sickle Cell Disease at Boston Medical Center. He succeeds Liz Klings, MD, who has led the Center since 2015 and will begin a new role as Director of Clinical Research of the Sickle... More
DoM STARDoM July Awardees!!
Join us in congratulating this month’s STARDoM awardees, Jean Donald Juillet and Raquel Silveira! Jean Donald "Don" Juillet "He makes the clinic run smoothly and always with a smile on his face. He is tireless and will go the extra mile to help our patients. He embodies all that is BMC - More
DoM Faculty Appointments and Promotions – June 2024
Congratulations to the following Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine faculty on their recent promotion. Associate Professor Nhan Do, MD, MS, Medicine, specializes in medical bioinformatics focused on effective development and delivery of knowledge tools in the clinical and research workflow. He is the director of the Boston VA Cooperative Studies Program... More
Announcing Chief of Preventive Medicine – Donald M. Lloyd-Jones, MD, ScM
We are pleased to announce that Donald M. Lloyd-Jones, MD, ScM, has accepted the position of director of the Framingham Center for Population and Prevention Science, principal investigator of the Framingham Heart Study, and chief of the section of preventive medicine within the department of medicine at the Chobanian &... More
BU DOM Proposal Editing Service | Scott Wilson, Senior Editor
The BU DOM has launched a proposal editing service, with an aim to ensure that our faculty are supported from early draft through to final draft when writing research proposals to prospective sponsors. Through this process, BU DOM hopes to support faculty across all sections as they craft responsive, persuasive, More