Congratulations to Arjun Patel and DJ Wu Wong for Accepted Manuscript
Arjun was named co-author on the accepted manuscript, “Indoxyl Sulfate Promotes Uremic Arterial and Venous Thrombosis by Stabilizing IDO1 via the E3 Ligase SHFM3,” which will be published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. During his first year of medical school, Arjun participated in the LEADS Research Track program. We asked him […]
Student Spotlight: Erika Minetti, M1
Erika Minetti is a first-year medical student who participated in LEADS Research Track program under the mentorship of Naomi Hamburg, MD. To learn more about Erika’s research experience in the LEADS Research Track program we asked Erika a few questions. What is your research project about? The title of my project is cardiometabolic proteomics and […]
Mentor Spotlight: Naomi M. Hamburg, MD, MS
Naomi M. Hamburg, MD Joseph A. Vita, Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine Dr. Naomi M. Hamburg is a Professor of Medicine, Chief of Vascular Biology and Interim Director of the Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute at the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. A leading expert in vascular medicine, her research focuses on improving vascular health […]
Kayra Cengiz Honored by Massachusetts Medical Society
Kayra Cengiz, a rising second-year medical student, won third place for her poster search, “Visual Proficiency in Medicine: A Rubric-Based Educational Video for Physician-Patient Communication,” at the Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS) 15th research poster symposium held in conjunction with its signature education event, Future Health: Best Practices for Advancing Care held on March 22 at […]
Maya Chan Selected to Present at National Society of GIM Annual Meeting
Maya Chan (Class of 2026) participated in Boston University’s Medical Student Summer Research Program (MSSRP), where she met her mentors, Dr. Sushrut Waikar and Dr. Sophie Claudel, from the Department of Nephrology and at Boston Medical Center and the Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. Her project focused on studying Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown […]
Medical Student Research Symposium
The annual Medical Student Research Symposium, sponsored by the Medical Student Research Program, was held on Monday, Jan. 29, in Hiebert Lounge. On display were posters representing the research undertaken by 75 medical students, 48 of whom participated in the Medical Student Summer Research Program (MSSRP) during the summer 2023, as well as students engaged […]
New Publications – Depression and Anxiety Among English and Spanish-Speaking Patients with Breast Cancer Receiving Radiation Therapy
Congratulations to medical students Corina Beiner and Jenny Zhao on the acceptance of manuscript “Depression and Anxiety Among English and Spanish-Speaking Patients with Breast Cancer Receiving Radiation Therapy” into the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics, and thanks to Dr. Ariel Hirsch for her mentorship of the students. This research that Corina was […]
My research – Interventional treatment of cerebrovascular disease
Piers Klein is working under the mentorship of Dr. Thanh Nguyen and Dr. Mohamad Abdalkader in the departments of Neurology and Radiology at Boston Medical Center and the Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. His research focuses on the epidemiology, diagnosis, medical and interventional treatment of cerebrovascular disease. Stroke is a devastating and common form […]
Robert A. Winn Clinical Investigator Pathway Program
The Robert A. Winn Clinical Investigator Pathway Program (Winn CIPP) for medical students is one of the program initiatives of the Robert A. Winn Diversity in Clinical Trials Award Program, a $114 million initiative funded by the Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation, Gilead Sciences, and Amgen. This national program is designed to increase diversity in clinical […]
Meet with Wilkins Visiting Professor for Evans Day
Dr. Barbara Kahn, the Wilkins Visiting Professor for Evans Day on October 19th, will meet informally with students and postdocs at 4:00 pm in the Keefer Auditorium after her lecture on “A Novel Class of Signaling Lipids with Anti-inflammatory and Anti-diabetic Effects.” Students and Fellows can RSVP via this registration link.